Lesson Plan
Hero Badge Tracker
Guide a 1st grade student through a fun, 10-minute one-on-one digital board game where they learn and practice key hygiene skills, earn badges, and build confidence in personal care routines.
Early mastery of hygiene habits can boost self-confidence, promote health, and reduce illness. A personalized game approach increases motivation and ensures each child succeeds at their own pace.
Audience
1st Grade Student
Time
10 minutes
Approach
Interactive gameplay with instant feedback and rewards.
Materials
Prep
Prepare Digital Materials
3 minutes
- Open Hero Skills Intro slide deck and review each hygiene skill slide.
- Load Hygiene Heroes Board on your device.
- Familiarize yourself with the Badge Criteria answer key for each skill.
- Ensure student’s device is charged and volume is set appropriately.
Step 1
Introduction
2 minutes
- Welcome the student and explain they’re becoming a Hygiene Hero today.
- Briefly review the goals: washing hands, brushing teeth, and covering coughs/sneezes.
- Show slide 1 of Hero Skills Intro and discuss why hygiene matters.
- Use simple, positive language and encourage questions.
- Differentiation: For students who need extra support, use visual picture cards or gestures to illustrate each skill.
Step 2
Gameplay
5 minutes
- Guide the student through moving their token on the Hygiene Heroes Board one space per question.
- At each space, ask a question or prompt action (e.g., “Show me how you wash your hands”).
- Refer to Badge Criteria to decide if the student meets the skill standard.
- Provide immediate feedback: praise correct steps, model any missed steps, and let them try again.
- Differentiation: Slow down pace for students needing processing time; offer sentence stems or simplified prompts.
Step 3
Badge Award & Debrief
3 minutes
- After completing the board, review each skill mastered and award digital Hygiene Hero badges.
- Show the student their earned badges and celebrate their success.
- Ask the student to demonstrate one favorite skill again to reinforce learning.
- Encourage the student to practice at home and show their family new skills.
- Differentiation: For advanced students, ask “Why is this skill important?” to deepen understanding; for emerging learners, repeat key steps and use more gestures.
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Slide Deck
Welcome, Hygiene Hero!
• Today we’ll learn three super skills:
- Washing hands
- Brushing teeth
- Covering coughs & sneezes
Let’s have fun and earn badges!
Welcome the student warmly. Explain that today they’ll become a Hygiene Hero by learning important personal care skills. Encourage curiosity and praise participation.
Why Hygiene Matters
• Keeps germs away
• Helps us stay healthy
• Gives us confidence to play and learn
Healthy heroes feel great!
Emphasize why each hygiene habit keeps us healthy. Use simple examples (e.g., “Germs can make us sick”). Invite the student to share times they washed or brushed at home.
Handwashing Steps
- Wet hands with water
- Apply soap and rub
- Scrub for 20 seconds (sing “Happy Birthday” twice)
- Rinse off soap
- Dry with a clean towel
Guide student through each handwashing step. If needed, demonstrate with a sink or use picture cards. Offer praise after each correct step.
Brushing Teeth Steps
- Apply a pea-sized amount of toothpaste
- Hold brush at a 45° angle
- Brush outer surfaces (top & bottom)
- Brush chewing surfaces
- Spit and rinse mouth and brush
Walk through each brushing step slowly. If possible, show a toothbrush and model brushing motions. Encourage the student to pretend-brush along.
Covering Coughs & Sneezes
• Use your inner elbow—not your hands
• Turn your face away from others
• Throw tissues in the trash
• Wash hands afterward
Use gestures to show covering a cough/sneeze. Practice together by having the student pretend to cough into their elbow. Reinforce why this protects friends.
Game
Hygiene Heroes Board Game Overview
This is the 10-space digital game board students will move through to practice and demonstrate key hygiene skills. Each space contains a question or action prompt. Move one space per correct response or demonstration.
Track Type: Linear (Start → Finish)
| Space | Label | Prompt |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Start | Get ready! Place your token here and become a Hygiene Hero. |
| 2 | Handwashing Action | “Show me how you wash your hands.” |
| 3 | Handwashing Scrub | “Scrub your hands for 20 seconds. You can sing ‘Happy Birthday’ twice while scrubbing.” |
| 4 | Handwashing Dry | “Show me how you dry your hands with a clean towel.” |
| 5 | Brushing Teeth Prep | “Pretend to apply a pea-sized amount of toothpaste to your toothbrush.” |
| 6 | Brushing Teeth Outer | “Show me how you brush the outer surfaces of your teeth (top and bottom).” |
| 7 | Brushing Teeth Chewing | “Show me how you brush the chewing surfaces of your teeth.” |
| 8 | Covering Coughs & Sneezes | “Show me how you cover a cough or sneeze using your inner elbow.” |
| 9 | Reflection | “Why is it important to wash your hands regularly?” |
| 10 | Finish | Hooray! You’ve mastered your hygiene skills—collect your final badge and celebrate! |
Visuals & Icons:
- Space 1: Hero shield icon
- Spaces 2–4: Soap, water droplet, towel icons
- Spaces 5–7: Toothbrush, toothpaste, sparkles icons
- Space 8: Tissue & elbow icon
- Space 9: Thinking bubble icon
- Space 10: Star trophy icon
Use this board alongside the Hero Skills Intro slides and the Badge Criteria answer key to guide play. Good luck, Hygiene Heroes!
