Healthy Basics: Hand Washing
When to wash your hands?
- Before you eat
- After you:
- Play with animals
- Use the bathroom
- Use the phone
- Sneeze
- Play with toys
- Play outside
- Come home
- Use the computer
GERMS
- Germs live everywhere – on your skin, hair, teeth, clothes, toys, dogs, cats, and home.
- There are good germs and bad germs.
- Bad germs will make you sick, cough, and sneeze.
- Bad germs can spread to your family and friends.
- Get rid of bad germs by washing your hands.
HOW TO WASH YOUR HANDS
Washing your hands helps keep you healthy.
STEP ONE
Wet hands with water.
STEP TWO
Put soap on hands.
STEP THREE
Rub hands together while counting slowly to 20. Make sure you get the back of your hands, wrists, fingers, and your fingernails.
STEP FOUR
Wet hands with water to take off soap.
STEP FIVE
Dry hands!