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Early Childhood Sun SafetyTeaching Plans

2nd Edition

Maine Comprehensive Cancer Control Program

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Funding for these materials was provided through Cooperative Agreement U58/DP000785 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The contents are solely the responsibility of the Maine Comprehensive Cancer Control Program and the Maine Cancer Consortium and do not necessarily represent the offi cial views of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

Information provided in this training may be reproduced for internal training purposes and/or program use within Maine without prior permission.

Source acknowledgment is greatly appreciated.

For more information, please contact:

Maine Comprehensive Cancer Control ProgramMaine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, DHHS11 State House Station Key Plaza, 5th Floor Augusta, ME 04333(207) 287-4321

Elements of the following exemplary curricula were adapted and/or used to guide the development of these teaching plans and are referenced throughout:

1Dartmouth Medical School. (2006). Sun Safe: A sun protection curriculum for preschoolers. Hanover, NH: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and The Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Department of Community and Family Medicine.

2Manthe, A.F. (Ed.). (1999). California early childhood sun protection curriculum. Sacramento, CA: California Department of Health Services, Cancer Prevention and Nutrition Section, Skin Cancer Prevention Program.



Sun Blocks: Building a Foundation for Healthy SkinEarly Childhood Sun Safety Teaching Plans

Acknowledgements

A special thank you is offered to the following individuals for their generous donation of time, and overall dedication to creating the content of these teaching plans:

Gillian Webster, RN and Elizabeth McNamara, RN Graduates of Manchester Community College Manchester, New Hampshire

This program extends gratitude to the following organizations and individuals for their support in development and review of these materials:

Netta Apedoe, MPH Maine Comprehensive Cancer Control Program Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, DHHS Augusta, Maine

Andrea G. Fletcher, MS Maine Comprehensive Cancer Control Program Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, DHHS Augusta, Maine

Tufts University School of Medicine Boston, Massachusetts

Sue Ellen Van Nostand, MS, FNP, BC Manchester Community College Manchester, New Hampshire

Members of the Skin Cancer Work Group Maine Cancer Consortium Topsham, Maine

The Sun Blocks project is exceptionally grateful to the following individual for the generous donation of time and skill to create the Sun Blocks program logo:

Michael Van Nostrand, BAGraphic Design Contractor

Somerville, Massachusetts



Sun Blocks: Building a Foundation for Healthy SkinEarly Childhood Sun Safety Teaching Plans

Learning Objectives:

1. The children will demonstrate knowledge of the sun’s potential harm to skin. 2. The children will identify ways to protect self/skin from the sun. 3. The children will incorporate learned sun safety behaviors into daily living.

Program Overview:

The following teaching plans will assist in meeting the above learning objectives in an effort to promote sun safety and minimize the risk of skin cancer due to UV exposure. This series of teaching plans is simple to use and will help children ages three to fi ve learn about sun safety. Each of these plans is designed to be implemented over the course of one week during each season (fall, winter, spring and summer). Each season’s lessons will focus on a specifi c learning objective and are intended to progressively contribute to the achievement of the overall learning objectives for this program.

Starting with the introduction of sun safety in the fall, children will begin to put together their own personal sun safety book that will include the artwork that they create throughout the year. Upon successful completion of this program, each child will be awarded a “Certifi cate of Sun Blocks Brilliance” to complete their book. It is suggested that after the completion of the attached seasonal activities, daily reminder activities be used to reinforce the sun safety concepts. The daily reminder activities can be incorporated into appropriate time slots in the children’s day.

The following lesson plans are simply suggestions, and should be used as guidelines. Please feel free to use your own ideas to adapt these lesson plans and activities!

HAVE FUN!



This section includes: Fall Sun Safety Teaching Plan:

Learning Objective Procedure

Fall Sun Safety Activities:

Design a Hat Design a T-Shirt “My Sun Safety Book” Shaded Popsicle Sticks Cut and Paste Activity

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Fall Sun Safety Teaching Plan

Learning Objective:

The children will recognize the need to use sun protection and identify ways to keep their skin safe.

