Curriculum

GOJO has created curriculum for grades K - 5 to teach proper hand hygiene and its importance. Our smart and fun-loving character CLEAN GENE™ helps educators lead kids through memorable learning activities.

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Lesson	Title	Objective	Materials
1	CLEAN GENE’s Germ-a-palooza! (192 KB)	CLEAN GENE invites students to develop vocabulary words relating to germs.	“CLEAN GENE” crossword puzzle “CLEAN GENE Word Hunt” puzzle

2	The CLEAN GENE Glitter-Be-Gone Wash-Up (58 KB)	CLEAN GENE will help children learn how germs are spread. They will also learn that they must wash their hands for a full 20 seconds to more thoroughly clean them of germs. All proper handwashing techniques will be reinforced.	Glitter Petroleum jelly

3	Hands Up! CLEAN GENE lends a hand in fighting germs (58 KB)	With help from CLEAN GENE’s project, children will learn to apply instant hand sanitizer over all the surfaces of the hand to kill germs. NOTE: Could be adapted to handwashing	8.5 x 11 paper Markers or crayons Scissors

4	CLEAN GENE’s Germfighters Hit Parade. (58 KB)	Sing along with CLEAN GENE! Children will learn to wash hands for a full 20 seconds to more thoroughly clean them of germs. All proper handwashing techniques will be reinforced.	Paper Markers or crayons

5	CLEAN GENE’s Ultimate Cough Cover-Up (58 KB)	“It’s good to share – just not germs,” says CLEAN GENE. In this lesson, he helps children learn how to cover a cough with a tissue and other steps for good cough etiquette.	1 1/2 sheets of paper Markers or crayons Scissors Glue Facial tissue

6	CLEAN GENE’s Great Germ Zoom-In (145 KB)	With CLEAN GENE’s help, children will learn that there are many varieties of germs; viruses and bacteria.	“What Are Germs?” coloring sheet Crayons Paper

7	CLEAN GENE Points A Finger At Germs (140 KB)	By making germ finger puppets, students learn that there are germs on their hands that could cause sickness. CLEAN GENE reminds students that proper hand hygiene gets rid of germs.	Finger Germs puppet template Scissors Glue Stapler

8	CLEAN GENE’s Germ Search (144 KB)	Where do germs live? And how do we get rid of them? This Clean Gene activity helps students understand that germs can be anywhere.	CLEAN GENE’s Germ Search activity sheet Pencils or crayons

9	CLEAN GENE’s Ten Little Germs (64 KB)	With a fun craft activity and singing game, CLEAN GENE helps children learn how germs collect on hands and how proper hand hygiene can get rid of germs.	“Ten Little Germs” script Yarn Dried macaroni or plastic beads

10	Once Upon A CLEAN GENE (64 KB)	CLEAN GENE tells the rhyming tale to help children identify times when hand hygiene is a good habit to practice.	“CLEAN GENE” poem

11	CLEAN GENE’s Terrible Case of GermBug (67 KB)	CLEAN GENE tells his own story of getting sick to help children understand where he could have picked up the germs that made him ill. What Children Do: After listening to the story, children will illustrate or write at least one possible way CLEAN GENE could have acquired GermBug.	CLEAN GENE’s Terrible Case of GermBug story Optional Sock puppet and other props to tell the story