Shauna Woods, a third grade teacher in Hallsville, Missouri, has been teaching for eight years and says there’s always a spike in illnesses and absentees this time of year because of colds and viruses.
She thought of a way to promote hygiene in the classroom to minimize sickness by stamping their hands with a “Mrs. Woods” stamp she uses in books.
She stamps the kids’ hands in the morning and if it’s gone by the end of the day because they’ve washed their hands several times, she rewards them with a prize. She says the visual reminder is a “great motivator” for the students and she even stamps her own hand to be a positive role model.