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Lesson Plan

Fresh Start Lesson Outline

Students will explore essential daily hygiene routines and understand how consistent small habits support long-term wellness. By lesson’s end, they’ll design and reflect on a personalized hygiene routine.

Good hygiene prevents illness, boosts confidence, and promotes lifelong health. This lesson equips students with knowledge and planning tools to build consistent, healthy habits.

Audience

6th Grade Students

Time

30 minutes

Approach

Interactive poll, slides, tracking worksheet, and reflection.

Materials

Hygiene Habits Highlights, Hygiene Habits Poll, My Daily Routine Tracker, and Reflection Journal Prompt

Prep

Prepare Materials

10 minutes

Step 1

Warm-Up: Hygiene Habits Poll

5 minutes

  • Launch the Hygiene Habits Poll for students to answer quick questions (e.g., “How many times a day do you wash your hands?”).
  • Display live results and briefly discuss surprising findings.

Step 2

Direct Instruction: Key Hygiene Routines

10 minutes

  • Present the Hygiene Habits Highlights slide deck.
  • Cover core routines: brushing teeth, handwashing, bathing/showering, hair care, and nail care.
  • For each habit, ask students why it matters and note health benefits.

Step 3

Activity: My Daily Routine Tracker

8 minutes

  • Distribute My Daily Routine Tracker.
  • Instruct students to map out their morning and evening hygiene steps.
  • Encourage them to add any steps they already do or want to start.

Step 4

Assessment: Pair Share

4 minutes

  • Have students pair up to share one new step they added or plan to improve.
  • Listen in to confirm understanding and correct misconceptions.

Step 5

Closure: Reflection Journal

3 minutes

  • Prompt students with the Reflection Journal Prompt.
  • Ask them to write one challenge and one commitment for enhancing their hygiene habits.
  • Collect journals or have students keep them for future check-ins.
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Slide Deck

Hygiene Habits Highlights

Building Healthy Routines for Life

Welcome everyone! Today we’re going to explore simple daily hygiene routines that help us stay healthy and confident. Let’s dive in and discover how small habits make a big difference.

Learning Objectives

• Identify five key hygiene routines
• Understand health benefits of each
• Learn tips for making habits stick

Review our goals so students know what to expect. Encourage them to think of questions as we go.

Brushing Your Teeth

[Image: Toothbrush icon]
• What: Brush twice daily for 2 minutes
• Benefits: Prevents cavities, freshens breath
• Tips: Use fluoride toothpaste and gentle circular motions

Ask: “Who brushes their teeth every morning and night?” Highlight common practices and explain why the 2-minute rule matters.

Handwashing

[Image: Hands under running water]
• What: Wash with soap & water for 20 seconds
• Benefits: Removes germs, prevents colds
• Tips: Scrub between fingers, under nails, and thumbs

Demonstrate a quick handwashing technique. Optionally play a 20-second song students can hum as they scrub.

Bathing & Showering

[Image: Person in shower]
• What: Bathe or shower once daily
• Benefits: Removes dirt, controls odor
• Tips: Use mild soap; rinse thoroughly; focus on underarms & feet

Discuss frequency (“every day?”) and ask if anyone showers twice a day. Emphasize focus areas like underarms and feet.

Hair Care

[Image: Comb and hair strands]
• What: Wash, comb, and style regularly
• Benefits: Keeps scalp healthy, prevents tangles
• Tips: Choose gentle shampoo; detangle with care

Ask students to name hair products they use. Explain how a clean scalp promotes healthy growth.

Nail Care

[Image: Nail clippers]
• What: Trim nails weekly & clean underneath
• Benefits: Prevents infections, keeps hands neat
• Tips: Cut straight across; file rough edges

Show a pair of clippers and a nail brush. Emphasize safety when trimming.

Recap & Next Steps

• Brushing, handwashing, bathing, hair & nail care
• Think about your current habits
• Ready to map out your personal routine

Briefly recap each routine and set the stage for the next activity (tracking their own routines).

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Warm Up

Warm-Up Activity: Hygiene Habits Poll

Kick off with a quick, interactive poll to gauge current student habits and spark interest.

  1. Launch the live poll and display results in real time.
  2. Ask each question, give students ~30 seconds to respond, then show the class summary.
  3. Briefly discuss surprising or common trends before moving on.

Poll Questions

  1. Handwashing Today
    How many times have you washed your hands so far today?

    • 0–1 times
    • 2–3 times
    • 4–5 times
    • More than 5 times

  2. Tooth Brushing Frequency
    How often do you brush your teeth each day?

    • Once
    • Twice
    • Three or more times
    • I don’t brush daily

  3. Shower/Bath Frequency
    How many times do you shower or bathe in a typical week?

    • Every day
    • 4–6 times
    • 2–3 times
    • Once or less

After each question, highlight one key takeaway (e.g., “Most of us wash our hands 2–3 times — that’s great, but we can aim for 4–5, especially before meals!”).
Then transition into the slide presentation on essential routines.

Proceed to Key Hygiene Routines ➔

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Worksheet

My Daily Routine Tracker

Morning Routine

List your morning hygiene steps in the order you do them. Write at least 5 steps:





2. ____________________________




3. ____________________________




4. ____________________________




5. ____________________________



Add any extra steps you sometimes do:






Evening Routine

List your evening hygiene steps in the order you do them. Write at least 5 steps:





2. ____________________________




3. ____________________________




4. ____________________________




5. ____________________________



Add any extra steps you sometimes do:






Reflection Questions

  1. Which step are you most proud of doing consistently? Why?











  2. Name one new habit you want to add to your routine and explain why it’s important.











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Cool Down

Reflection Journal Prompt

Take a moment to reflect on today’s lesson about hygiene routines. Answer the questions below in your journal.

  1. What is one challenge you face when trying to maintain good hygiene habits? Why do you think this is difficult for you?











  2. What specific commitment will you make to improve this habit? Describe one action you will take, when you will do it, and why it will help.











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