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Week 01 · Clean Hands, Ready Kitchen

Tuesday

Five steps to clean hands
// Wash up, team up, read the card
⏱ about 15 min

Tuesday: Five Steps to Clean Hands

Bennie rinses his paws for one quick second. "Done!" he says, reaching for a bowl.

Lizzy the Lizard looks up from her notebook. "What do you notice? Was there any soap?"

Bennie looks at his paws. They are wet, but not very clean.

Riley holds up the soap. "Here is a hint," he says. "Count while you scrub."

When to wash

Cooks wash their hands before, during and after making food.

They also wash before they eat.

If you touch raw eggs or flour, wash your hands again right after.

How to wash: five steps

  1. Wet your hands with clean, running water. Warm or cold is fine.
  2. Turn off the tap and put on soap.
  3. Lather: rub soap on the backs of your hands. Get between fingers and under nails.
  4. Scrub for at least 20 seconds. Hum the birthday song twice to time it.
  5. Rinse your hands well under clean, running water.
  6. Dry your hands with a clean towel.
PUT THE HANDWASHING STEPS IN ORDER
  • ?Lather
  • ?Scrub
  • ?Wet
  • ?Rinse
  • ?Dry
WHY THIS EXERCISEEach step does a job, so the order matters.
Scrub for at least ____ seconds.
Lather the backs of your hands, between your fingers and under your ____.
The last step is to ____ your hands.
WHEN SHOULD YOU WASH?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
You are about to start a recipe. Should you wash?
You just cracked a raw egg into a bowl. What now?
The snack is ready to eat. Should you wash first?
Handwashing factTrue or false?
Cold water is fine for washing hands.?
A quick one-second rinse is enough.?
You should wash after touching raw flour.?
Scrubbing between your fingers matters.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEGood handwashing keeps germs out of the food you share.
How many seconds should you scrub? Type a number.
WHY THIS EXERCISEAt least 20 seconds of scrubbing gets your hands clean.
Try it
Wash your hands right now with all five steps.
Ask a grown-up to time your scrub. Did you reach 20 seconds?

Squeaky clean! Tomorrow is our first Kitchen Lab. You will test your scrubbing.

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