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It's important to wash your hands if you have been playing outside.

Hygiene - Age 5-7

Hygiene means keeping your body and spaces clean. It helps stop germs spreading and keeps you feeling fresh, comfy, and ready for school and play.

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Keeping your bedroom tidy can help you find things and keep it clean too.

In PSHE Health Education (age 5-7), children learn simple hygiene habits like washing hands, brushing teeth, and wearing clean clothes. These routines help remove dirt and germs, protect others, and keep bodies healthy.

  • Hygiene: Keeping yourself and your things clean to stay healthy.
  • Germs: Tiny living things that can make people ill.
  • Routine: Something you do in the same order, like morning and bedtime jobs.
Why is hygiene important for children?

Hygiene is important for children because it helps stop germs spreading. Clean hands, teeth, and clothes can help you avoid illnesses and protect other people too.

When should kids wash their hands at school?

Kids should wash their hands before eating, after using the toilet, after coughing or sneezing, and after playing outside. Washing with soap helps remove germs properly.

How long should you wash your hands for?

You should wash your hands with soap for about twenty seconds. Rub palms, backs of hands, between fingers, and under nails, then rinse and dry well.

1 .
What does the word hygiene mean?
It is an animal in a zoo
It is how we stay clean to prevent illness
It is a feeling
It is a way to cook potatoes
Hygiene is a word given to describe the things we do to keep our bodies clean and stop us from spreading germs. Having good hygiene keeps us healthy and makes us feel good
2 .
Where should you put a tissue after you have blown your nose on it?
In your pocket
Drop it on the floor
In the bin
Give it to a friend to use
You should always put dirty tissues in the bin to prevent people catching your cold
3 .
How often should we change our socks?
When we get a new pair
Once a week
When they get dirty
Every day
We should take our socks off at the end of the day and put on a clean pair of socks every morning. This will prevent our feet from catching infections and getting smelly from the build-up of sweat
4 .
What should you use to wash your face?
Soap and water
Nothing
Shampoo and conditioner
Toothpaste
You should wash your face every morning and night with soap and water. This will keep it clean and remove any germs. You can also wash it more if you get it dirty in the day
5 .
What do we use to clean our teeth?
A toothbrush and toothpaste
Washing-up liquid
Soap and water
A hairbrush and shampoo
We should clean our teeth with our own toothbrush and a pea-size blob of toothpaste to remove food and sugar, prevent decay and keep our teeth strong and healthy
6 .
Where should we put our hands when we cough?
On our head
Over our mouth
In the air
In our pockets
You should cover your mouth with your hands when you cough. This stops the germs from spreading from one person to another. Once you have finished coughing, you should wash your hands a soon as you can
7 .
What should you do if you get mud in your hair?
Cut it out
Put a hat on
Leave it
Wash it out
If you get mud or dirt in your hair when playing, you should wash it out the same day. This will help to keep you healthy and wash away any germs that might be in the dirt
8 .
What should you do after you have used the toilet?
Blow your nose
Get changed
Wash your hands
Go out and play
It is important to wash your hands with soap after you have been to the toilet as this will remove dirt and germs
9 .
Who can check that our teeth are clean and healthy?
A policeman
A doctor
A dentist
A teacher
The dentist will check our teeth for us every 6 months to make sure that they are clean and strong
10 .
How many times a day should we clean our teeth?
Never
Twice
7 times
10 times
We should clean our teeth at least twice a day, once in the morning and once before bed. Sometimes if you have had a very sugary snack, you might want to clean them again
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Keeping clean

Author:  Finola Waller (MEd, Primary School Teacher & KS1 English Quiz Writer)

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