Year 5 · RSHE and PSHE · Growing up · Lesson 3

Hygiene and looking after yourself

Personal hygiene during puberty (washing, deodorant, clean clothes, skin and teeth care) and looking after emotional wellbeing, sleep and self-esteem.

13-minute video lesson

Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.

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What your child will learn

Explain why hygiene matters more in puberty
Plan a hygiene routine
Care for skin
Look after feelings and self-esteem
Help a friend kindly

The method

Wash, deodorant, clean clothes.
Brush teeth.
Sleep, eat, move.
Talk about feelings.

Key words: hygiene, deodorant, routine, self-esteem, wellbeing.

Worked examples

The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.

Question 1

What is personal hygiene?

Step 1: Clean

Answer: keeping your body clean

Question 2

How often should you wash or shower in puberty?

Step 1: Daily

Answer: every day

Question 3

How long should you brush your teeth?

Step 1: Two

Answer: 2 minutes, twice a day