Lesson Planning
Revisit water-related activities to consider keeping clean.
Children will:
- Enjoy using soap in different forms and water to clean various items.
- Learn the importance of keeping clean, especially washing hands properly.
Let's Wash with Water
Topics Reception/Year 1
This unit is part of
Awareness Days World Water Day
Objectives
Science
- Find out about and describe the basic needs of animals, including humans, for survival (water, food and air).
- Describe the importance for humans of hygiene.
Maths
- Compare, describe and solve practical problems for capacity and volume.
Provided Resources
- Suggested timetable
- Napago's story
You Will Need
- List of water linked activities
- Various containers such as beakers, jugs, bowls, buckets, some marked with measures
- Water play tray, Tuff Spot tray
- Sponges, cloths, brushes of different kinds
- Dish washing, nail, tooth, bottle, water and safe forms of soap* washing up liquid, bars of soap different shapes and colours, baby bath soap
- Outside toys, dolls, dolls’ clothes, role-play costumes, pegs, washing line, plastic construction kit pieces and cars
Weblinks
Washing activity ideas from imaginationtree.com
Window cleaners learn how to clean windows - YouTube clip
Wash hands song - YouTube clip
Tim Peake demonstrates how to wash your face in Space from bbc.co.uk