Procedure:

Day One: Introduce the concept of sun safety.

1. Draw a picture of a sun on a black board or large piece of paper. Ask children what activities they like to do in the sun and what they know about the sun. Write responses on each sunray. (Keep for later) 2. Read a sun safety book from those suggested on the reference list. 3. Refer back to sunrays, asking children what they would need to put on for doing the activities named earlier. 4. “My Sun Safety Book” (Instructions provided on the pages to follow)

Days Two through Four: Select from the following activities to reinforce sun safety learning objective. All activities are described on the pages to follow.

Indoor activities 1. Design a Hat 2. Design a T-Shirt 3. Cut and Paste Activity 4. Sing a song (See “Materials” section)

Outdoor activity 1. Shaded Popsicle Sticks

Day Five: End of Week Celebration

Shirt & Hat Parade (Take pictures to add to “My Sun Safety Book”)

Additional daily reminder activities: 1. Print and laminate or protect poster provided to serve as a checklist to remind children how to protect themselves before going outside. 2. Utilize UV index to correlate sun strength to potential skin damage. (Refer to http://www.epa.gov/sunwise/uvindex.html#lookup to obtain daily UV Index for your area or use the UV index card provided during training.)

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Design A Hat1

Goal: To reinforce the idea of wearing a hat in the sun by reminding the children that hats can be fun and they help protect their skin.

Materials Needed: Wide-brimmed hat, paint and paint brushes, permanent markers Time: Needed: 20-30 minutes

Procedure: Have the children decorate hats to be worn outside using fabric paints and other art materials of the teachers’ or children’s choice.

Ask the children why they need a hat and what part of the body the hat protects. You may want to point out features of certain hats that help in

protecting the face from the sun, such as visors and large brims.

Design a T-Shirt1

Goal: To reinforce the idea of wearing a shirt in the sun by reminding children that shirts can be fun and they help protect a person’s skin.

Materials Needed: White/light-colored plain shirt, paint and paint brushes, permanent markers

Time Needed: 20-30 minutes

Procedure: Have the children decorate their own T-shirt using fabric paints and other art materials of the teachers’ or children’s choice.

Ask the children why they need a shirt and what part of the body the shirt protects. You may want to point out the features of a long-sleeved shirt versus a T-shirt or sleeveless shirt.

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“My Sun Safety Book”1

Goal: To reinforce the idea of wearing a shirt, hat, sunglasses and sunscreen in the sun and to remind children that all of these together help protect skin.

Materials Needed: 3-prong folder, crayons and markers, book pages and book cover (included at end of lesson plans)

Time Needed: 20 minutes

Procedure: Hand each child a student book page. (See page: “I like to ___________ in the sun.” Photocopy enough so that there is one per child.) On the book page, have each child draw a picture of him or herself doing a favorite outdoor activity, including using sun protection. The teacher will write each child’s activity in the blank. Have children color book covers and begin to assemble book. Keep in a safe place for use throughout the program.

Shaded Popsicle Sticks2 (Outdoor)

Goal: To understand the importance of hats for sun protection and to understand how shadows and shade move.

Materials Needed: Popsicle sticks, modeling clay, chalk


Procedure: Draw the children’s attention to the position of the sun. Talk about the areas of the playground that are shaded. Ask if anyone has noticed whether the shade moves. On a sunny day, go outside and place the popsicle sticks into an upright position, anchoring it in a solid base (like modeling clay) so that it won’t fall over. Draw the shadow’s line with chalk on the flat surface and mark the time of day. Redraw the shadow line at different times during the day. Do not move the stick.

Ask the children, “Why did the shadow move?” “What else creates a shadow?” Then explain, “Shadows make shade that protects us from the sun. That’s why we stand in the shade and wear hats with wide brims to protect our skin.”

