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Hand Washing Posters for Schools – Free Printables

Hand washing is important at any time of the year. During cold and flu season, it is even more important. Working in schools, we all know that they are breeding grounds for germs and dirty hands. The best way to prevent spreading germs and to stay healthy is to teach children proper hand washing techniques. Here are 5 free hand washing posters for schools with step by step visual directions (download it for free at the bottom of the post).

These posters are from the complete Hand Washing Activities packet. The Hand Washing Activities Packet is an excellent resource to add to any therapist, parent, or teacher’s tool kit to help children learn the importance of hand washing.

Why Use Visuals?

These hand washing posters for school use visuals to help guide children to complete each step. By providing directions with pictures throughout the sequence of hand washing, children are able to make sure they are completing each step.

Visual directions are wonderful for readers and non-readers alike therefore this set of printables is great for all ages.

Teach When to Wash Your Hands

Being by teaching children when to wash their hands. The CDC recommends washing hands:

  • when preparing food
  • Before eating food
  • After using the toilet
  • After blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing
  • After touching an animal, animal feed, or animal waste
  • After handling pet food or pet treats
  • After touching garbage

Hang the second poster up in the free packet to provide visual reminders of the recommendations.

Step By Step Directions on the Hand Washing Posters for Schools

The CDC recommends that we scrub our hands for at least 20 seconds. Kids respond well to singing the “Happy Birthday to You” song while they wash their hands since that song takes about 20 seconds to sing it.

  1. Use soap.
  2. Scrub palm to palm.
  3. Scrub back of hands.
  4. Wash between fingers.
  5. Wash thumbs.
  6. Scrub fingernails.
  7. Wash wrists.
  8. Rinse hands.
  9. Dry hands.

Reminder Poster

You can hang the third poster by the sink, cafeteria, doorway or wherever to remind children to wash their hands.

Washing Hands is an Important Life Skill

Learning how to wash your hands is an important life skill. Here is another resource to help children learn new skills with visual schedules.

Download your FREE Hand Washing Posters for Schools

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