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    • Trustworthiness
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          • The Brain
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        • Zones of Regulation
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      • Wabi Sabi >
        • Mark Reibstein
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        • Terry Fox
        • Reggie Bibbs
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        • Nick Vujicic
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  • February Monthly Message
  • February Weekly Activities
    • Pink Shirt Day
    • Viola Desmond
    • Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  • January Weekly Activities
  • What is Bullying?
    • Ontario Ministry of Education
    • Signs of Bullying >
      • Victims, You Matter!
    • Make it a way not just a day >
      • Good Minds Stand Up >
        • Hiawatha and the Peacemaker
      • Pink Shirt Day
    • Take A Pledge
    • Bullying - Music and Media Literacy
  • Character Building
    • Kindness
    • Respect
    • Goal Setting
    • Compassion
    • Perserverance >
      • Perseverance Assembly
    • Fairness
    • Sportsmanship
    • Self Worth
    • Trustworthiness
  • Health and Well-being
    • Mental Health >
      • Mental health challenge >
        • self care wheel
      • Self Esteem >
        • power of Self Talk
      • Positive Mental Attitude
      • Mental Health Supports >
        • Kids Help Phone
        • Youth Mental Health
        • CMHO
    • Well-being >
      • Growth Mindset >
        • Mindfulness and Mindful Moments
      • Mindfulness >
        • Master of Mindfulness
        • Mindset of a Master - YODA
      • Stream of Consciousness/Morning Pages
      • Self Regulation >
        • Choice or Reality Therapy
        • Incredible 5 Point Scale
        • Junior Kelso
        • Five Chairs Five Choices
        • Leaky Brakes Toolbox
        • Mind Up >
          • Mind Up Music in the Morning
          • The Brain
        • Self Control
        • Zones of Regulation
      • Random Acts of Kindness
      • Wabi Sabi >
        • Mark Reibstein
      • Positive People to Learn From >
        • Terry Fox
        • Reggie Bibbs
        • Lizzie Valesquez
        • Nick Vujicic
    • Healthy Living >
      • The Importance of Breathing
      • Contact Comfort
      • Nutrition >
        • Healthy Eating Canada's Food Guide
        • Body Image
      • Relaxation >
        • Yoga
      • Daily Physical Activity (DPA)
      • Dental Care and Oral Hygiene
      • Head Lice
  • Social Studies
    • Human Rights >
      • All About Human Rights
      • Human Rights for Indigenous People
      • Human Rights Activists
      • Inspirational People >
        • Famous Faces
        • Greta Thunberg
        • Malala Yousafzai
    • Social Change >
      • Social Change in Canada
      • Canadian Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms
    • Canada >
      • Oh Canada
      • Symbols of Canada
      • Government of Canada >
        • Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
        • Governor General
        • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau >
          • Prime Ministers of Canada
        • Provincial Government
        • Municipal
      • Citizenship >
        • Immigration
        • Refugees
    • Indigenous Studies >
      • Thanksgiving Address
      • Treaties
      • Iroquois Confederacy >
        • Haudenosaunee >
          • Clan System
          • Tree of Peace
          • Six Nations Reserve >
            • Two Row Times
      • Ojibwe
      • Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation
      • Metis
    • Canada's Role in WW I and WWII >
      • Animals in War >
        • Winnie
      • First Nations in the Wars >
        • Navajo Code Talkers
  • Contact Us
The Importance of Washing your Hands
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How Germs Spread
Washing hands can keep you healthy and prevent the spread of respiratory and diarrheal infections from one person to the next. Germs can spread from other people or surfaces when you:
  • Touch your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands
  • Prepare or eat food and drinks with unwashed hands
  • Touch a contaminated surface or objects
  • Blow your nose, cough, or sneeze into hands and then touch other people’s hands or common objects

Key Times to Wash Hands
You can help yourself and your loved ones stay healthy by washing your hands often, especially during these key times when you are likely to get and spread germs:
  • Before, during, and after preparing food
  • Before eating food
  • Before and after caring for someone at home who is sick with vomiting or diarrhea
  • Before and after treating a cut or wound
  • After using the toilet
  • After changing diapers or cleaning up a child who has used the toilet
  • After blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing
  • After touching an animal, animal feed, or animal waste
  • After handling pet food or pet treats
  • After touching garbage
During the COVID-19 pandemic, you should also clean hands:
  • After you have been in a public place and touched an item or surface that may be frequently touched by other people, such as door handles, tables, gas pumps, shopping carts, or electronic cashier registers/screens, etc.
  • Before touching your eyes, nose, or mouth because that’s how germs enter our bodies.

Follow Five Steps to Wash Your Hands the Right Way
Washing your hands is easy, and it’s one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of germs. Clean hands can stop germs from spreading from one person to another and throughout an entire community—from your home and workplace to childcare facilities and hospitals.
Follow these five steps every time.

  1. Wet your hands with clean, running water (warm or cold), turn off the tap, and apply soap.
  2. Lather your hands by rubbing them together with the soap. Lather the backs of your hands, between your fingers, and under your nails.
  3. Scrub your hands for at least 20 seconds. Need a timer? Hum the “Happy Birthday” song from beginning to end twice.
  4. Rinse your hands well under clean, running water.
  5. Dry your hands using a clean towel or air dry them.
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Posters
Using the posters below as examples, create your own handwashing poster. You may wish to include the steps to proper hand washing as well...
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