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Cut and Paste Activity2

Goal: To reinforce the idea of wearing hats, shirts, pants, sunglasses and sunscreen in the sun to protect skin.

Materials Needed: Cut-outs of shirt, pants, hat, and full-page outline of girl/boy (“Get me ready to play in the sun!” worksheet), scissors, glue stick, crayons, markers, etc. for decorating. (Cut-outs and worksheets included at the end of lesson plans)


Procedure: Have the children color the clothing objects, then help the children cut out the objects. Have the children glue them on the picture of a girl or boy.

Ask the children what might be missing on the child’s face (sunglasses). Have the children draw sunglasses on their cut-out. Ask the children about sunscreen, “Do you think the child should also be wearing sunscreen?” Ask the children to color the parts of the child that should have sunscreen (all parts not covered by clothing) with an orange crayon.

Ask the children why the boy/girl needs these items. You can point out the benefits of the hats, shirts, pants, sunglasses and sunscreen. This page can also be put in “My Sun Safety Book.”

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Use this page to note the original activities you have created, or those colleagues have shared, to address sun safety in the fall!



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This section includes: Winter Sun Safety Teaching Plan:


Winter Sun Safety Activities:

Sun Blocks Cookies Let’s Make Shades! Snowman Dress-Up

Winter Sun Safety Teaching Plan

Learning Objective:

The children will describe the need for sun protection during the cold winter month with emphasis on protection for the face and eyes.

Procedure:

Day One: Re-introduce the concept of sun safety established in Fall Teaching Plan.

1. Ask the children what types of activities they like to do in the winter. 2. Have each child draw a picture of him or herself doing a favorite winter outdoor activity. (Add to “My Sun Safe Book”) 3. Ask children to add what sun safety items they might use to keep their skin safe. 4. Select a book to read for reinforcement. (See “Materials” section)


Indoor activities 1. Let’s Make Shades! 2. Sing a song (See “Materials” section)

Outdoor activity 1. Snowman Dress-Up (Have children wear sunglasses, take pictures to add to “My Sun Safety Book”)


Bake and decorate Sun Blocks Cookies and have a cookie party! (Take pictures to add to “My Sun Safety Book”)

Additional daily reminder activities: 1. Refer to poster provided to remind children about sun safety before going outside. 2. Utilize UV index to correlate sun strength to potential skin damage. (Refer to http://www.epa.gov/sunwise/uvindex.html#lookup to obtain daily UV Index for your area or use the UV index card provided during training.)S

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Sun Blocks Cookies1

Goal: To encourage children to use their knowledge about sun safety, as well as their creativity, in decorating edible figures.

Materials Needed: Prepared sugar cookies, frosting, popsicle sticks (safe for frosting!)


Procedure: Cut out either teddy bear or gingerbread man cookies from prepared sugar cookie dough. Bake cookies and allow to cool. Have the children decorate them using frosting as sunscreen to make the cookies “sun safe.”

Ask the children what the cookies need to be dressed in to be sun safe (hat, shirt, pants, sunscreen etc.)

Let’s Make Shades!2

Goal: To introduce the concept that we can’t see without light. To help the children understand why they should wear sunglasses.

Materials Needed: Sunglasses cut-outs (included at end of lesson plans), construction paper, colored cellophane, glue, scissors, markers, stickers, etc. for decorating


Procedure: Practice looking through the cellophane. Show the importance of need for light to see and keeping “lenses” free from debris. Photocopy sunglasses cut-outs onto heavy paper. Cut out glasses and help the children to glue cellophane sheet between two cut-outs. Cut excess cellophane from the edges of cut-outs. Have the children decorate the frames. Have the children look outside with and without their new sunglasses.

Ask what the difference is with and without the sunglasses. “Do things look brighter?” “Why do we need sunglasses when we go outside?”

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Snowman Dress-Up (Outdoor)

Goal: To encourage children to use their knowledge about sun safety to dress up a snowman to be “sun safe.”

