What your child will discover
Help the child learn that coughs and sneezes can send droplets into the air or onto hands and nearby surfaces. Covering with a tissue, or with the inner elbow when no tissue is available, helps reduce this spread.
Lesson 085 of 300
Why Do We Use a Tissue or Our Elbow?
Practise covering coughs and sneezes to reduce the spread of droplets and germs.
12–24 monthsHealth, Food & FeelingsAdult guided
Health, Food & Feelings · KnowledgeForKids.com
Listen together · adult controls the audio
The spoken lesson
"A cough or sneeze can send tiny droplets into the air and onto nearby things. When you feel one coming, turn away from other people when you can. Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue. Put the used tissue in the bin. Then wash your hands. If there is no tissue, cover with the inside of your elbow, not your hands. Your hands touch toys, food, faces, and many surfaces, so keeping droplets away from them can help. Caregivers model and help. Tissue or elbow, bin, then wash." DESIGN REQUIREMENTS: Use a large, slow three-step animation. Avoid germ monsters, illness threats, alarms, shame, hygiene scoring, or loud cough sounds.
Words to notice together
TISSUEELBOWCOVERCOUGHSNEEZEBINWASH HANDS
Make it real
Pause, point, name what you notice, and connect the idea to something familiar in your child's day. Repetition, a calm voice, shared attention and dependable care matter more than finishing quickly.