Lessons
Here are 8 lessons (each designed for specific year levels) with easy-to-use resources that help you teach your students how to be Sneezesafe®
Germs - and how to STOP them spreading in your classroom.
- Teach recommended health guidelines to stop the spread of viruses.
- Learn the correct way to use a tissue.
Foundation, Kindergarten & Year 1
Coughing - and how to help stop the spread of cold and flu viruses in the classroom
- Teach recommended health guidelines to stop the spread of viruses.
- Recognise and practice correct respiratory hygiene.
Year 1 and Year 2
Sneezing - and how to help STOP the spread of cold and flu viruses in the classroom.
- Teach recommended health guidelines to stop the spread of viruses.
- Understand what happens to our body when we sneeze.
Years 1, 2 and 3
Microorganisms - and how to help STOP the spread of cold and flu viruses in the classroom.
- Teach recommended health guidelines to stop the spread of viruses.
- Introduce the difference between germs and viruses.
Years 3 and 4
Handwashing - and how to help STOP the spread of cold and flu viruses in the classroom.
- Teach recommended health guidelines to stop the spread of viruses.
- Understand how handwashing can prevent germs and viruses spreading.
Years 3 and 4
Colds - and how to help STOP the spread of cold and flu viruses in the classroom.
- Teach recommended health guidelines to stop the spread of viruses.
- Describe what happens to your body when you catch a cold.
Years 5, 6 and 7
Cold and flu germs and our bodies - and how to help STOP the spread of cold and flu viruses in the classroom.
- Teach recommended health guidelines to stop the spread of viruses.
- Describe what happens to your body when you catch a cold.
Years 5, 6 and 7
Being cold and flu aware - and how to help STOP the spread of cold and flu viruses in the classroom.
- Teach recommended health guidelines to stop the spread of viruses.
- Put together a targeted health awareness campaign for their school.
Years 4, 5, 6 and 7
Toolkits
Below are the printable materials to help you teach the Sneezesafe® program, including a display poster, a letter for parents explaining program benefits, certificate for the students to recognize their learning achievements.
The Poster communicates the Sneezesafe® 1-2-3 Process:
- Discuss the 1-2-3 Process and ask them why each of the 'three rules'(use a tissue for blowing your nose and covering sneezes and coughs; throw it in the bin; wash your hands straight away) is important
- Divide the class into groups of three; each group will create a role-play to demonstrate one of the 'rules'.
- Students can design their own poster or PowerPoint presentation with a message promoting good health
- Ask Students to pair up to work out a simple script, design a backdrop and record a 'daily health report' using the classroom digital cameras or Zoom record function
At the beginning of the Sneezesafe® program, show students the certificate they will receive at the end. The certificate will recognise that they have learned to:
- Follow the 1-2-3 Process in class
- Show that they can use tissues properly
- Understand how germs are spread
- Wash their hands correctly
- Complete the activities for their year level
To show what they have been learning, the class could demonstrate to the whole school assembly how germs spread, using the ‘painted hands’ activity.