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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. — 35 p. (Автор и год не указаны).
As a child care provider, you play a very important role. You nurture and teach the children in your care. You offer a safe atmosphere where the children can learn and have fun and where parents can feel good about the care their children are receiving.In addition to providing good child care, you also want to make sure the children in your facility stay healthy. Young children and your staff members can get sick with the seasonal flu. Use the lessons and activities in this booklet to teach children about the flu, hand washing, and cough and sneeze etiquette.Hang the colorful and informative posters to remind children and staff about good hygiene habits to use now and during flu season. This booklet also contains handouts for parents to help them reinforce good hygiene habits at home.Help all the children in your child care facility make good hygiene a habit.
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Teaching Children About the Flu Lesson Plans and Activities for Child Care and Early Childhood Programs U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CS219678-A Teaching Children About the Flu Teaching Children About the Flu Lesson plans and activities for child care and early childhood programs. As a child care provider, you play a very important role. You nurture and teach the children in your care. You offer a safe atmosphere where the children can learn and have fun and where parents can feel good about the care their children are receiving. In addition to providing good child care, you also want to make sure the children in your facility stay healthy. Young children and your staff members can get sick with the seasonal flu. Use the lessons and activities in this booklet to teach children about the flu, hand washing, and cough and sneeze etiquette. Hang the colorful and informative posters to remind children and staff about good hygiene habits to use now and during flu season. We’ve also included handouts for parents to help them reinforce good hygiene habits at home. Help all the children in your child care facility make good hygiene a habit. For more information about flu: Visit www.cdc.gov or www.flu.gov. Or call CDC 24 hours a day: ■■ 1 (800) CDC-INFO (232-4636). Services in English and Spanish. ■■ TTY: 1 (888) 232-6348 Table of Contents Background Information for All Lessons ■■ General information to share with children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Lesson Plans and Activities for Children in Child Care and Early Childhood Programs ■■ Lesson 1: Hand Washing Ages 3 to 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ■■ Lesson 2: Cover Your Cough and Sneeze Ages 3 to 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 ■■ Lesson 3: How Germs Spread Ages 8 to 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Posters for Child Care Facilities and Handouts for Parents To Post in Your Facility: ■■ Good Habits poster to display for the children . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 ■■ Cover Your Cough poster for your office, staff lunch area, or staff bathroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 ■■ Did You Get Your Flu Vaccine Yet? poster for staff and parents to see . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 To Give to Parents: ■■ Help Your Child Be a Germ Stopper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 ■■ 5 Steps to Good Hand Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Teaching Children About the Flu Background Information for All Lessons You will find lessons for children ages 3 to 10 in this resource guide. Use the