I Can Wash Up!: Helping Kids Develop Healthy Habits
This book is dedicated to all the educators that help engage and inspire children To my husband Mark science teacher extraordinaire to the original Miss Bee the wonderful Miss Brooten and to the fabulous Librarian Miss Jenna HOORAY FOR TEACHERS Thank you to John for your help and support and thank you to my fantastic editor Nicole It is through fantasy that children achieve catharsis It is the best means they have for taming wild things Maurice Sendak A B F G E D C
Dear Parents Teachers and Caregivers Hygiene is a basic tool we teach children in the hope that they will grow into healthy smart adults While we don't Miss Bee want to teach children to fear germs we do need to demonstrate that we all need to find the right balance between being mindful about cleanliness and exploring the world I hope this book might be a useful tool in your child's life Not only will they be able to relate to the lessons Miss Bee teaches her class during Circle Time but they will also learn the steps for basic hygiene practices such as washing their hands and brushing their teeth Michael Cooper James Ruthie Mina Drew CRAYONS
WELCOME to Miss Bee's class Ruthie and James are best friends They are both in Miss Bee's class James stayed home from school last week and when he returns he tells Miss Bee he had the flu Ruthie is excited to see James but she quickly takes a step back when she learns he was sick The FLU I'm better now James insists I felt really yucky I was hot and then cold and I coughed a lot My dad brought me soup on a tray and my mom let me watch TV in bed but I do not want to get the flu again because I missed playing with you Ruthie And I couldn't go to the movies with my sister either Miss Bee Ruthie asks How do we make sure we don't get sick like James was
