Health & Safety

Understand and Practice Good Nutrition

• Do taste tests of a variety of foods
• Make a collage of healthy foods
• Read books such as “Yummy Yucky”
• Help serve and eat catered lunch and snack

Learn and practice good personal hygiene

• Practice washing hands before eating
• Practice covering nose and mouth when sneezing and coughing
• Learn to use the toilet independently, flush the toilet, and wash hands
• Learn to use a tooth brush correctly

Learn and practice good safety habits

• Participate in creating class rules poster
• Make signs to identify hazards (e.g., “wet floor” “use walking feet” “no play zone”)
• Learn safety guidelines such as “stop, drop, and roll” and “stop, look and listen”

Learn vocabulary to discuss health, illness and the body

• Sings songs that teach about the body such as “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”
• Make life-size drawings of the body
• Pretend play illnesses (boo-boos, tooth ache)
• Read books such as “Germs Make Me Sick”
• Discuss disabilities and identify special needs accommodations in the school and outdoors

Become familiar with health and safety professionals

• Invite a pediatric dentist to class to discuss dental check ups, demonstrate tooth brushing
• Visit the fire station, sit in the fire trucks, and discuss fire safety with emergency staff
• Invite the EMS ambulance to the school
• Explore community helper puppets, puzzles
• Play doctor and dentist with dolls, doctor kit
• Make pretend police badges, fire hats, etc.

Understand and practice good nutrition

• Make a collage of healthy foods
• Do taste tests of a variety of foods
• Read books such as “My Food Pyramid”
• Help serve and eat catered lunch and snack

Learn and practice good personal hygiene

• Play games such as tag, all fall down, basketball, t-ball, duck-duck goose
• Practice washing hands, brushing teeth
• Practice good toileting habits
• Practice covering nose and mouth when sneezing and coughing

Learn and practice good safety habits

• Participate in creating class rules poster
• Make signs to identify hazards (e.g., “wet floor” “use walking feet” “no play zone”)
• Learn safety guidelines such as “stop, drop, and roll” and “stop, look and listen”

Learn vocabulary to discuss health, illness and the body

• Sings songs that teach about the body such as “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”
• Make life-size drawings of the body
• Pretend play illnesses (boo-boos, tooth ache)Read books such as “Germs Make Me Sick”
• Discuss disabilities and identify special needs accommodations in the school and outdoors
• Play t-ball, throw balls in the basketball hoop
• Roll different size balls and try to kick them

Build body awareness, strength and balance

• Play balance games such as hopping on one foot or walking across a beam
• Play “Simon Says” or “Follow the Leader”
• Use the structures and swings at the park to practice a variety of body movements
• Play games such as jump rope, catch, tag, basketball, t-ball to develop gross motor skills

Strengthen hand grasp, hand-eye coordination and other fine motor abilities

• Use a variety of instruments to develop fine motor skills such as scissors, staplers, hole punchers, tweezers, peg boards, eye droppers, lacing beads and cards, zippers and buttons