Hygiene Routine

Hygiene Routine

What is Healthy Hygiene?

• Healthy hygiene is how we take care of our bodies so we can stay clean and maintain our health.

• In elementary school, I had less hygiene steps. Now that I am in middle school, I have more hygiene steps so I can stay clean and maintain my health.

Multiple Choice

What is hygiene?

• taking care of my body when I feel like it

• taking care of my body so I can stay clean and maintain my health

• showering once a week

Open Ended

What are some of your hygiene routines?

• brush my teeth twice a day

• shower my body everyday

• wash my hair

• wash my hands

• change my underwear in the morning and at night

• put on deodorant

• wash my face

• brush my hair

Middle School

• Shower or bath 3 times a week

• Brush my teeth twice a day

• Wash my hands

• brush my hair

Elementary School

Categorize

Options (7)

shower or bath 3 times a week

brush my teeth twice a day

wash my hands

brush my hair

shower my body everyday

change my underwear in the morning and at night

wash my face

Organize these options into the right categories

Elementary School Hygiene

Middle School Hygiene

Both

Brushing My Teeth:

• We have to brush our teeth twice a day so that we can have a clean mouth and breath.

• Here are the steps:

  • Wet toothbrush, put toothpaste on toothbrush, wet toothbrush again.

  • Hold your toothbrush at an angle to your gum line. Brush in a circular motion. Make sure you get your front teeth and back teeth.

  • Rinse off toothbrush, drink some water, and spit.

  • Put toothbrush back in toothbrush holder.

Multiple Choice

I should brush my teeth:

• in the morning and at night

• once a day

• whenever I feel like it

Showering:

• We need to shower everyday so we don't smell bad.

• Everyday when I shower, I should:

  • wash my face

  • wash my body with soap

  • wash my hair with shampoo and conditioner (might not be everyday)

  • rinse off

Multiple Choice

When I shower, I should just stand in the water and not use any soap.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

When I shower, I should wash my face, wash my body with soap, wash my hair, and rinse off.

• true

• false

Hair Washing/Brushing:

• It is important to wash my hair so that it doesn't look greasy.

• Some people may need to wash their hair everyday, others may not. It depends on your type of hair.

• After I shower, I should brush my hair so it doesn't get knotted.

• It is important that I brush my hair in the morning and at night so it can stay healthy.

Multiple Choice

Why should I wash my hair?

• so it doesn't look greasy

• so no one makes fun of me

• because it is relaxing

Multiple Choice

Sally's parents remind her to wash her hair in the shower. She lies and said she washed it.

• expected

• unexpected

Multiple Choice

Sally washes her hair every other day in the shower. She makes sure to brush it in the morning and at night.

• expected

• unexpected

Face Washing:

• Now that I am in middle school, I may have started to get some pimples.

• Everyone gets pimples as they grow up.

• Washing my face once or twice a day will help me keep my face clean and help my pimples heal faster.

Multiple Choice

Why is washing my face important?

• to make sure my face is clean and it helps the pimples heal

• it's relaxing

• my parents told me to do it

Hand Washing:

Changing My Underwear:

• It is important to change my underwear every morning when I wake up and every night before I go to bed.

• Underwear gets dirty and smelly easily. Changing my underwear helps me make sure I am not smelly and I am staying healthy.

Multiple Choice

Morgan changes her underwear in the morning. She is too lazy to do it at night, so she sleeps in the same undewear.

• expected

• unexpected

Multiple Choice

Haley changes her underwear in the morning while she gets dressed for school. When she is putting on her pajamas, she changes into a fresh pair of underwear.

• expected

• unexpected

Wearing Deodorant:

• Wearing deodorant everyday is important so that I don't smell bad.

• I should put it on in the morning, or before a sports game.

• Nobody wants to be made fun of for smelling bad.

Multiple Choice

I should wear deodorant:

• only when I have a sports game

• every morning

• only on the weekdays

Multiple Choice

Tori's parents remind her to shower, brush her teeth, and get in her pajamas before bed. Tori should:

• whine and say "that's a waste of time, I don't want to do it"

• say, ok, and pretend to do her hygiene routine

• say, "Ok, thanks for the reminder. I'll go do that now."

Multiple Choice

Kenzie is getting ready for school in the morning. She put on deodorant, washed her face, and changed into an outfit. What steps did she forget?

• brushing her teeth, her hair and changing her underwear

• nothing, she did everything.

• playing video games

Open Ended

How can you improve your hygiene routine? What is one new hygiene step you will try this week?