Wash Your Hands
About The Author
Tony Ross has illustrated and written over fifty books. Born in London in 1938, his well known works have received several awards. Some of Ross's books include: 1986-I Want My Potty, 1991-A Fairy Tale, 2005- I Don't Want to Go to Bed. Click on the link above to see more of Tony Ross's works!
About The Book
The reader is introduced to young a girl, The Little Princess, who loves to get dirty. The Little Princess is soon bothered by her maid, the Queen, the cook, and the Kind to wash her hands, but The Little Princess does not understand why! Once her maid explains and gives a great example of the "dirties" The Little Princess begins to wash her hands!
Wash Your Hands, is a simple read yet effective read. The book can be read with excitement and humor and capture a younger audience! The illustrations are bright and funny! The illustrations also help with comprehension and bring to life the idea of germs.
Lesson
Purpose- To teach younger students about germs and importance of washing their hands.
Pre- Assessment: Ask students why we wash out hands, and or what are germs and what can they do to us? Creating a chart of their responses have a quick discussion.
Lesson Idea: Use flour and place it in your hand, then "sneeze". Allow the flour to disperse into the air, on desks, the floor etc. Then ask a student to come and shake your hand, or touch the desk. Engage the students and ask what just happened? You can also get several students put washable paint in their hands and get several washable objects. Then let the students shake hands with each other and touch the objects. The students can observe the actions, discuss what was seen and draw pictures on a comic strip of what they saw, then each students can explain their comic strip and what they saw happening with the germs.
* The book can also be used in student group readings.
Assessment- Go back to the list and see what students can add to the list. Hopefully, there will be more detailed responses, and assessing their comic strip and explaination can be used.
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