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It is important to wash your hands if you may have touched bacteria.

Hygiene - Age 7-11

Good hygiene keeps you healthy and confident. Learn about washing, clean clothes, and brushing teeth, and why small daily habits help stop germs spreading.

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Fascinating Fact:

Showering or bathing regularly helps remove sweat and bacteria, especially after sport.

In PSHE Health Education (age 7-11), hygiene means looking after your body so you stay well and feel comfortable around other people. Simple habits like washing hands properly, brushing teeth twice a day, and wearing clean clothes can help reduce germs. Hygiene also includes keeping hair, nails, and skin clean, especially after playing outside or doing sport.

Key Terms

Hygiene: Keeping yourself clean to help stay healthy and feel fresh.
Germs: Tiny living things, like bacteria and viruses, that can sometimes make people ill.
Routine: A set of habits you do regularly, such as washing, brushing teeth, and changing clothes.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What is personal hygiene for children aged 7-11?

Personal hygiene for children aged 7-11 means keeping your body clean, like washing hands, brushing teeth, bathing, and wearing clean clothes, to help prevent illness and smell.

When should you wash your hands at school?

You should wash your hands at school before eating, after using the toilet, after coughing or sneezing, and after playtime, because hands pick up germs from shared surfaces.

Why is it important to shower after exercise?

Showering after exercise is important because it washes away sweat and dirt, which helps stop bacteria building up on the skin and can reduce body odour and irritation.

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1 .

How often should you brush your teeth?

At least once per month

At least once per week

At least twice per day

At least once per day

Ideally after eating

2 .

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

We will be hungry

Nothing

We can get spots

We can get ill

Keeping clean kills bacteria

3 .

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

You may get spots

Nothing

Your skin will dry up

You will be ugly

Dirt can block our pores and cause spots

4 .

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

We will be tired

It will smell

Our skin will dry up

Nothing

How often do you have a bath?

5 .

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

too much washing up

eating too much

food poisoning

burning the food

Food poisoning can make you very sick

6 .

How often should we change our underwear?

Once per week

Twice per month

Every hour

Every day

It is important to change underwear or we may smell

7 .

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

Smelly breath and decayed teeth

Smelly breath

Fresh breath and strong teeth

Decayed teeth

Keeping your teeth healthy means fewer trips to the dentist!

8 .

Why is it important to wash our hands?

To keep skin soft

To kill bacteria

Because mum says

To smell nice

We use our hands all the time

9 .

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

keep cooked and raw foods together

test it regularly to check it tastes nice

use separate chopping boards for cooked and raw foods

use the same chopping board for all foods

Bacteria from raw food can spread to cooked food

10 .

How often should we wash our hands?

Before eating

Twice per day

Once per week

Whenever we may have touched bacteria

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

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Keeping clean

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

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