I work with 3-4 year olds and some of them do a good job remembering to cover their mouths while others don’t. I teach them to do this in my class and most of them are getting pretty good at not just sneezing or coughing into the air. I try to teach them to use their elbow but a few of them use their hands. When they do this I have them wash their hands.
I’ve also been teaching them to use a tissue to wipe their nose instead of their sleeve. One day a boy let out a really loud sneeze. He did remember to cover his mouth and nose but instead of going over to get a tissue he simply wiped is nose on his sleeve—yuck.

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