Materials Needed: Snow, shirt, skirt, hat, sunglasses, food coloring, spray bottle

Time Needed: 30 minutes Procedure: Help the children to build a snowman. Have the children dress the snowman using sun safety items (hat, shirt, skirt, sunglasses). Mix food coloring with water and fill spray bottle. Have the children spray (apply sunscreen) any snow that is left showing after dressing the snowman.

Ask the children why they would need to spray (apply sunscreen) the exposed snow.

Take pictures and add to “My Sun Safety Book”!

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Use this page to note the original activities you have created, or those colleagues have shared, to address sun safety in the winter!



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This section includes: Spring Sun Safety Teaching Plan:


Spring Sun Safety Activities:

Plant a Shade Tree The Shade Game The Ice Cube Shade Test

Spring Sun Safety Teaching Plan

Learning Objective:

The children will relate shade to protection from the sun.

Procedure:

Day One: Review concepts of sun safety established in Fall and Winter Teaching Plans.

1. Talk about changes in the season with increases in temperature and new growth of plants. 2. Explain how the sun is important for this new growth and how this new growth provides us with shade when we go outside. 3. Ask children what kinds of protection they would use during this season. 4. Read a book for reinforcement. (See “Materials” section)

Days Two through Four: Select from the following activities to reinforce sun safety learning objectives. All activities are described on the pages to follow.

Indoor activities 1. Plant a Shade Tree (Indoor/Outdoor) 2. Sing a song (See “Materials” section)

Outdoor activities 1. The Shade Game 2. Ice Cube Shade Test


Indoor Beach Party (Take pictures to add to “My Sun Safety Book”)

Additional daily reminder activities: 1. Refer to poster provided to remind children before going outside. 2. Utilize UV index to correlate sun strength to potential skin damage. (Refer to http://www.epa.gov/sunwise/uvindex.html#lookup to obtain daily UV Index for your area or use the UV index card provided during training.)

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Plant a Shade Tree (Indoor/Outdoor)

Goal: To reinforce the idea that sun helps plants grow, and plants (like trees) help make shade.

Materials Needed: Paper cups, dirt, beans or flower seeds, water, newspaper, small tree (nursery), shovel, gloves


Procedure: Talk about how nature (trees) can protect children from the sun, and that the sun helps these plants grow. Cover a workspace with newspaper and give each child a paper cup. Help the children plant a seed in the cup. Place cups in the sun. Be sure to talk about how water helps plants, too! Watch the plants grow throughout the spring.

If time allows, take children outside and, as a class, plant a shade tree. Talk about how this tree will grow to bring shade to the play area. Ask the children about similar shaded areas that can be found on the playground or in their own backyards.

The Shade Game1 (Outdoor)

Goal: To use the children’s love of active play to remind them to take advantage of shade.

Materials Needed: Outdoor shaded areas

Time Needed: 15-20 minutes

Procedure: Choose a play area with several sources of shade (i.e. trees, playground equipment, building). Explain the game to the children defining “out of bounds” areas. Announce “put your toes in the shade” and have children run to find a place to put their toes in the shade. When everyone has their toes in the shade, announce a new body part (i.e. head, pinkie) to put in a new shaded area. Have the children run to a new location each time.

(If your play area lacks sufficient shade, designate staff or half of the children to be the “shade casters” and the other half as “shade finders”, then switch.)

Ask the children what other objects provide shade (i.e. umbrellas, canopies, people, buildings) and how the shade protects them.

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The Ice Cube Shade Test (Outdoor)

Goal: To reinforce how shade helps to protect skin and to understand the effects of the sun.

Materials Needed: Ice cubes, cups, shade, sun


Procedure: This experiment should be done on a cool, but sunny, spring day. Have the children put two ice cubes in two small cups. Place one ice cube outside in the shade and one ice cube outside in a sunny area. Go to look at the ice cubes after one hour (depending on temperature and placement) and see how the sun has affected the ice cubes differently.

