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Germ Patrol

Price: FREE, format: 6 page PDF

One of the best ways to prevent the spread of the swine flu or any flu or cold, is to wash your hands. Now Kid Scoop has downloadable and printable activity pages that help instill this message with your kids, to help them understand the simple steps they can take to reduce their risk of infection.

The page focuses on the importance of regular hand washing, explains how germs and bacteria are spread and how infections attack healthy cells in the body. This information is presented with engaging, standards-based educational activities.

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Bill Harley's "Wash Your Hands" free song download available now

Two time- Grammy Award winning songster/storyteller Bill Harley's newest song "Wash Your Hands," can be downloaded for free on his website. A CD copy of the song will be available soon, if you need a hard copy.

National Public Radio's on "All Things Considered" played a segment of the song last week. To hear that piece click here.

Like the song says - "Wash your hands - lávate las manos!" And visit www.billharley.com for the latest news about his performances and events. Video Contest Bill Harley is also hosting a contest inviting anyone - kids, families, classrooms - to create music videos based on his hit songs. We'd love it if you can announce this contest opportunity to your readers. Here's a link to the contest page.

Suggested songs: Pizza Shake, There Goes My Brother Again, Love of the Game, There's A Pea on My Plate, I Wanna Play, Monsters in the Bathroom, Barbie's Head is Missing, I'm Busy, Mom and the Radio,Wacka Wacka Woo, I Don't Want to Wait, Havin' A Party, Pirate Song, You're Driving Me Crazy.