Hand Hygiene Heroes
A Grade 4 physical education worksheet focusing on essential hand hygiene practices to promote health and prevent germ spread.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will help you understand why hand hygiene is important and how to practice it correctly.
1. What is the main reason we wash our hands?
To make them smell nice
To remove germs and dirt
To make them shiny
To make them cold
2. You should wash your hands for at least seconds, which is about how long it takes to sing 'Happy Birthday' twice.
3. Always use and water when washing your hands to get rid of germs effectively.
4. It's okay to just rinse your hands with water if they don't look dirty.
True
False
5. Match the action with when you should wash your hands.
a. After sneezing or coughing
i. To prevent spreading germs to others
b. Before eating food
ii. To avoid getting sick from food
c. After playing outside
iii. To remove dirt and germs picked up from surfaces
6. List three important steps for washing your hands thoroughly.
7. Look at the image below showing steps for handwashing. Describe what is happening in each step.
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Step 2:
Step 3: