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Scrubby BearPersonal Hygiene Presentation Outline

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Acknowledgments The American Red Cross Scrubby BearPersonal Hygiene presentation outline is based on the Scrubby Bear Hand Washing Program from the American Red Cross, Orange County Chapter, California. Special thanks are extended to the American Red Cross, Arlington County Chapter, Virginia for their assistance in the development and review of this presentation outline. The American Red Cross especially thanks Lynda Conner for her consistent hard work, creativity and enthusiasm for the Health and Safety mission. The History of Scrubby Bear Scrubby Bear originally began at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Pediatric Oncology Branch as T. Bear. T. Bear was the symbol of a national initiative to remind children, parents, health care personnel, day care providers and educators that infection could be combated through frequent hand washing. Based on its success at the NCI Pediatric Oncology Branch, the Department of Health and Human Services developed the concept into a national campaign with the goal of reducing the frequency of transmission of infections in day care centers, elementary schools, and hospitals across the country. In order to ensure the long-range success of the program, the Department established the Scrubby Bear Foundation in 1984. The American Red Cross obtained the rights (registered trade mark, copyrights and intellectual property) from the Department of Health and Human Services in 1988 after the Scrubby Bear Foundation was disbanded in 1987. A cooperative agreement was then negotiated between the American Red Cross and the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC), a service of the National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the National Institutes of Health to maintain the Scrubby Bear program and plan for its future. Under that agreement, NDDIC was responsible for administering the program and responding to field inquiries until Scrubby Bear could be incorporated into the American Red Cross Child Care Course. After careful consideration, it was determined that the full potential of Scrubby Bear could only be realized if it were maintained as a separate program.
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In response to a proposal, the American National Red Cross transferred the responsibility for the Scrubby Bear Program to its Orange County Chapter in September 1989. Working cooperatively with NDDIC, the Orange County Chapter then developed a program brochure and revised the slogan of this national spokesbear to Scrubby Bear says, Dont get sick, wash up quick! Currently the chapter has reproduced and is marketing a number of items, which were originally available through the Scrubby Bear Foundation, as well as several new items. These include small and large stickers, a Scrubby Bear Clean Hands Club pledge card, button, poster, coloring page, a Dont Get Sick, Wash Up Quick with Scrubby Bear! inch VHS video tape, an audio tape of the songs in the video with song sheets, and a health curriculum for use by teachers in grades K3. Most recently t-shirts and magnets were added to the Scrubby Bear collection. Items can be purchased through the Orange County Chapter Online Store at: http://www.oc-redcross.org To order the items listed above or for questions regarding the Scrubby Bear Program, contact: American Red Cross, Orange County Chapter Attn: Scrubby Bear Program PO Box 11364 Santa Ana, CA 92711-1364 (714) 481-5358 scrubby@oc-redcross.org

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Scrubby BearPersonal Hygiene Teaching Tools PRESENTATION NOTES

PURPOSE The purpose of Scrubby BearPersonal Hygiene is to teach children ages 4 to 7 years old how germs are spread, how to prevent the spread of disease and to properly wash their hands. PRESENTATION CODE The course code is 31700. PRESENTATION PREREQUISITES There is no prerequisite for participating in Scrubby BearPersonal Hygiene. PRESENTATION LENGTH The Scrubby BearPersonal Hygiene presentation is taught in approximately 20 minutes. PRESENTATION LEADERS Any responsible adult who has become familiar with the presentation materials may conduct the Scrubby BearPersonal Hygiene presentation. PRESENTATION MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES For the Leader American Red Cross Scrubby BearPersonal Hygiene Lesson Outline Youth Programs Leader Activity Report (Form 6418Youth [Revised November 2004]) Hand Washing Steps chart (Appendix A)

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Hand Washing Song chart (Appendix A) Scrubby Bear Story (Appendix B) Scrubby Bear Art Activity (Appendix C) Props for story, including kitchen tongs, tissues. plastic bags and a stuffed toy bear

For Each Participant Construction paper, scissors and crayons or markers Scrubby Bear Art Activityhandout or cutout (optional) (Appendix C) Scrubby Bear Certificate (optional) (Appendix D) Red Cross Scrubby Bear stickers (GSD Stock No. 322199) (optional)

Additional Scrubby Bear products can be incorporated into this presentation. They are available from the American Red Cross, Orange County Chapter and can be purchased through their online store at: http://www.oc-redcross.org. These additional products include:

Dont Get Sick, Wash Up Quick With Scrubby Bear! Video ( VHS) Sing Along With Scrubby Bear Audio Tape with Song Sheets Teachers manual (Six lesson curriculum) Brochures Button Coloring Sheets Clean Hands Club Membership Card Poster Magnets Stickers T-shirts

USE OF SPECIAL TEXT Quotation marks and special text are used throughout the lesson plan. Text printed in this style is written as suggested script. Leaders may read the text as written or present the
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same information in their own words. For example, the script language is intentionally written to be understood by young children, but if the leader feels that the language is too simple, he or she may change it to a more grown-up style.

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SCRUBBY BEARPERSONAL HYGIENE LESSON OUTLINE

Lesson Length Approximately 20 minutes Materials, Equipment and Supplies

Youth Programs Leader Activity Report Hand Washing Steps chart (Appendix A) Hand Washing Song chart (Appendix A) Scrubby Bear Story (Appendix B) Scrubby Bear Art Activity (handouts or cutouts) (Appendix C) Scrubby Bear Certificates (Appendix D) Props for story, including kitchen tongs, tissues, plastic bags and a stuffed toy bear Construction paper, scissors and crayons or markers Red Cross Scrubby Bear stickers (GSD Stock No. 322199) (optional)

Lesson Objectives After completing this lesson, students will be able to:

Define what germs are and explain how to prevent the spread of germs. Demonstrate the three steps for proper hand washing. Summarize how the body fights disease and the importance of protecting our skin. Know when to wash their hands. Tell how to care for a minor cut or scrape.

Key Words Introduced in the Presentation:

Germs Bacteria Virus

White blood cells Soap

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TOPIC: REDUCING THE SPREAD OF DISEASE Activity: Understanding Germs Tell students: Close your eyes and think of something very, very tiny. Leader Directions: Give them a few seconds to think, and then have them open their eyes. Ask students: What tiny things did you think of? Leader Direction: Gradually lead the discussion to the fact that a germ is the smallest organism. It can only be seen through a microscope. Viruses are the smallest germs. When you have a cold, that is a virus. Bacteria are the most common germs.

Ask students: Where can you find germs? Answer: Answers could include: Floors Counters Toys Hands

Tell students: Germs can be found everywhere, but especially on your hands. Our hands have so many germs because we touch so many things.

Today, we are learning about germs and how to stay healthy and safe. Since we know that germs can be found everywhere, especially on our
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hands, it is very important that we know how to keep our hands clean and free of germs. Activity: Keeping Your Hands Clean Tell students: Washing our hands properly, with soap and water, helps kill germs that can make us sick. Leader Direction: Refer to the Hand Washing Steps chart (Appendix A) and lead students through the steps by simulating each action. 1. Wet your hands with water. 2. Use a squirt of soap and scrub for at least 10 seconds. Tell the students to wash front and back, between their fingers and around their fingernails. (Scrub for as long as it takes you to sing Happy Birthday to Scrubby Bear.) 3. Rinse and dry your hands. Leader Direction: Refer to the Hand Washing Song chart (Appendix A). Teach students the hand washing song. Have them stand up as they sing and lead them though the following actions as each word is sung: WetSimulate falling rain with their fingers. SquirtSimulate squirting something from a squeeze bottle. ScrubSimulate scrubbing the front and back of their hands and in between their fingers. Rinse and drySimulate rinsing and drying their hands.

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The Scrubby Bear Hand Washing Song (Sung to the tune of Row, Row, Row Your Boat) Wet, wet, wet your hands Use a squirt of soap. Scrub, scrub, scrub, scrub Rinse and dry them both. Tell students: It is so important to use soap when they bathe and wash their hands. Soap will help kill the germs that get on our hands and bodies throughout the day and helps keep people from getting sick. Ask students: When is a good time to wash your hands? Answer: Answers should include the following: After using the restroom Before eating Before snack time After playing Whenever they are dirty After you sneeze or cough Before you touch food After you touch food (especially raw meats)

Activity: The Scrubby Bear Story and Discussion Tell students: As I read the story of the Scrubby Bear Family and Pigletta, listen for the different ways that Scrubby Bear stays healthy and safe.

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Leader Directions: Tell the Scrubby Bear story (Appendix B). Be sure to keep the students active and interested throughout the story. Use local landmarks, such as the name of the students school. Ask questions that emphasize Scrubby Bears health and safety skills and have them act out parts of the story. For instance, each time that Scrubby Bear washes his hands, have the students stand and sing the hand washing song using hand movements. Use props, such as kitchen tongs, tissues and plastic bags, while telling the story. Have a stuffed toy bear, Scrubby Bear, at the front of the classroom. Be creative and make it fun! Ask students: What did you notice that Scrubby Bear did to stay healthy and safe in the story? Answer: Answers should include the following: He took a bath. He brushed his teeth. He put on fresh clean clothes. He used kitchen tongs to pick up the dirty tissues. He washed his hands.

Tell and ask students: Scrubby Bear knew not to share food. What happens when you share food? Answer: When you share food, you also share germs. Germs that make you sick can be easily passed from one person to another. Tell and ask students: Scrubby Bear knew that Pigletta needed to cover her sneeze and cough with a tissue. Why is this important? Answer: Sneezing and coughing into the air spreads germs.
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Ask students: What are other ways that spreading germs can be stopped? Answer: Answers should include the following: Cover your sneeze and cough with a tissue. Wash your hands. Do not touch used tissues. Keep objects away from and out of your mouth. Take a bath everyday. Wear clean clothes. Do not use someone elses brush or comb.

Tell and ask students: Scrubby Bear took a bath and put on clean clothes in the story. Why are wearing clean clothes and taking a bath important? Answer: Our clothes and skin can get dirty and collect germs. Ask students: Why did Scrubby Bear wash his hands? Answer: Scrubby Bear knew that washing his hands with soap washes away dirt and helps kill germs. Tell students: Think about your skin; it plays a very important part in keeping us healthy. Our skin protects our body in the same way that a plastic sandwich bag keeps germs and dirt away from our lunch. Sometimes, if our skin has a hole in it, like a cut or scrape, germs can get past the skin and into our body and blood and make us sick.

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Ask students: If you have a small cut, what should you do? Answer: You should wash the cut with soap and water and cover it with a bandage.

Tell students: When we get sick, our body uses a part of our blood, cells called white blood cells to fight off the germs. Even though our body can most often fight off the germs, it is always best to avoid getting sick in the first place! Ask students: To help us stay healthy, what do you think we can do to help protect our skin? Answer: Answers should include the following: Keep our skin clean by taking a bath and using soap each day. Wash our clothes and put on clean clothes. If we cut our skin, wash the cut with soap and water, and put a clean bandage over it. This helps the broken skin keep out germs.

TOPIC: SUMMARY AND EVALUATION Art Activity: Leader Directions: Pass out art supplies or allow students to choose the supplies they want to use. From Appendix C, give each student either: 1. A copy of the Scrubby Bear handout; or 2. A Scrubby Bear cutout.

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Tell students: Now were going to make our own Scrubby Bear. You can color Scrubby Bear any way youd like. You can cut out clothes for him using construction paper. You could even put a Red Cross (or Red Cross stickers). Remember to give Scrubby Bear two eyes, a nose and a mouth.

Leader Direction: For students who completed the Scrubby Bear handout, have them fill in the question at the bottom of the handout (I learned _______ from Scrubby Bear). Help the students by brainstorming with them what they learned. Omit the I learned portion of this activity if time does not allow or you have young children without reading or writing skills. Use the following questions and answers to help summarize the lesson and evaluate how well the students learned the lessons objectives. Ask students: Is hand washing a life long skill? Answer: Yes.

Why? Answer: Because germs can get on us no matter how old we are! When do we need to wash our hands? Answer: Before and after eating, after playing, after using the restroom or after touching raw foods.

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What are the three steps to proper hand washing? Answer: Answer includes the following steps: 1. Wet your hands with water. 2. Use a squirt of soap and scrub the front and back of your hands, and between your fingers, for 10 seconds (sing Happy Birthday to Scrubby Bear to be sure you scrub long enough.) 3. Rinse and dry your hands. What are germs? Answer: Germs are tiny little things that can sometimes make people get sick. What are some things that you can do to stop germs? Answer: Answers should include: Wash your hands with soap. Wash cuts with soap and water. Cover a cut with a bandage. Cover your sneezes and coughs with a tissue. Take a bath using soap. Wear clean clothes.

Leader Note: The students might want to write their own Scrubby Bear story or you might write and illustrate a class story in big book form. TOPIC: CONCLUSION Tell students: By washing our hands with soap and water and taking care of our bodies, we can help keep everyone from getting sick. The American Red Cross cares about you. We want you to stay healthy and safe! Dont get sick. Wash up quick! The American Red Cross cares about you and your family!

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Leader Direction: Optional: Provide Scrubby Bear certificates (Appendix D) to each student. Complete a Youth Programs Leader Activity Report (Form 6418 Youth [Revised November 2004]) and any other paperwork, and submit it to your local Red Cross chapter.

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APPENDIX A: TEXT FOR HAND WASHING STEPS CHART AND HAND WASHING SONG CHART
Hand Washing Steps 1. Wet your hands with water. 2. Use a squirt of soap and scrub for at least 10 seconds. Tell the students to wash front and back, between their fingers and around their fingernails. (Scrub for as long as it takes you to sing Happy Birthday to Scrubby Bear.) 3. Rinse and dry your hands.

Hand Washing Song The Scrubby Bear Hand Washing Song (Sung to the tune of Row, Row, Row Your Boat) Wet, wet, wet your hands Use a squirt of soap. Scrub, scrub, scrub, scrub Rinse and dry them both.

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APPENDIX B: SCRUBBY BEAR STORY

Note: The first version of the story in this appendix is for the leaders use. The second version can be reproduced for the students.

Leader Direction: Be sure to keep the students active and interested as you read the story. Use local landmarks, such as the name of the students school. Ask questions that emphasize Scrubby Bears health and safety skills and have them act out parts of the story. For instance, each time that Scrubby Bear washes his hands, have the students stand and sing the hand washing song using hand movements. Use props, such as kitchen tongs, tissues and plastic bags, while telling the story. Have a stuffed toy bear, representing Scrubby Bear, at the front of the classroom. Suggestions are inserted throughout the story, but feel free to be creative!

THE SCRUBBY BEAR FAMILY AND PIGLETTA

A Story by Lynda Marstaller Conner Once upon a time, Scrubby Bear lived with his mother and father just around the corner from [insert name of local neighborhood, street or school.] They were a happy family that loved to do things together. One Saturday morning, Mama Bear made porridge for her family. While Mama got breakfast ready, Scrubby Bear took a nice warm bath, brushed his teeth and put on fresh clean clothes. [Have them pretend to brush their teeth or have them give a thumbs up if they take nice warm baths or brush their teeth.] When he came down to eat, the porridge was just off the stove and too hot to eat. So, while they waited for the porridge to cool, the family decided to go for a short stroll in the [insert name of a local park or street.] After they finished their nice walk in the park, they arrived, safe and hungry, back at their home [or apartment]. When they got to the kitchen to eat their breakfast, they found spoons in each of their bowls of porridge. Papa Bears bowl had been stirred.
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Mama Bears bowl had been spilled. Then Scrubby Bear, looking quite shocked, cried out, There is nothing left in my bowl but germs! [Ask: Do we share food? Answer: No! Ask: Why not? Answer: Because we would share germs!] Scrubby Bear looked around the room and down at the floor and saw dirty tissues everywhere! Eeuwww! Germs, bacteria and viruses could be all over our home [or apartment]! he moaned. While Mama and Papa Bear checked the kitchen and living room, Scrubby Bear got some kitchen tongs and began picking up the tissues. He shook his head and muttered to himself as he carefully put them in a plastic bag, Touching these dirty old things could make me sick. He tied the bag closed and went to wash his hands. Here is how he did it: [Have students stand and sing the Scrubby Bear hand washing song to the tune of Row, Row, Row Your Boat.] When he was finished, Scrubby Bear turned to his mother and father and asked, Who could have spread all of these germs? The family went together to walk through the rest of their home [or apartment]. Signs of someone with a nasty cold were everywhere! Finally, sound asleep on Scrubby Bears bed, they discovered the intruder. It was Pigletta, a new student at Scrubby Bears school. Pigletta, said Scrubby Bear, what are you doing here? Pigletta woke up and was very startled. She began coughing and sneezing. Scrubby Bear handed her tissues to cover her sneezes and coughs. [Ask: Do you cover your sneeze and cough? Answer: Yes!] Mama Bear took charge and called Piglettas mother. Soon after, Piglettas mother and father arrived to bring Pigletta home. They thanked the Bear family over and over again for taking care of Pigletta and calling them so quickly. As Piglettas family walked away toward their home, Mama, Papa and Scrubby Bear smiled at each other and headed in to wash up and finally have their long-awaited breakfast. As they scrubbed up, they all said together, Dont get sick. Wash up quick! And they began to laugh and sing the hand washing song. [Have children stand and sing the Scrubby Bear hand-washing song to the tune of Row, Row, Row Your Boat.]

