Grades K–5
Brushing My Teeth
Six toothbrushing steps with pictures, from toothpaste to rinse, and a morning and night chart for the week.
Special education printable · Life skills
How to Wash My Hands
Six handwashing steps with pictures: wet, soap, scrub for 20 seconds, rinse, dry and throw the towel away.
- Grade level
- Grades K–5
- Time
- About 5 minutes
- Topic
- Life skills
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Self-care, Safety, Money, Telling time
What kids do
“Follow the steps. Check each box as you do it.”
Printed on the sheet:
- Rinse off the soap
- Scrub tip: sing “Happy Birthday” two times. That is about 20 seconds.
Teacher tip
Tape it by the classroom sink at child height. Put a dot of washable marker on the back of each hand: when the dot is gone, the scrubbing was long enough.
How to use it
- Use the same order and the same words every time.
- Practice a little every day instead of a lot once a week.
- Model the page yourself first, then do it together, then let the student try with less and less help.
Watch for
Skills that only work at school. Practice in new places with new people.
Talk about it
- What could happen if we skip this step?
- Show me what you want.
Take it further
Take photos of the student doing each step and make their own version.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
More life skills worksheets
Grades K–5
Safety Signs: What Do They Mean?
Match five signs kids see every day to their meaning: stop, exit, bathroom, hospital and fire extinguisher.
Grades 1–3
Coins: Names and Values
Match the penny, nickel, dime and quarter to their names and values in cents.
Grades 1–3
Telling Time to the Hour
Six clocks set to the hour: read the short hand and write the time, like 3:00.
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