Ask the children what the differences are between the two ice cubes and why the ice cube in the sun is melted.

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Use this page to note the original activities you have created, or those colleagues have shared, to address sun safety in the spring!



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This section includes: Summer Sun Safety Teaching Plan:


Summer Sun Safety Activities:

What Protects Our Skin? Choosing Sun Safety Items Discussing a Past Sunburn Experience Shadow Pictures Making a Shade Tent

Summer Sun Safety Teaching Plan

Learning Objective:

The children will demonstrate an understanding for the use of more than one sun protective measure.

Procedure:

Day One: Review sun safety concepts taught in Fall, Winter and Spring Teaching Plans.

1. Talk about summertime activities and time spent outdoors. “What kind of activities do we like to do outside (i.e. beach, pool)?” Talk about the increased chance of getting sunburned due to lack of clothing protection. 2. Ask children what kinds of clothes they would wear when they go outside and what they can do to protect themselves during this season (i.e. wearing loose clothing and applying sunscreen). 3. Read a book for reinforcement. (See “Materials” section)


Indoor activities 1. What Protects Our Skin? (add to “My Sun Safety Book”) 2. Choosing Sun Safety Items (add to “My Sun Safety Book”) 3. Discussing a Past Sunburn Experience 2. Sing a song (See “Materials” section)

Outdoor activities 1. Shadow Pictures (add to “My Sun Safety Book”) 2. Making a Shade Tent


Outdoor Picnic Under Shade Tent (Take pictures to add to “My Sun Safety Book”)

Present each child with a “Certifi cate of Sun Blocks Brilliance” (add to “My Sun Safety Book”)

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What Protects Our Skin?2

Goal: To reinforce the need for sun protection for people, including hats, shirts, pants, and sunscreen.

Materials Needed: “What Protects Our Skin?” worksheet (included at the end of lesson plans), crayons or markers


Procedure: Explain to the children that people have hair on their skin as a protective covering. However, people also wear clothes and use sunscreen to protect their skin from the sun. Emphasize that animals also have skin protective coverings like hair and fur. Provide samples of different animal skin protective coverings for children to observe (i.e. rabbit fur, bird feather, etc.) and/or use the pictures provided. As you show each type of skin protective covering, ask the students to name the animal that corresponds.

Ask the children how the boy on the worksheet should protect his skin. Have the children color the protective coverings for each animal.

Choosing Sun Safety Items2

Goal: To identify items that can keep children safe while playing in the sun.

Materials Needed: “Choosing Sun Safety Items” worksheet (included at the end of lesson plans), crayons or markers


Procedure: Ask the children to look closely at the picture. Ask “What do we need to protect us from the hot sun?” “Let’s pretend we are going outside. What do we need to have before we go outside?” “Where can we play safely outside?” (Use pictures provided and have children circle appropriate items)

Ask the children what the sun feels like. “Is it hot?” Ask the children why we need to be protected from the sun and what we do to protect ourselves.

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Discussing a Past Sunburn Experience2

Discuss with children whether or not they have ever had a sunburn. Ask each child to remember what happened to his or her skin and inquire how it made him or her feel. You may want to prompt the child’s memory by stating it was probably warm and sensitive to touch. After a few days the skin may have peeled. Discuss with the children how to prevent future sunburns by covering up, using sunscreen

and seeking shade.

Shadow Pictures1 (Outdoor)

Goal: To teach children about the power of the sun.

Materials Needed: Construction paper, flat, shaped objects, sunny day


Procedure: Have the children select a brightly colored sheet of construction paper and choose from among a collection of flat objects such as keys, coins, paper clips, etc. Write the child’s name on their paper. Have the children place their paper in the sun with their objects on it. Leave the papers for two or more hours, after which time the shadow pictures will be visible.

Ask the children to describe the changes made on their paper. Ask the children what it would be if it were their skin. Discuss with the children ways to protect their skin (i.e. hats, shirts, pants, sunscreen).

