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Clean hands help
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1 · Learn
Our hands can pick up germs that are too small to see. Washing with soap and water helps remove them. Clean-looking hands are not always free of germs.
We wash before eating and after using the toilet. Cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue or your elbow, and ask an adult where to put used tissues. These habits help us care for one another.
2 · Worked example
After playing outside, I wash before eating my snack. I do not decide that washing is unnecessary just because I cannot see dirt.
3 · Your turn
Leo's hands look clean after using the toilet. Should he still wash them? Explain.
Check your answer
Yes. Germs can be too small to see, so looking clean does not show that washing is unnecessary.
4 · Apply your learning
Practise the school's handwashing routine with an adult. Make a reminder picture for one time when hands should be washed.
Adult guidance and safety
No growing microbes, sharing hygiene items or using irritant substances. Follow the school's routine and skin-care requirements.
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