To help encourage children to learn and practise good hand and respiratory hygiene habits through games, songs and repetition, please have a look at these useful resources:

The e-Bug coronavirus (COVID-19) website contains free resources including materials to encourage good hand and respiratory hygiene.

https://e-bug.eu/eng_home.aspx?cc=eng&ss=1&t=Information%20about%20the%20Coronavirus

Dr Dog explains coronavirus (https://twinkl.co.uk/resource/dr-dog-ebook-eyfs-t-p-843)

Busy Bees: 2 metres apart activity (https://cdn-busybees.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/downloads/twoMetreActivity.pdf.

Our hand washing song (https://cdn-busybees.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/downloads/handWashingSongActivity.pdf)

Bright Horizons: Taking to Children about COVID-19 (https://www.brighthorizons.com/family-resources/talking-to-children-about-covid19)

This is a story for children who are worried about Coronavirus.  Click here to download the story.

This is a story about Little Bear who is worried about Coronavirus, designed to help young children understand the current situation. Click here to read it.

We found a book about Coronavirus written for young children to help them understand what is going on and why it’s important to stay indoors. Please share it with your child at home. Click here to read it.