BAC Fighter Stephanie Castillo plans a packed Food Safety Education Month for Kansas Students
Stephanie Castillo, a BAC Fighter from the Kansas Family Nutrition Program, always kicks off her work in elementary schools with Food Safety Education Month. Last September, Stephanie taught hand washing and food safety to 614 students!
Here are some of the tactics she used to make sure her elementary students got the most out of Food Safety Education Month:
- Interactive tools
Stephanie used a thermometer, ice pack, strainer, scrub brush, and two separate cutting boards to teach students how to practice the four core food safety steps.
- Story time
The He’s BAC Storybook and BAC himself turned story time into food safety time. Stephanie also read Germs! Germs! Germs! and Oh! The Things You Can Do That Are Good For You to teach kids all about staying healthy.
- Pass the germ game
Stephanie crocheted “germs” that the students could pass around. They passed them around in a circle until instructed to stop. Students left holding the germs were out of the game.
- Eating germs!
Yuck – not that kind of germ! This one is made of crackers, cream cheese, and pretzels. Get the recipe here.
- Glo Germ machine booths
To teach the important of hand washing, Stephanie set up an interactive Glo Germ booth. Students were able to see where they needed to work on proper hand washing techniques.
We can’t imagine many more fun ways to teach kids about food safety and hand hygiene! Keep up the good work, Stephanie!