Handwashing Heroes!

Our Reception children enjoyed an exciting lesson all about the importance of handwashing and keeping healthy. We explored how germs can spread by using coloured paint to represent germs and watched how quickly the colours transferred from person to person through handshakes and shared objects. The children made predictions, shared their observations and discussed when and why we need to wash our hands. We then investigated whether a quick rinse was enough to remove the paint before learning the correct handwashing technique with soap and water. The children were fantastic scientists and discovered how careful handwashing helps keep our bodies healthy, happy and ready for learning and play!