Making a Shade Tent2 (Outdoor)

Goal: To ensure children understand the need for protection from sunlight and realize that shade can help keep them safe and cool.

Materials Needed: Large sheet, clothes line, clothes pins, stones/weights for corners, markers/paints for decorating sheet


Procedure: Help the children string a washing line outside between two high supports. Drape the sheet over, weighting down the corners. Allow children to bring soft things to sit on in the shade and bring books to read in the shade. You can have the children decorate the sheet prior to putting it up. Ask the children what other ideas they can use to make a sun shelter. Ask the children how to find a shaded spot on the playground and how nice it is to have a shaded resting place when you are hot and tired.

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My Sun Safety BookMy Sun Safety Book

This Book Belongs To: This Book Belongs To:

© 2008

This is a picture of me doing this activity in the sun.

I like to in the sun!I like to in the sun!

Clip art licensed from the Clip Art Gallery on DiscoverySchool.com, Discovery School, Inc.

This is a picture of me doing this activity.

In the winter I like to ! In the winter I like to !

Clip art licensed from the Clip Art Gallery on DiscoverySchool.com, Discovery School, Inc.

This is a picture of me being “sun safe.”

What about my eyes? Draw something that will help protect my eyes!

Should I wear sunscreen? Color the parts of me that need sunscreen ORANGE!

Get me ready to play in the sun!Get me ready to play in the sun!

Cut and Paste Activity Cut-Outs

Cut-outs for Boy:

Cut-outs for Girl:

Let’s Make Shades! Cut-Outs

Template courtesy of www.nasa.gov

Color the things that protect the skin of these animals YELLOW.

What Protects Our Skin?What Protects Our Skin?

Circle the things that can help protect your skin from the sun.

Choosing Sun Safety ItemsChoosing Sun Safety Items

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A shirt?

Sunscreen?

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ARE YOU COVERED?(Sung to the tune of "Are You Sleeping?")Supported by audio fi le found online at www.sunsafecentral.com

Are you covered? Are you covered?Head to toe? Head to toe?Put your long sleeve shirt onNow put your pants onHere we go! Here we go!

I am covered! I am covered!Head to toe! Head to toe!I put my long sleeve shirt onThen I put my pants onOut we go! Out we go!

Singing Suggestion:

The children pantomime putting on shirt and pants as they sing. Copyright © 2002-2007 HealthMark Multimedia, LLC. All rights reserved. www.SunSafeCentral.com

SHADY FUN!(Sung to the tune of “The Eentsy Weentsy Spider”)Supported by audio fi le found online at www.sunsafecentral.com My friends and I go outsideTo run and jump and slideOut comes the sun andWe all run and hide!I can fi nd a shady spotUnderneath a tree.We play beneath the branchesAs happy as can be!

Singing Suggestions:

Children run in place, jump and pretend to slide, then pretend to hide by covering their faces.

Children spreading arms spread wide can represent a shady tree with lots of big branches.

Children jump up and down to be “as happy as can be”! Copyright © 2002-2007 HealthMark Multimedia, LLC. All rights reserved. www.SunSafeCentral.com

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FUN IN THE SUN(Sung to the tune of “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”)Supported by audio fi le found online at www.sunsafecentral.com

Sun, sun, sun is funWhen I wear my hat!It helps protect my face and eyesI put mine on like that!

Sun, sun, sun is funWhen I use sunscreen!Don’t forget my ears and toesAny skin that’s seen!

Sun, sun, sun is funWhen I wear my shades!I put my glasses on my faceWhen I go out to play!

Sun, sun, sun is funBut not when it’s too bright!I play inside when sun is strongOr cover up just right!


Children can pantomime putting on hat, sunscreen on ears and toes, sunglasses.

Children can act out playing inside by making a “tent” over their head with their arms.

