Creating a Personal Hygiene Routine

About This Video

Creating a Personal Hygiene Routine helps learners understand how daily hygiene habits support health, comfort, confidence, and independence. This video teaches learners how to build a simple hygiene routine that may include brushing teeth, washing hands, showering or bathing, using deodorant, brushing hair, and choosing clean clothes. Learners are encouraged to use helpful tools such as checklists, alarms, visual schedules, calendars, or reminder apps to support follow-through.

Learning Objectives

After watching this video, learners will:

  1. Identify key ideas and routines related to creating a personal hygiene routine.
  2. Explain how the skill supports health, comfort, safety, or well-being.
  3. Choose or sequence appropriate actions for using the skill in everyday life.

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Clinician & Educator Supports

Grade 8
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.8.4 – Present information and findings coherently using relevant evidence and appropriate organization.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.3 – Use knowledge of language to make effective choices for meaning, style, and comprehension.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.6 – Acquire and accurately use grade-appropriate academic and domain-specific vocabulary.

Grades 9–10
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.4 – Present information and evidence clearly, concisely, and logically for the purpose, audience, and task.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.3 – Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts and make effective choices for meaning and style.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.6 – Acquire and accurately use general academic and domain-specific vocabulary appropriate for college and career readiness.

Grades 11–12
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.4 – Present information and evidence clearly and logically while addressing audience, purpose, and differing perspectives.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.3 – Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts and make effective choices for meaning and style.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.6 – Acquire and accurately use general academic and domain-specific vocabulary appropriate for college and career readiness.

  • By the end of the instructional period, the learner will identify at least four personal-hygiene tasks and explain when or how often they are typically completed with 80% accuracy across 3 consecutive sessions.
  • By the end of the instructional period, the learner will organize personal-hygiene tasks into a logical daily or weekly routine and explain the sequence with 80% accuracy across 3 consecutive sessions.
  • By the end of the instructional period, given a hygiene-related barrier or change in routine, the learner will identify an appropriate adjustment or request for support in 4 of 5 opportunities across 3 consecutive sessions.

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