Keeping clean
Label 1.1a: Being Clean Sorting Boxes
Every morning when I get up
Every night before bed
Every day
Twice a week
Once a week
Never
Activity sheet 1.1a: Being Clean
I brush my teeth
I cut my nails
I wash my face
I have a bath or
shower
I wash my feet
I shave under my
arms
I take my make-up
off
I shave my face
I wash my hair
I put on deodorant
I shave my legs
Brush my hair
Activity sheet 1.1b: My Routine Checklist
When I do it
What I do
Why I do it
Every morning
Have my shower
Every morning
Put on deodorant
So I can wash my body with
soap and my hair with
shampoo. This keeps me
clean
So I smell clean all day
In the morning and at night
before I go to sleep
Every other morning
Brush my teeth
Shave
So my teeth are clean and
healthy
So that I don’t grow a beard
Every morning
Change my underwear
So I am clean all day
Tick if
completed
Label 1.2a: How Often
Every day
Once a week
Every 2 Days
Once a month
Information Sheet 1.3a: Sanitary Pads
 Sanitary pads can also be called ‘pads’ or ‘towels’
 Pads/towels are made of absorbent material to soak up the blood.
 Pads/towels come in all sizes and thicknesses so that there will be one that is most comfortable for
you.
 The pads/towel will have a sticky strip, which will stick to your pants and stop it from sliding
around.
 The pad/towel must be changed every time you go to the toilet. Make sure you wash your hands
afterwards.
 Pads/towels should be put in a sanitary disposal bin. These will be in the toilet in school or in public
toilets. Ask your mum/carer what she does with pads at home.
 If you have just started your periods and you are not sure when your period will come, you will
want to carry a pad/towel with you in your bag.
Information Sheet 1.3b: Tampons
 Tampons are made of thick cotton that has been squashed so that it is small enough to fit inside
the vagina.
 They are useful to wear when playing sports or swimming.
 They are small enough to carry about and because they are inside your body they do not smell.
 They have a string on the end so that you can get them out easily. You can't 'lose' a tampon
inside you.
 You will find instructions on how to insert tampons into the vagina in the tampon box. Some
young women find tampons tricky to put in when they first try using them. This is something that
you may need to practise.
 It is really important to take out your tampon every time you go to the toilet and then put in a
new one. Make sure you wash your hands every time you go to the toilet.
 When you stop bleeding (finish your period) you need to take your last tampon out.
 You can use a tampon sometimes and towels at other times, e.g. if you are going swimming you
would use a tampon.
 You can ask your mum, carer, an older sister, auntie or female teacher if you are worried about
what kind of pads/towels to use or about wearing tampons.
It is important to change your tampon regularly and never to leave a tampon in when your period has
finished. This can increase your risk of an illness called Toxic Shock Syndrome which can be very
dangerous.