Hygiene means keeping yourself and where you live clean.

Teeth are used to break down food before it is swallowed.

Plaque is a sticky substance that forms a coating on your teeth and gums.

The gums are the part of the mouth in which our teeth are fixed.

Living things decay when they die, meaning they gradually break down and rot away.

Brushing teeth

Science

In this Healthy me unit, pupils learnt the importance of eating the right amounts of different types of food. In the Healthy eating unit, they will build on this knowledge to learn that animals, including humans, need the right types and amounts of nutrition from what they eat

In the Human body parts unit, pupils learnt to identify, name, draw and label the basic parts of the human body. In this Healthy me unit, pupils will build on this knowledge to describe ways in which we can look after our bodies and explain why it is important to do so.

Healthy me 

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Which of these helps you to have good personal hygiene?

How many times a day should we brush our teeth?

As well as brushing your teeth, how else can you keep your teeth healthy?

a sticky substance that damages your teeth

Plaque is made up mostly of the germs that cause tooth {{}}.

To have healthy teeth and {{}}, we should brush our teeth twice a day.

By being active and eating a variety of foods.

Washing your hands or having a shower are both examples of ...

Which of these helps scientists to look at germs?

Humans can spread germs easily without knowing.

Germs are invisible. Why is this a bad thing for humans?

Scientists try to prevent germs from spreading. What does prevent mean?

Hand washing is important because soap smells nice.

Hand washing is important because it can remove germs.

Hand washing is important because it is not nice to see dirty hands.

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This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Brushing teeth

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This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.