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You should brush your teeth at least twice a day.

Hygiene

Good hygiene helps you stay healthy and feel confident. This quiz covers simple habits like handwashing, caring for teeth, and keeping germs from spreading at home and school.

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Fascinating Fact:

Covering coughs and sneezes with a tissue or your elbow helps stop germs spreading. Tissues should be binned, and hands should be washed afterwards.

In KS2 PSHE, hygiene is about everyday routines that protect your body and the people around you. Pupils learn how germs can spread, why cleanliness matters, and how small actions can prevent illness and support wellbeing.

Key Terms

Hygiene: Keeping your body and surroundings clean to help prevent illness and stay comfortable.
Germs: Tiny living things, such as bacteria and viruses, that can cause infections.
Routine: A set of actions you do regularly, like brushing your teeth morning and night.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

Why is hygiene important for KS2 children?

Hygiene is important because it reduces the chance of getting ill, helps wounds heal, and prevents germs spreading to friends and family. It also helps you feel fresh and confident.

When should you wash your hands at school?

You should wash your hands after using the toilet, before eating, after coughing or sneezing, and after playtime or PE. Washing with soap helps remove germs that can make you sick.

How long should you brush your teeth for?

Most advice is to brush your teeth for about two minutes, twice a day. Brushing all surfaces helps remove plaque and protects teeth and gums.

Try These Related Quizzes

1 .

If bacteria from our hands is put into our mouth what could happen?

We can get spots

We can get ill

Nothing

We will be hungry

Keeping clean kills bacteria

2 .

How often should we wash our hands?

Twice per day

Once per week

Whenever we may have touched bacteria

Before eating

Usually before eating or touching food, after going to the toilet or touching animals

3 .

How often should you brush your teeth?

At least once per day

At least twice per day

At least once per week

At least once per month

Ideally after eating

4 .

What happens to our body if we don’t wash regularly?

It will smell

Nothing

Our skin will dry up

We will be tired

How often do you have a bath?

5 .

If we don’t wash our face very often what can happen?

You will be ugly

You may get spots

Your skin will dry up

Nothing

Washing your face can also be refreshing

6 .

Why is it important to wash our hands?

To kill bacteria

To smell nice

Because mum says

To keep skin soft

We use our hands all the time

7 .

Good food hygiene prevents ....... ?

burning the food

food poisoning

eating too much

too much washing up

Food poisoning can make you very sick

8 .

When preparing food you should ....... ?

test it regularly to check it tastes nice

use the same chopping board for all foods

use separate chopping boards for cooked and raw foods

keep cooked and raw foods together

Bacteria from raw food can spread to cooked food

9 .

How often should we change our underwear?

Once per week

Twice per month

Every day

Every hour

It is important to change underwear or we may smell

10 .

What happens if you don’t brush your teeth regularly?

Smelly breath and decayed teeth

Decayed teeth

Fresh breath and strong teeth

Smelly breath

Keeping your teeth healthy means fewer trips to the dentist!

Author: Amanda Swift (Primary School Teacher & Educational Content Developer)

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