Are you looking for an engaging way to teach germs and handwashing that goes beyond simply telling students to wash their hands?

This hands-on germs and handwashing science unit makes teaching health and hygiene meaningful with interactive experiments, writing activities, and science investigations that help students understand why good hygiene matters.

Instead of relying on worksheets, students become scientists as they explore, observe, discuss, and investigate germs through developmentally appropriate, hands-on learning. The included experiments and activities build science vocabulary, language, and critical thinking while reinforcing healthy habits they'll use every day.

Everything is organized for you with low-prep lessons, graphic organizers, recording pages, and science experiments, so you can print, prep quickly, and teach with confidence.

This resource is perfect for the beginning of the school year to teach students about germs and how we can stay healthy!

Why teachers love this resource:

• ✔️ Low prep activities
• ✔️ Hands-on science experiments students will remember
• ✔️ Makes abstract science concepts easy for young learners to understand
• ✔️ Builds science vocabulary, language, and writing skills
• ✔️ Works with any curriculum to support standards and student learning

Students will learn about:

• Germs and how they can help us and make us sick
• Proper handwashing techniques
• Good hygiene habits
• Investigating whether germs are on our hands
• Science and health vocabulary

What's included:

• Graphic Organizers
• Student Recording Sheets (Writing & Drawing)
• Hands-On Handwashing Experiment
• Hands on germ experiment
• Write the Room Activity
• Read-Aloud Book Suggestions
• Vocabulary
• Sorting activities
• Rubrics, lesson plans, essential questions

Students will LOVE becoming scientists as they investigate germs through engaging experiments and hands-on activities, while you'll love having a simple, standards-based science unit that makes an important health topic fun, memorable, and easy to teach.

If you're looking for a low-prep science unit that builds curiosity, reinforces healthy habits, and saves you planning time, this germs and handwashing resource is the perfect addition to your classroom!

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Brandee H. says:  “This was a great resource. It really helped me teach about germs and keeping up healthy at the beginning of the school year. “

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Cathy M. says:  “My students loved learning about germs!  It was a fun and hands-on way of learning about how germs can make us sick” 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Tammy T. says:  “This research unit is so incredibly thorough!  The vocabulary is perfect for young learners.  I appreciate the book list that you included, and I also appreciate the fact that it is not limited to the books on your list.  I love the sorting activity.  Spot on for young learners!!”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Jenna S. says:  “My kinders were so excited to learn all about germs!  It was also nice to simply have to select what I wanted to use from the resource, print, and set up the charts.  Made planning easy!  Thanks! “

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