Germs and Our Bodies

Materials

spray bottle filled with water on mist setting

Instructions

* October is Child Health Month and Family Health Month.
1. At group or circle time, talk about how germs are spread.
2. Pretend to cough or sneeze and spray mist in that direction.
3. As the children feel the mist fall on them, explain that this is also how
germs work.
4. Spray some of the water into your hand to demonstrate how coughing
or sneezing into one's hand spreads germs.