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Clean Hands, Healthy Me

Staying Healthy and Strong

Day 13of 180
Week 3of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand the importance of handwashing for staying healthy

2

Demonstrate proper handwashing technique with 5 key steps

3

Recognize that caring for our bodies honors God's creation

📖 Scripture Connection

1 Corinthians 6:19-20

“Or don't you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.”

— 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (WEB)

Our bodies are special to God, and keeping them clean is one way we can care for His temple

📦 Materials Needed

  • Soap
  • Sink or water basin
  • Towel
  • Poster of handwashing steps
  • BibleMouse Hygiene Tracking Chart
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Review yesterday's movement lesson and connect to today's hygiene focus

💭 Review Question: What ways did we learn to keep our bodies strong yesterday?
2Teaching (5 min)

Introduce handwashing as an important way to stay healthy

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Germs are tiny things we can't see that can make us sick
  • Washing hands helps remove these germs
  • God wants us to take care of the bodies He gave us
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • When do we need to wash our hands?
  • What helps keep our hands clean?
3Activity: Handwashing Heroes (6 min)
hands-on

Practice proper handwashing technique with fun steps

📝 Instructions:
  1. Wet hands with clean water
  2. Add soap and scrub for 20 seconds
  3. Sing the BibleMouse Handwashing Song while scrubbing
  4. Rinse hands thoroughly
  5. Dry hands with a clean towel
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use hand sanitizer with parent help

Challenge: Create a handwashing poster to teach others

4Closing (3 min)

Review handwashing steps and thank God for helping us stay healthy

📝 Review Questions:
  • What are the steps to wash hands?
  • Why is washing hands important?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about how sleep helps our bodies grow strong

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK4 children are learning basic hygiene and need consistent, positive reinforcement

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Make handwashing fun and praise effort
  • Use the BibleMouse Hygiene Tracking Chart to encourage consistency
  • Model good handwashing technique yourself
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children may rush or not scrub thoroughly

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Attempts to follow all handwashing steps independently

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a handwashing chart with stickers
  • Read a BibleMouse storybook about germs and health

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