PL 4.02Covering a Cough or Sneeze

1. 1

   Gather a small group.

2. 2

   Say: 'Sometimes I feel a sneeze coming. Watch what I do.'

3. 3

   Turn your head away from the group and the table.

4. 4

   Bend your arm and put your nose and mouth into the bend of your elbow. Make a pretend sneeze into it.

5. 5

   Show the same with a tissue: take one, cover your nose and mouth, pretend to sneeze, then put the tissue in the trash.

6. 6

   Wash your hands after using a tissue.

7. 7

   Invite each child to practice a pretend cough into the elbow.

What catches the child’s eye

• Nose and mouth tucked into the bend of the elbow
• Turning away from the group first

Extensions, easiest to hardest

1. Step away from the snack table before a sneeze
2. Show a friend the elbow as a kind reminder
3. Cover a yawn with a hand