Happy about hygiene

Do you know what the word hygiene means?

Press ‘Hint’ to reveal what this word means.

Hint

Hygiene - Personal hygiene is simply looking after the body and keeping it clean and healthy.

Examine the following carousel of images. Explain how practising good hygiene might help build healthy relationships.

Why is good hygiene important?

Record your thoughts using a method of your choice.

Three school-aged children smiling

Two children and an adult washing their hands

Two children and an adult brushing teeth

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More on hygiene!

During puberty, your body produces something called hormones. These chemical messengers cause changes in your sweat and oil glands (which can cause acne) as well as the growth of body hair. Hygiene is keeping your hair, skin, hands, teeth, and body clean.

Brainstorm

Brainstorm

• Why do you feel it is important to practise good hygiene?
• Could this behaviour have an effect on building healthy relationships?

Use a method of your choice to record your ideas.

Hygiene stations

Choose four hygiene stations to explore from the following tabs. Be sure to include information about the hygiene task and why it is important to your overall health and well-being.

Record your ideas using a method of your choice.

Press the following tabs to access a hint to help you get started.

Station #1 Oral health hygiene

Hint: Flossing and brushing every day helps fight off bacteria and bad breath. If you do not take care of your oral health, you can get cavities, gum disease, tooth decay, and bad breath!

Station #2 Hand washing

Hint: If you do not wash your hands, you could get infections in your eyes, in your mouth and spread germs that can make you and other people very sick.

Station #3 Cleaning your face

Hint: Your skin could be oily especially along your forehead and down the centre of your face. Try not to touch your face as it can spread bacteria. Cleaning your face helps decrease acne.

Station #4 Bath and shower

Hint: During puberty, you might sweat more, so you need to shower or take a bath regularly. Focus on washing your hair, your armpits, and your feet.

Station #5 Body odour

Hint: Change your clothes daily. You also might choose to use deodorant for your armpits. Cleaning these areas reduces the chance of producing body odour.

Station #6 Keep your fingernails clean and tidy

Hint: Keeping your nails clean helps stop the spread of germs. A lot of dirt and bacteria hide under your fingernails.

Public service announcement (PSA)

Create a Public Service Announcement (PSA) identifying what you need to do every day to keep your body clean and why it is important in developing healthy relationships. You may also choose to demonstrate the opposite of what happens if you do not practise good hygiene.

Use the checklist to make sure you have included all your information.

Complete the My Public Service Announcement in your notebook or using the following fillable and printable document. You can also use another method of your choice to record your ideas.

Press the ‘Activity’ button to access My Public Service Announcement. 

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Reflection

How do you feel about what you have learned in this activity? Which of the next four sentences best matches how you are feeling about your learning? Press the button that is beside this sentence.

I feel…

I have an excellent understanding of the concepts I have a very good understanding of the concepts I have some understanding but need to review some more my understanding of the concepts needs a lot more work

Now, record your ideas about your feelings using a voice recorder, speech-to-text, or writing tool.