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K-2 Lessons TRANSITION LESSONS FOR NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Lesson Plan Overview

Good Day DPSCD K-2 Students!

Happy Monday! Please see the activities below to be completed independently on

Monday, November 16, 2020 while your teacher prepares to teach virtually. As a K-2 student,

you have an opportunity to explore a little more about the coronavirus and COVID-19 and

learn ways to keep you and your family safe. In this schedule, we have mapped out lessons

for one full day of learning that will engage you in activities that make you think and ask

questions about the coronavirus and COVID-19. *Students, you may not be able to print, that

is OKAY, the worksheet provides an outline for how you might organize your notes on your

own sheets of paper.

Driving Question: Why do we have to stay home from school? Activity 1: What changes are you noticing?

Activity 2: What is the Coronavirus?

Activity 3: What happens when we wash our hands?

Activity 4: How do we protect ourselves and others?

Activity 5: When will things be normal again?

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Directions:

Activity 1: What changes are you noticing?

Students are noticing changes in their everyday lives that they may not have

had an opportunity to talk about with their peers or adults in their lives.

Activity Artifact

Activity Directions

Resources

Students will record

observations and

noticings.

1. Look at the 4 images on

the page.

2. Share out what you have

noticed change around

you. What have you

noticed has changed

since the start of

Coronavirus?

3. Answer the questions in

the boxes with words or

drawings.

WATCH:

Why Are People Wearing

Masks?

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Student Activity Sheet

Activity 1: What changes are you noticing?

1. What do you notice in each picture that might be new or different?

2. Write or draw your answers to these three questions:

What is Coronavirus? How do we protect

ourselves and others?

When will things be

normal again?

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Directions:

Activity 2: What is the Coronavirus?

Students may want to know more about coronavirus – what it is and how it

spreads.

Activity Artifact

Activity Directions Resources

1. Share the idea that colds,

flu, and coronavirus are

caused by germs; tiny

living things that invade

our body and makes us

sick. Germs are too small

to see with your eyes or

even a magnifying glass,

but they can be seen

using a microscope.

2. Watch the video clip from

Sid the Science Kid: The

Journey of a Germ.

3. Answer the questions on

the worksheet.

WATCH

Sid the Science Kid: The

Journey of a Germ (short

clip)

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Student Activity Sheet

Activity 2: What is Coronavirus?

Colds, flu, and coronavirus are caused by germs; tiny living things that

invade our body and makes us sick. Germs are too small to see with

your eyes or even a magnifying glass, but they can be seen using a

microscope.

Watch the video clip: Sid the Science Kid and answer the

questions below:

1. How did the germ get from Robert’s nose to the girl twirling the

baton?

2. How do you think germs on our hands get into our eyes, nose, and

mouth where they can make us sick?

3. How can we get germs off our hands?

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Directions:

Activity 3: What happens when we wash our hands? Children are told over and over again to wash their hands, yet, that instruction is not

followed frequently enough.

Activity Artifact

Materials Activity Directions Resources

Students will

conduct an

investigation.

• Small bowl

of water

• Pepper

• Liquid

soap

• Toothpick

(optional)

1. Set up the investigation.

2. Fill a small bowl with water.

3. Evenly add “germs” (pepper) to the

surface of the water.

4. MAKE A PREDICTION: Students will

write down or draw what they think

will happen when they dip the

toothpick or their finger into the

water.

5. Students place their toothpick or

finger in the center of the bowl for 3

seconds then remove it.

6. Draw or write down what happened.

7. Have students cover the toothpick or

finger in liquid soap.

8. MAKE A PREDICTION: Students will

write down or draw what they think

will happen when they dip the

toothpick or their finger into the

water. Do they think something

different will happen?

9. Students place their soap covered

toothpick or finger in the center of

the bowl for 3 seconds then remove

it.

10. Have students write down or draw

what happened.

11. Debrief by asking students what they

figured out from the investigation.

12. Students can watch the episode

from Sid the Science Kid: The Big

Sneeze.

WATCH:

Sid the Science Kid:

The Big Sneeze (full

episode)

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Student Activity Sheet

Activity 3: INVESTIGATION - What happens when we wash our hands?

Step 1: WITHOUT Soap

Prediction: What do you THINK is going to

happen?

Results: What happened?

Step 2: WITH Soap

Prediction: What do you THINK is going to

happen?

Results: What happened?

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Directions:

Activity 4: How do we protect ourselves and others? Global Handwashing Day is observed every year on October 15. The goal of Global Handwashing

Day is to increase awareness and understanding about the importance of handwashing with soap as

an effective and affordable way to prevent diseases and save lives.

Activity Artifact

Activity Directions Resources

1. Watch the handwashing

video and learn the song

with hand motions to

teach others (young

children AND adults)

how to wash their hands

the right way.

2. Review the picture of the

sneeze and answer the

question.

3. Review the 4 pictures

and circle which way is

the best way to keep

germs from spreading.

4. Watch the video on

social distancing. What

are some safe ways to

greet each other?

WATCH:

Raya and Elmo:

Handwashing Song

Video of Sneeze

Social Distancing

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Student Activity Sheet

Activity 4: How do we protect ourselves and others?

WATCH: Raya and Elmo’s Handwashing Song

2. Circle which way stops germs from spreading the best?

WATCH: What is Social Distancing?

1. What do you think is happening in this picture? Write or draw your answer in the box.

3. What are some safe ways to greet each other?

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Directions:

Activity 5: When will things be normal again?

In this task, students will use models to figure out why they have to stay home.

Activity Artifact

Activity Directions Resources

Students will draw scientific

model showing how we can

slow the spread of

coronavirus (or

COVID-19) in

our community.

1. Make a poster!

2. Draw 3 things you can

do to stay safe and help

keep others safe around

you.

WATCH

Sema’s Lab: Coronavirus

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Student Activity Sheet Activity 5: When will things be normal again?

Make a poster that shows how to stay safe inside your house and when you go

to the store or park.

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