Practicing Good Hygiene

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Practicing Good Hygiene

• By Melanie Sanders

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Analyze learners

• This unit is focused on 1st graders
• It is designed for all of the students in the
  class
• Most children at this age dont know proper
  hygiene skills

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State Objectives

• HE.K.1.1 identify proper personal hygiene skills
  (e.g., brushing teeth and hand washing).
• HE.1.4.3 explain the importance of regular
  exercise (play) in a world of increasing
  technology
• HE.K.7.1 explain his/her health needs
• HE.1.1.2 verbally list ways to keep germs out of
  ones body.
• HE.K.3.1 demonstrate proper clothing to wear for
  various weather conditions and various
  activities.
• HE.K.5.5 demonstrate respect for others bodies
  and personal space.

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Selecting Methods, Media, and Materials

• Sites Used
• http//kidshealth.org/parent/question/general/hygi
  ene_help.html
• http//childrentoday.com/resources/articles/afterb
  races.htm
• http//www.elmbridge.gov.uk/services/environment/g
  oodhygiene.htm
• http//www.preschoolpower.com/Pages/SkillHygiene.h
  tm
• http//library.thinkquest.org/22484/noframes/index
  .html

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Materials

• Personal Journals
• Toothbrush, and toothpaste
• Handouts
• Crosswords
• Word Searches

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Utilize Media and Materials

• Day 1
• Introduce the concepts of Personal Hygiene
• Teach the Hand Washing Song
• Outside, or to the gym for exercise, and games

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The Hand Washing Song

• Wash, wash, wash, your handsAfter work and
  playScrub, rinse, shake and dryKeep the germs
  away!!!

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Day 2

• Learning about teeth, and why it is important to
  keep them clean and healthy
• Passing out Personal Journals to decorate and
  write in

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Day 3

• Bathing, and washing hair on a regular basis
• Cross word puzzle to learn concepts

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Day 4

• The right clothes for the right weather!
• Washing hands more in the winter to avoid getting
  sick!

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Day 5

• Review the past 4 days
• Worksheet
• Cross word puzzle and Matching Game
• Split children into groups, and give out a word
  search to be completed in class

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Require Learner Participation

• I will keep students interested by practicing the
  hand washing song together every time we wash our
  hands.
• I will also make cross word puzzles and word
  searches to do on different days. And in groups
  on Fridays. That way the children wont get
  bored.

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Evaluate and Revise

• Understanding and comprehending all of my
  concepts
• Worksheets for individual understanding
• Group Work