Lesson Plan
Healing Hygiene: A Journey to Self-Care
Teach basic hygiene skills
This lesson aims to review and teach basic hygiene skills for students who engage in self-harming behaviors or have experienced trauma. Over the course of five weeks, students will learn the importance of personal hygiene for physical and mental well-being through trauma-informed, experiential, and active learning strategies.
Audience
Time
Approach
Materials
Step 1
Introduction to Hygiene
5 mins
Step 2
Week 1: Understanding Hygiene
25 mins
Step 3
Week 2: Hygiene and Self-Worth
30 mins
Step 4
Week 3: Overcoming Barriers
30 mins
Step 5
Week 4: Creating a Routine
30 mins
Step 6
Week 5: Reflection and Moving Forward
30 mins
Discussion
Worksheet
Worksheet
Worksheet
