Grade 1- Cleaning my Body

Our body has many parts.

Some of the parts in our body are shown below.

When we play and work our body parts get dirt and have germs.

1. Our body gets dirty because of sweat.

2. Our body also gets dirty when we touch dirty things.

3. When our body is dirty, it smells bad.

4. Dirty body can also make us to be sick. Therefore, they should be cleaned to make us clean and healthy
   

Materials we use to clean our body

When cleaning the body parts, we use different materials.

Some of the materials we use are shown below.

Cleaning our face

1. Clean water.

2. Basin.

3. Soap.

4. Towel.

Cleaning hair

1. Clean water.

2. Soap.

3. Basin.

4. Comb.

5. A towel.

Cleaning our nose.

Handkerchief.

Cleaning our teeth

1. Clean warm water.

2. Tooth paste.

3. Tooth brush

4. Chewed stick.

Cleaning our hands

1. Soap.

2. Nail cutter.

3. Towel or cloth.

4. Clean water.

Cleaning our legs

1. Soap.

2. Basin.

3. Sponge.

4. Clean water.

5. Oil.

6. Rough stone.

7. Towel.

Problems related to Oral Hygiene.

Oral hygiene is keeping our teeth and mouth clean.

1. We keep our mouth clean by brushing daily.

2. Brushing our teeth makes them clean and healthy.

3. Brushed teeth are always strong.

4. When we do not brush our teeth daily, they become dirt and smell bad.

Some of the problems we get when we do not brush our teeth are:

1. Bad breath

2. Bleeding gum

3. Cavities