K-5 Health Kits
PERSONAL HYGIENE
This kit is about keeping clean – skin, hair, and teeth:
(1) Concepts about germs are introduced by reading and discussing Germs Are Not For Sharing. Students practice proper hand-washing techniques using Glo-Germ powder or gel and a black light.
Web resource:
(2) Use the book, “Yikes! Lice!” to demystify that first class “head check.”
(3) To do the tooth care lessons, you’ll need to order a free kit (or download free materials) from Colgate or Crest; directions for ordering are in the kit and below:
Online Colgate program
http://www.colgate.com/app/BrightSmilesBrightFutures/US/EN/Login/Teachers.srv
Crest and Oral B’s “Oral Care Kit” free by mail or online (includes parent materials in English and Spanish)
http://orders.pgschoolprograms.com/order_program/
