Social and Religious Studies

(e) Apply oil on yourself.

 Put on clean clothes.

4.1. Personal Hygiene
Look at the following pictures.


The proper ways of cleaning the whole body 
Bathing is good because it helps us be clean.
We have to bathe every day the whole body.

For what do we use the following items?

The ways we clean our body
We use:                                                                  

• Razor blade                                                      • Nail cutter  

• Tooth brush                                                       • Tooth paste

 • Clean water                                                      • Soap    

• Towel                                                                   • Comb

(a) Cleaning the head.

(b) Cleaning the remaining parts. Use clean water and soap.

(c) Clean the feet well.

(d) Wipe your body well with a towel.

A child wiping himself with a clean towel
(e) Apply oil on yourself. Put on clean clothes.

Exercise 8

1. I clean my body by using ______ and _________. 

2. I wipe my body with ___________. 

3. Fill in with letters.
The hygiene of hands and feet
Fingers and feet are parts of our body. We have to clean often our hands.

We do a lot of things with our hands.

What are these children doing with their hands?

Steps of washing the hands 

(a) Put water and soap in your hands

(b) Cleanse yourself thoroughly.

Activity 4.2
Take a basin full of water. Show how to wash the hands.

The hygiene of feet

Our feet are very important. 

We have to always wash our feet and dry them. This helps us:
• Walk
• Run

• Playing

Use clean water and soap.
Wipe your feet properly with a towel.

Do you wash your feet before going to bed? Yes/ no

The hygiene of face and ears
1. Face

Wash your face every day.

If you have an eye illness, consult an eye doctor.

Our eyes help us see things, people and places.

We should remember
When we notice our classmate with an eye illness, we should help him or her. 

We should not discriminate him or her.

2. Ears

Ears helps us hear

We should care for our eyes.
When you clean your ears, use warm water and a dry and clean piece 
of cloth.

Use a small clean cotton.

The following pictures show us how we should care for our ears.

Note the following:

1. Do not put anything in your ears.

2. Visit a doctor when you are sick.

Activity 4.3
1. Use the following to clean your ears.
2. Show how you can care for someone who has an ear illness.

The hygiene of mouth
Give the use of the mouth.

We use a mouth to speak and eat.

The mouth has to be always clean. 

(a) Properly brush all your teeth, inside and outside. Do not forget 
to clean the tongue.
Steps of brushing teeth

Use this example at home to brush your teeth.

(b) Spit out the toothpaste and then cleanse with clean water.

c) Cleaning teeth using a stick

Activity 4.4
Take the following:
(a) Toothpaste
(b) Toothbrush
(c) Clean water
Show how you use these three items for proper care of your teeth.

The importance of the personal hygiene

Through a mirror, look at yourself. Are your eyes, arms and head 

clean? How do you feel when you are dirty?

The importance of the personal hygiene.

(a) We shall not transmit each other with germs.

(b) We will have fresh mouth smell.

(c) We will have clean hands

(d) We will be smart.

4.2. Hygiene of casual clothes and school uniform

I know how to wash clothes

Steps of washing clothes
(a) Use clean water.
(b) Sock clothes in clean water.
(c) Wash these clothes with water and soap.
(d) Cleanse them in clean water.
(e) Dry them


These children have put on clean clothes.

The importance of cleaning clothes

1. It makes them clean.
2. It removes bad smell.
3. It makes you look smart.
4. It kills parasites in clothes.

Exercise 9
1. What parts of the body that are cleaned using the following items?


2. Complete sentences with Yes or No. The first question is 
answered.
 (a) Brushing teeth can cause you problems. No.
(b) Cleaning teeth with a tooth stick removes food remains 
from the teeth.__________
(c) Dim light can damage your eyes………………………….
(d) The body hygiene makes us feel healthy ...……………...
(e) We have to clean our teeth thrice per week ………….
3. With the help of your teacher, make groups and wash the 
following types of clothes:
 (a) Socks
 (b) Vests
 (c) School uniform

List of words

Read these words aloud

(a) Arms
(b) Body
(c) Feet
(d) Eyes
(e) Ears
(f) Mouth

(g) Teeth

Puzzle game
Count circles that are made up of:
(a) Green
(b) Yellow
(c) Blue

(d) Red