.Natalie Martinez
Pretend Surgery Activity for Kids to Learn About Hygiene
At Dulaney Day School they learned about how surgeons operate on people and pretended to do surgery on a stuffed bear as well! One big element of this fun pretend surgery activity was learning about how important it is to wash our hands--surgeons wash their hands before every operation thoroughly!
How to do the pretend surgery activity
To do this activity follow these steps:
- First, talk about how surgeons need to be extra careful and clean when they do surgery to prevent germs from making the patient sick.
- Next, have everyone, "Prepare for surgery," by washing their hands thoroughly. Talk about how you should wash your hands long enough to be able to sing a song like, "Happy Birthday," at least twice.
- Now have the students put on their safety gear such as gloves, caps, and operating outfits--discuss how these keep germs out too.
- Now let the students pretend to do surgery on their stuffed animal!
Source for photos: Dulaney Day School
