Personal Hygiene By: Roger Humphrey Audience: 1 st Grade
Feb 23, 2016
Personal Hygiene By: Roger HumphreyAudience: 1st Grade
What does personal hygiene mean?
Cleanliness of the body
Taking care of your appearance
Definition
Defend Against GermsGerms can be picked up
many ways! touching dirty
hands
through contaminated water and food
through droplets released during a cough or a sneeze
contaminated surfaces
How do you think we can stay Clean?
How do I Stay Clean? Washing our hands
Taking baths or showers
Brushing our teeth
Cutting our finger nails
Wearing clean clothes
Why is Washing Your Hands So Important?
It Protects against the spread of Illnesses. Common Cold
Flu Virus Meningitis
How Do I wash my Hands?
So when should I wash my hands?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5qovHD_kjQ
Before eating food
After using the toilet
After blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing
After touching an animal or animal waste
After touching garbage Click
Why Take Baths or Showers?
They wash off dirt
They keep us smelling clean
They can be fun
Baths are
awesome!
What Should I clean in a Bath or Shower?
Hair
Under Arms
Behind our ears
Between our toes
Our body and face
Clickhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUfUKePJ49A
Why should we Brush Our Teeth?
It Keeps our mouth clean
It prevents plaque
It stops gingivitis (gum disease)
It prevents cavities
It stops bad breath
It gives us shiny teeth
How do we brush our teeth?
Click
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDZXSMU2lAk
When should we brush our teeth?
1 • After Breakfast
2• After Lunch (if you
can)
3 • Before Bedtime
Why do we cut our finger nails?
Germs can live under our finger nails
Long nails can scratch people
It can prevent in grown toe nails.
Taking Care of Our NailsWash around and under your nails
Cut nails regularly
You can cut them straight across or into a rounded shape.
It is best to cut toenails after you have had a bath or a shower
But what if I bite my nails?
You may bite your nails so short that they bleed
Or the skin around the nail becomes very red and sore.
It is a hard habit to stop
We never want to put our hands in our mouth.
Cool facts about nails!Fingernails grow about 2 times faster than toenails.
They grow faster in summer than winter.
It doesn't hurt to cut your nails because the nail is dead.
Deer's antlers, horse's hooves and bird's feathers are all made from keratin, the same protein from which human nails are made.
“Didn’t you wear that yesterday?”
Change clothes everyday
Sweat can build up on clothes
This sweat can cause bacteria
That bacteria can make us sick
Activity Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Take a bath/shower
Wash my hands
Wash my faceBrush my teeth in the morningBrush my teeth before bed
Floss my teeth
Comb/Brush my hair
Use deodorant
Use lotion on dry skin
Clean fingernails
Trim fingernails
Trim toenails
Clean ears
Now lets practice what we’ve learned!
What can we do to stay clean?
Washing our handsTake a bath or shower
Brush our teeth
Cut our nails
Wear clean clothes