Washing Your Hands

Why do we have to wash our hands?

• To kill the germs on our hands

• To make our hands look shiny

• To help cool our body down

• To make our hands smell nice

How do germs get on our hands?

• By touching things that other people touch

• By touching different things throughout the day

• Both

Germs are easy to see

• False

• True

Germs can get inside your body through your eyes and mouth

• False

• True

What is the first step in washing your hands?

• Drying them off

• Putting soap on them

• Getting them wet with warm water

We should leave the soap in a "small puddle" on our hand

• True, soap isn't that important anyway!

• False, we should spread the soap around our hands, in between our fingers and under our finger nails.

What song could we sing to help us time out the 20 seconds it takes to wash our hands?

• The National Anthem

• "Fancy Like"

• "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"

We should leave our hands wet after we are done washing them

• True, I love having wet hands!

• False, we need to dry them!

When should we wash our hands? (Select ALL that apply)

• Before and after we touch food and eat!

• After we play with animals!

• After we do chores, such as take out the trash!

• After we use the bathroom!

• After we sneeze or blow our nose!

What should I do to protect myself from getting sick?

• Wash your hands

• Wear a mask

• Get lots of sleep

• Stay up late and play Fortnite