Personal Hygiene What is it? It’s a routine of personal care that keeps your whole body clean and healthy.

The Dirtiest Kid in the World by Gerri Harvey Oh, I’m dirty Sid, The World’s Dirtiest Kid I never take baths or showers I can’t see my shirt, it’s too covered with dirt And my ears have enough to grow flowers!

Whenever my mother sends me to bathe I gingerly get in the tub I try not to get too much of me wet And I never “Rub-a-dub-dub”!

The showers are either too hot or too cold So sometimes I stand there and rinse I’ve always felt if I get wet I might melt So I’m pretty hard to convince! I don’t brush my teeth, I don’t wash my hair I try to avoid touching soap My clothes often reek ‘cuz I wear them all week And my sneakers stink beyond hope!

I think that my sneakers wouldn’t be bad If I wore socks on my feet now and then I tried that once, kept them on for 6 months But they smelled worse than they’d ever been. I don’t wash my face, except once a year And my nails, I don’t scrub or cut them In my hair can be seen glitter from last Halloween And my eyelashes stick when I shut them!

The thought of a towel and soap makes me howl So when people have something to tell me They don’t come up and tell it – they stand back and yell it I think they’re afraid they might smell me!

Now what I want to know, what I want to find out Are the changes that need to be made To change this whole scene and make myself clean Now that I’m in 1st grade!

What are the benefits of soap and shampoo?

What are the benefits of brushing and flossing?

How important is it for us to wash our hands?

If we do not wash our hands, this can happen to us What happens if we don’t wash our hands? Listen carefully!

How do germs spread?

Summary How can Dirty Sid clean up his act? 1. 2. 3. 4.

How do we keep from stinking after we take a shower?

Why should we keep our clothes clean?

is a germs worst nightmare and a kids best friend!! Good Hygiene is a germs worst nightmare and a kids best friend!!

Promises Made/Promises Kept