In our effort to help curb respiratory infections in local
communities near Volcanoes National Park we teach our students
daily hygiene practices to stop the spread of germs. Following
the Germy Wormy exercise in which children have flour in their
hands imitating as germs and then coughing and sneezing in the
air and their hands, they begin touching and passing around
every day objects. The flour shows clearly that germs are
everywhere. A student imitates the spread of germs by putting
every day objects such as a pencil near to her mouth which she
received from someone who just coughed into their hands. So how
do we avoid spreading germs? Our rule number 1 on our Staying
Healthy banner says cover your mouth when you cough and sneeze.
Covering his mouth when he coughs with the inside of his elbow,
our students provides a wonderful example for the rest to see.