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THE SCRUBBY BEAR FAMILY AND PIGLETTA

A Story by Lynda Marstaller Conner Once upon a time, Scrubby Bear lived with his mother and father just around the corner from his school. They were a happy family that loved to do things together. One Saturday morning, Mama Bear made porridge for her family. While Mama got breakfast ready, Scrubby Bear took a nice warm bath, brushed his teeth and put on fresh clean clothes. When he came down to eat, the porridge was just off the stove and too hot to eat. So, while they waited for the porridge to cool, the family decided to go for a short stroll in the neighborhood park. After they finished their nice walk in the park, they arrived, safe and hungry, back at their home. When they got to the kitchen to eat their breakfast, they found spoons in each of their bowls of porridge. Papa Bears bowl had been stirred. Mama Bears bowl had been spilled. Then Scrubby Bear, looking quite shocked, cried out, There is nothing left in my bowl but germs! Scrubby Bear looked around the room and down at the floor and saw dirty tissues everywhere! Eeuwww! Germs, bacteria and viruses could be all over our home! he moaned. While Mama and Papa Bear checked the kitchen and living room, Scrubby Bear got some kitchen tongs and began picking up the tissues. He shook his head and muttered to himself as he carefully put them in a plastic bag, Touching these dirty old things could make me sick. He tied the bag closed and went to wash his hands. Here is how he did it: 1. He wet his hands with water. 2. He used a squirt of soap and scrub the front and back of your hands, and between your fingers, for 10 seconds (He sang Happy Birthday to Scrubby Bear to be sure he scrubbed long enough.) 3. He rinsed and dried his hands.

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When he was finished, Scrubby Bear turned to his mother and father and asked, Who could have spread all of these germs? The family went together to walk through the rest of their home. Signs of someone with a nasty cold were everywhere! Finally, sound asleep on Scrubby Bears bed, they discovered the intruder. It was Pigletta, a new student at Scrubby Bears school. Pigletta, said Scrubby Bear, what are you doing here? Pigletta woke up and was very startled. She began coughing and sneezing. Scrubby Bear handed her tissues to cover her sneezes and coughs. Mama Bear took charge and called Piglettas mother. Soon after, Piglettas mother and father arrived to bring Pigletta home. They thanked the Bear family over and over again for taking care of Pigletta and calling them so quickly. As Piglettas family walked away toward their home, Mama, Papa and Scrubby Bear smiled at each other and headed in to wash up and finally have their long-awaited breakfast. As they scrubbed up, they all said together, Dont get sick. Wash up quick! And they began to laugh and sing the hand washing song: The Scrubby Bear Hand Washing Song (Sung to the tune of Row, Row, Row Your Boat) Wet, wet, wet your hands Use a squirt of soap. Scrub, scrub, scrub, scrub Rinse and dry them both.

The End

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APPENDIX C: SCRUBBY BEAR ART ACTIVITY

Leader Direction: Choose either the handout or cutout for the art activity. Scrubby Bear handout Reproduce and provide one copy to each student to decorate. Scrubby Bear cutout Enlarge 200 percent, then cut out of stiff paper to make a pattern. Trace the pattern onto brown construction paper and cut one for each student, or allow older students to cut their own, if they are able.

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SCRUBBY BEAR HANDOUT

I learned ____________________________________________ ____________________________________from Scrubby Bear.

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SCRUBBY BEAR CUTOUT

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APPENDIX D: SCRUBBY BEAR CERTIFICATE

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Scrubby Bear taught me

How to wash my hands to avoid germs.
*Wet my hands with water. *Use a squirt of soap and scrub for 10 seconds. *Rinse and dry my hands.

How to clean a cut to avoid germs.

*Wash the cut with soap and water. *Cover with a bandage.

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(my name)
Scrubby Bear introduces students to the importance of washing their hands to prevent the spread of diseases. Scrubby and his volunteer friends from the American Red Cross are working in the schools to spread their message of keeping kids healthy and safe. For more information about Red Cross programs and volunteer opportunities, please call your local Red Cross chapter. Leaders Name ______________________________________ Date ________________