Health, Dignity & Daily Hygiene
Health, Dignity & Daily Hygiene
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Health, Dignity & Daily Hygiene
What do you already know about personal hygiene and why it matters?
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the lesson you will be able to: - Understand the value of good hygiene and presentation. - List and describe basic hygiene routines. - Explain how hygiene impacts confidence and health. - Plan your own daily hygiene routine.
Starter: Why Does Hygiene Matter?
Let’s look at two people: one well-groomed, one unkempt. How do their appearances make you feel? Why might taking care of ourselves be important?
What Is Personal Hygiene?
Personal hygiene means cleaning and caring for our bodies, hair, teeth, and clothes. It helps us stay healthy and feel good about ourselves.
Why Is Washing Important?
Washing our hands, body, and hair removes dirt and germs. This prevents illness and infections. It also prevents bad odors...
what else can we use with washing daily to prevent these bad odors?
Keeping Teeth Clean
Brushing your teeth twice a day keeps your mouth healthy, prevents bad breath, and protects you from tooth decay.
Wearing Clean Clothes
Clean clothes help us look tidy, smell fresh, and reduce the risk of skin problems.
What Happens Without Good Hygiene?
Others may avoid us, confidence can fall, and we may feel embarrassed.
Poor hygiene can cause bad smells, infections, skin and dental issues.
Emotional & Social Health
Physical Health
Name some hygiene essentials, e.g toothpaste
Hygiene Essentials
Soap, shampoo, toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, nail clippers, hairbrush, clean clothes. Can you think of anything else?
Task
On amazon you have an imaginary25 pound budget.
Buy some hygiene essentials, and anything else you need, e.g hair wax
You now have a unlimted budget
Buy a outfit, jeans, shoes,top,jumper,coat and add to your basket which combined with your hygiene essentials are going to keep you well groomed.
Daily Hygiene Timetable
Let’s create a basic plan: Morning – wash face, brush teeth, use deodorant. Evening – shower, brush teeth. Add hair care and clean clothes etc.
Make a daily plan that you will try to do to keep up with good personal hygeine
Adding Grooming Steps
Don’t forget hair brushing, trimming nails, and shaving if needed. Good grooming is part of looking and feeling your best.
Reflection: How Does Hygiene Help?
Discuss: How does staying clean help your confidence, dignity, and relationships with others?
Group Sharing & Feedback
Quick Recap Blooklet
Debate
Should personal hygiene products like soap and deodorant be provided for free in schools and workplaces
use the worksheets to give you an idea what to research.
Think about what the other side will say, and come up with some counter arguments
Use facts, stats
Be respectful
Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.
Write down 2 things you want to know more about.
Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.