Answer Key
Badge Criteria Answer Key
This answer key defines the specific steps and expectations for awarding each Hygiene Hero badge. Use these criteria to observe and evaluate student demonstrations, provide constructive feedback, and determine whether to award a badge for each skill. Detailed teacher notes and sample responses are included to guide scoring and remediation.
1. Handwashing Badge
Prompt (Board Spaces 2–4):
• “Show me how you wash your hands.”
• “Scrub your hands for 20 seconds. You can sing ‘Happy Birthday’ twice while scrubbing.”
• “Show me how you dry your hands with a clean towel.”
Criteria for Awarding Badge:
• Completes all five steps in order with minimal prompts:
- Wet hands under running water
- Apply soap and rub hands together
- Scrub all surfaces (palms, backs, between fingers, under nails) for ~20 seconds
- Rinse off all soap thoroughly
- Dry hands with a clean towel or air dryer
Rubric:
• Meets Standard (Badge Awarded): All 5 steps performed correctly and in sequence.
• Emerging (Practice Needed): 3–4 steps correct; teacher models missing steps and allows retry.
• Developing (Extra Support): Fewer than 3 steps; provide guided practice with picture cues.
Teacher Notes:
- Observe whether the student sings or times ~20 seconds.
- Notice hand-surface coverage: look at thumbs, finger webbing, and fingertips.
- If order is mixed (e.g., drying before rinsing), pause and prompt: “What comes next?”
Sample Student Response:
- Student turns on water, wets hands, pumps soap, sings “Happy Birthday” twice, scrubs all areas, rinses until water runs clear, and dries with a towel.
Award Badge!
2. Brushing Teeth Badge
Prompt (Board Spaces 5–7):
• “Pretend to apply a pea-sized amount of toothpaste to your toothbrush.”
• “Show me how you brush the outer surfaces of your teeth (top and bottom).”
• “Show me how you brush the chewing surfaces of your teeth.”
Criteria for Awarding Badge:
• Completes all five steps:
- Applies a pea-sized dot of toothpaste
- Holds brush at ~45° angle toward gumline
- Brushes outer (visible) surfaces of top and bottom teeth
- Brushes chewing (biting) surfaces
- Spits out toothpaste and rinses mouth and brush
Rubric:
• Meets Standard (Badge Awarded): All steps correct, brush angle approximated, coverage evident.
• Emerging (Practice Needed): Misses 1–2 steps; teacher models brushing angle or sequence.
• Developing (Extra Support): Fewer than 3 steps; use a mirror or hand-over-hand guidance.
Teacher Notes:
- Check that the toothbrush bristles touch the gumline gently.
- Encourage circular or back-and-forth motions lasting ~2 minutes in longer lessons; here, focus on correct sequence.
- If student over-loads toothpaste, prompt: “Remember—just a pea-size!”
Sample Student Response:
- Student squeezes toothpaste, holds brush at an angle, brushes outer and chewing surfaces, spits, and rinses.
Award Badge!
3. Covering Coughs & Sneezes Badge
Prompt (Board Space 8):
• “Show me how you cover a cough or sneeze using your inner elbow.”
Criteria for Awarding Badge:
• Demonstrates at least the first two critical steps:
- Coughs or sneezes into inner elbow, not hands
- Turns face away from others
Stretch Criteria (for full mastery):
3. Disposes used tissue properly
4. Washes or sanitizes hands afterward
Rubric:
• Meets Standard (Badge Awarded): Steps 1–2 shown correctly.
• Emerging (Practice Needed): Attempts but covers with hands or doesn’t turn away; model elbow coverage and retry.
• Developing (Extra Support): Does not cover; coach with role-play and visual cue.
Teacher Notes:
- Emphasize elbow pocket rather than sleeve sometimes.
- Use “tissue toss” or “hand-washing” follow-up as reinforcement but focus badge on elbow cover.
Sample Student Response:
- Student lifts elbow across mouth when pretending to sneeze, turns head, and says “Excuse me.”
Award Badge!
4. Reflection Question
Prompt (Board Space 9):
• “Why is it important to wash your hands regularly?”
Expected Key Ideas:
• Removes germs that can make you and others sick
• Helps prevent the spread of illness
• Keeps you healthy so you can play, learn, and feel good
Rubric:
• Meets Standard (Badge Awarded): Student mentions at least one scientific reason (germs, sickness, prevention).
• Emerging (Practice Needed): Mentions “stay clean” or “feel good” without germ connection; teacher scaffold: “What lives on our hands?”
• Developing (Extra Support): One-word response or off-topic; model full answer and ask student to repeat.
Teacher Notes:
- Accept simple language (“Keeps my body safe”) that conveys germ-prevention.
- For deeper learners, prompt: “How do germs travel?” to extend thinking.
Sample Student Responses:
- “Washing hands gets rid of germs so I don’t get sick.”
- “To stop germs from spreading to my friends.”
Award Reflection Badge!
Use this answer key during gameplay to make consistent, objective decisions about badge awards. Celebrate student successes, provide immediate modeling for missed steps, and encourage retry until mastery. Good luck guiding your next Hygiene Hero!