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Hygiene

A five-week unit. Each week takes one daily routine and teaches it as a fixed set of steps in a fixed order — same steps, same words, every session. That repetition is what carries the routine home.

5Weeks
20Sessions
30–40Minutes each
12–16Ages

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PDF All-Day Plans One page per skill — what the morning teacher, afternoon teacher, social worker, para and principal each do Download
WORD Program Overview The whole unit at a glance — weekly structure, lesson shape, notes for staff Download
PDF Hygiene Team Scoreboard Print once per competition. Works for all five weeks Download
PDF Print Pack Every printable in this unit, in teaching order — one file to send to the copier Download
PDF Where to Start Placement checklist — tick what he already does, and it tells you which skill to teach first Download
PDF Family Sheets One send-home sheet per skill, carrying the exact phrases to parents Download
PDF IEP Goal Wording Three goals per skill, with the tracker named as the data source Download

Week by week

The Shower Routine

Six steps in the same order every time, with the spots people forget called out by name.

WORD Week 1 Lesson Plan “Same Steps, Every Time” — editable Download
PDF Do / Not Yet Poster Ready for the day beside not ready — photo poster for the wall Download
PDF Shower Routine Chart Full page for the bathroom wall — send one home with each student Download
PDF Shower Step Cards 6 cut-apart cards for the Order the Chart race Download

Teeth and Mouth Care

Four zones, thirty seconds each — which is how two minutes stops feeling impossible.

WORD Week 2 Lesson Plan “Two Minutes, Twice a Day” — editable Download
PDF Do / Not Yet Poster Brushing beside a dry toothbrush — photo poster for the wall Download
PDF Four Zones Chart For the wall by the sink Download
PDF Brushing Tracker Two weeks, morning and bedtime — one per student Download

Hands and Nails

When to wash, the twenty-second count, and the five spots almost everyone misses.

WORD Week 3 Lesson Plan “Twenty Seconds, Every Time” — editable Download
PDF Do / Not Yet Poster Washed hands beside dirty hands — photo poster for the wall Download
PDF Handwashing Chart Five steps plus the missed spots — for above the sink Download
PDF When Do We Wash? Cards 12 situation cards for the team round Download

Clean Clothing

Three checks — stains, smell, wrinkles — because clothes look clean long after they stop being clean.

WORD Week 4 Lesson Plan “Wear Again or Laundry?” — editable Download
PDF Do / Not Yet Poster A clean pressed shirt beside a worn one — photo poster Download
PDF Three Checks Chart For the wardrobe door Download
PDF Sorting Cards 12 cards with the deciding check printed at the bottom Download
IMAGE Clean vs Not Clean — Eating Your own visual — side-by-side comparison for the stains check Download
IMAGE Clean vs Not Clean — Cooking Your own visual — works for the apron and clothing discussion Download

Daily Grooming

Hair, face, deodorant, and a four-question mirror check before walking out the door.

WORD Week 5 Lesson Plan “Ready for the Day” — editable Download
PDF Do / Not Yet Poster Checked in the mirror beside walked away — photo poster Download
PDF Daily Grooming Checklist One per student — includes the mirror check questions Download

Handle this unit carefully