It’s easy to get so caught up in the stress and havoc of what’s going on right now, that we forget to laugh, but having a sense of humor about the predicament we find ourselves in right now is crucial!
Also, if you have, or know someone who has, small children at home during this crisis, here’s a do-at-home science experiment we found on Twitter that could help keep them occupied for a bit while also teaching something about the importance of washing their hands. The black pepper in the water represents the corona virus:
Amanda Lorenzo, a pre-kindergarten teacher in Florida, showed her pupils the importance of washing hands, using an experiment with water, pepper and soap pic.twitter.com/rXxutN1gbf
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 15, 2020
A mother in Ireland did the same experiment with her son:
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— Alexander Verbeek 🌍 (@Alex_Verbeek) March 18, 2020
A woman in Ireland explains the importance of washing your hands to kids by doing an experiment that shows how quickly black pepper particles acting as #coronavirus move away as soon as the child has soap on his hands. #COVID19 #corona #wash #health pic.twitter.com/1DwaZ80Vem
Please share in the comments links to other helpful hints, or things that will make us laugh, that will inspire us, or make us think. We need each other right now for more than just the work we do at school. This is one small way we can share and be there for each other.