Developmental stages

Early childhood (3-5 years of age)

• Cognitive stage: preoperational –

 Children learn to think with use of symbols & mental images

 Language develops & now able to communicate with others
Psychosocial stage: Initiative vs. guilt

 Initiates activities
 Uses fantasy & imagination to explore environment
Teaching Strategies

 Use repetition of information (repeat after me's)

 Allow manipulation of objects & equipment
 Explain procedures simply & briefly
 Use simple drawings & stories
 Stimulate sense: visual, auditory, motor
 Welcome active involvement
 Rewards
Teaching Plan
Purpose: To provide toddlers with the information necessary to perform proper hand hygiene techniques and to recognize
the importance of hand hygiene.
Goal: The toddlers will realize the importance of hand washing and be able to demonstrate proper hand washing on a
regular basis in order to prevent infections.

Objective Content Outline Method of Time allotted Resources Method of

teaching Evaluation
Following a 20
minute teaching
session, the
students will be
able to:

Identify why hand- Transmission of Lecture and 5 mins Videos Q/A with rewards
washing is germs videos Images
important Proper way to handouts
(cognitive) sneeze and cough

Identify the 7 areas Location of 7 lecture 3 mins Hand diagram Q/A with rewards
of the hand that anatomical sites
need to be washed
(cognitive)
Identify when to Situations where Discussion and 5 mins Images scenario Q/A with rewards
wash hands hand washing is roleplay
(Cognitive) needed
Demonstrate proper Accepted Return 8 mins Water observation
techniques of hand Technique demonstration Paper towel
hygiene according to hand Sink
(Psychomotor) washing procedure soap