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 garbageClick

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 Nails

Wash 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 hands

Take a bath or shower

Brush our teeth

Cut our nails

Wear clean clothes