Copyright © 2002-2007 HealthMark Multimedia, LLC. All rights reserved. www.SunSafeCentral.com

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I NEED SUNSCREEN EVERY DAY(Sung to the tune of “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”)Supported by audio fi le found online at www.sunsafecentral.com

I need sunscreen every dayBefore I go outside to play!Put it on my smiling faceEars and neck, yes that’s the placeI need sunscreen every dayBefore I go outside to play!

I need sunscreen every dayBefore I go outside to play!Put it on my wiggly toesArms and hands, that’s where it goesI need sunscreen every dayBefore I go outside to play!

Put on sunscreen every dayBefore you go outside to play!On cloudy days or in the sunSunscreen’s right for everyone!Put on sunscreen every dayBefore you go outside to play!

Additional verse for children to sing to adults:

Put on sunscreen every dayBefore you take me out to play!On cloudy days or in the sunSunscreen’s right for everyone!Put on sunscreen every dayBefore you take me out to play!

Singing Suggestion:

As body parts are mentioned, children can pretend to rub on sunscreen. Don’t forget to wiggle those toes!


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THIS SMART CHILD(Sung to the tune of “This Old Man”)Supported by audio fi le found online at www.sunsafecentral.com

This smart child, she played one, she played safely in the sunWith her shades and sunscreen, hat to block the raysThis smart child can safely play!

This smart child, he played two, he played safely at his schoolWith his shades and sunscreen, hat to block the raysThis smart child can safely play!

This smart child, she played three, she found shade under a treeWith her shades and sunscreen, hat to block the raysThis smart child can safely play!

This smart child, he played four, he played safely on the shoreWith his shades and sunscreen, hat to block the raysThis smart child can safely play!

This smart child, she played fi ve, at the pool before she divesWith her shades and sunscreen, hat to block the raysThis smart child can safely play!

This smart child, he played six, on rollerblades with a hockey stickWith his shades and sunscreen, hat to block the raysThis smart child can safely play!

This smart child, she played seven, she played safely with her friend KevinWith her shades and sunscreen, hat to block the raysThis smart child can safely play!

This smart child, he played eight, he played safely with his dog NateWith his shades and sunscreen, hat to block the raysThis smart child can safely play!

This smart child, she played nine, she played safely and she’s fi neWith her shades and sunscreen, hat to block the raysThis smart child can safely play!

This smart child, he played ten, let’s all sing this once againWith OUR shades and sunscreen, hats to block the rays,Now we ALL can safely play!


Children can pantomime shades by making circles around their eyes.Sunscreen can be a pretend bottle in their hand.Children can put on an imaginary hat each time, too!Ask the children to think of their own motions for each verse.


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Ackerman, A. Bernard. Your Skin is Showing. Massin Publishing USA Inc., New York, NY, 1979.

Anholt, Catherine and Laurence. Sun and Stars, Snow and Sky. Penguin Group, New York, NY, 1995.

Arnold, Carolyn. Sun Fun. Franklin Watts, New York, NY, 1981.

Asch, Frank. Bear Shadow. Simon and Schuster, Inc., New York, NY, 1985.

Clamenson, S. My Book of the Seasons.

Gore, Sheila. My Shadow. Doubleday, New York, NY, 1989.

Melbourne, Constance. Let’s Look at the Sunshine. The Bookright Press, New York, NY, 1988.

Orii, Eiji, and Orii Masako. Simple Science Experiments with Light. Gareth Stevens Children’s Books, Milwaukee, WI, 1989.

Oxenbury, Helen. Tom and Pippo at the Beach. Candlewick Press, New York, NY, 1992.

Pearson, S. My Favorite Time of the Year.

Robins, M.D., Perry Play it Safe in the Sun.

Rockwell, Anne and Harlow. At the Beach. Simon & Schuester Children’s Publishing Division, New York, NY, 1987.

Source: National Safety Council. (2000). The Sun Safety Activity Guide. Environmental Health Center, Washington, DC. http://www.nsc.org/EHC/sunwise/activity.htm

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