Teacher's tips

Level of education: Elementary School

Age: 04 to 06 years old

We are going through a very delicate moment where prevention is the only immediate solution. Prevention methods should be taught to everyone, including children. Probably today’s children have never seen such a chaotic scenario, and therefore they do not know how to deal with this situation clearly. Only information provided by school at sporadic times is not enough, since the way of living has changed and we deal with this problem all the time. The game about Coronavirus Prevention emerged as an alternative to teach children in a playful way how to prevent themselves. [FIM-DICA]

Learner outcomes

• Learn about the methods of prevention of Coronavirus;
• Understand the means of transmission of Coronavirus;
• Understand the importance of vaccination, recognizing its benefits in the short, medium and long term;
• Perceive the importance of scientists and development of science for health and public health promotion;
• Understand the importance of seeking reliable sources of news;
• Understand the seriousness that the emergence of new epidemics can bring to current populations;
• Develop logical reasoning;
• Develop concentration, autonomy and confidence skills;
• Identify, classify and differentiate images by means of differences and similarities between them.

Teachers' goals

• Combat misinformation and fake news;
• Expand students’ knowledge about Coronavirus prevention methods;
• Show students that the appearance of epidemics already occurred in past centuries and how their spread has become increasingly greater;
• Offer games as a didactic resource to fix the content worked on in remote teaching;
• Promote debates on collective thinking and the importance of its actions in combating Coronavirus;
• Work with students on motor skills, concentration skills, and logical reasoning;
• Work on attention, concentration, and logical thinking;
• Enable the development of various thinking skills, such as observation and comparison.

Suggestions of approaches for the teacher

Promote a conversation and ask questions about the new Coronavirus, such as:

• What is SARS - COVID 19?
• Where did it come from?
• What are they like?
• Is this the first time a pandemic has occurred?
• Can I get the virus from another person?
• What are the symptoms of Coronavirus?
• Why do elderly people have a higher risk of dying from the disease?
• Why shouldn’t we leave the house at this time?
• Can I turn into an alligator if I take the vaccine?
• Why is vaccination so important?

More about the content

The new Coronavirus (named SARS-CoV-2) belongs to the large viral family of Coronaviruses, which usually cause mild to moderate respiratory infections in humans and animals. What is known so far is that the new Coronavirus is very similar to other viruses found in bats, which may indicate that there may be a relationship between them.

The symptoms of the disease are similar to a common cold, but they can become serious and lead to death.

The transmission of Coronaviruses, generally, occurs by air or by close contact with contaminated secretions, such as saliva droplets, sneeze, cough, mucus, close contact, such as touch or handshake, contact with contaminated objects or surfaces, followed by contact with mouth, nose or eyes.