We have been learning about the importance of washing our hands, as part of our Health and Wellbeing Moshi Monsters topic.

We learned that it is important to wash our hands because germs can be transferred from one place to another unless you keep your hands clean.

We carried out an experiment in class to prove this. We put a slice of bread, straight from the packet, into a clean plastic bag. We all wiped our hands on another slice of bread, from the same packet, and also put this in a clean bag. We left the bags for a week to see what would happen. The one on the right is the one we wiped our hands on. Can you see what happened?

It went all green and mouldy. Yuck!!! We agreed that this experiment showed how may germs are on our hands. These could be transferred into our mouths, if we do not wash our hands before we eat.

We made posters to remind us of other times we should remember to wash our hands such as after touching a pet or animal, after going to the toilet, before preparing food and after sneezing or coughing.