The document outlines a lesson for 7-8 year old students on how to clean handkerchiefs. [A] The teacher demonstrates the proper technique of using 3 buckets of water and soap to wash, rinse, and hang dry the handkerchiefs. [B] Students then practice this technique, discussing how to apply it to cleaning other clothes like socks. [C] Both students and teachers felt the lesson was a success, with students learning an important cleaning skill and feeling confident they could maintain clean handkerchiefs on their own.

1. SUBJECT-SCIENCE
THEME-CLEANLINESS
SUBTOPIC-HOW TO CLEAN HANDKERCIEFS
AGE-7-8 YEARS.
OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson the learner s should be able to
[A]Knowledge-clean the handkerchief.
[B]Skill-clean the handkerchief practically with soap and clean water.
[c]Attitude-develop interest in cleaning the handkerchief by themselves.
TEACHER-What is the work of a handkerchief? Pupils gave a chorus answer.
PUPILS-It is for blowing the nose.
MATERIALS
Water-to clean the handkerchief.
Charts-One chart about their body and another about uses of water.
Soap-To apply on the handkerchief then clean it.
Buckets-3 buckets
PROCESS
I was to use 3 buckets one for washing and the other 2 to rinse twice before hanging. The soap was for
applying the handkerchief to be washed. Take it in the two buckets one at a time then hang it and wait
for it to dry. Here is a photo of me taking them through the process in class.

2. IMPLEMENTATION
STEP 1
1.I and the pupils put clean water the three buckets and arrange them well .As the pupils washed their
handkerchiefs one by one Sheila said that she was happy to be given the opportunity to wash hers
because the mother does not allow her to wash any of her clothes teacher I’m I too young to wash at
least my innerwear or a handkerchief.
Teacher –I told her maybe the mother did not want her to get a cold out of touching water.
STEP 2
Rub the soap to the handkerchief and use both hands to wash it thoroughly to remove dirt. Ngunjiri a
seven year old boy discussed with other pupils that surely it was not easy to wash it since he used a lot
of energy for him to remove the dirt from the handkerchief .

3. STEP3
Rinse the handkerchief well then squeeze it .Blessed a seven and a half year old girl told others how she
enjoyed the lesson because she had an opportunity to learn how to wash her socks when she went
home and so she asked me teacher I’m I going to follow the same procedure to wash my soCKS
TEACHER-Oh yes only you have to put some more energy for the socks to be clean since they have a lot
of dust.
STEP 4
Hang the handkerchief for it to dry and so when we were doing it, Moses complained that we did not
have pegs to hang them and I told him since we didn’t have the hanging line and the pegs we were to
hang them on the fence and they would still dry very well
NB -Due to health purposes when one pupil finished to wash his or her handkerchief he or she had to
pour the water for the next pupil to fetc h his or hers to wash.
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CONLUSION

4. The pupils were very happy with the activity and promised that they would never come to school with
dirty handkerchiefs again because they knew how to do it by themselves and that they would follow the
steps well.
REFLECTION
The teachers were happy about the topic and decided to ask the management to buy at least two
buckets and soap for cleanliness for doing such activities washing hands or blowing bubbles. The parents
were also very happy that since we did that activity the last lesson for them to go home, the pupils went
home with clean handkerchiefs and that they were not too small to do the activity like that and with
instructions they would do it perfectly. The community was also happy that pupils were able to be
involved in doing an activity from school instead of waiting for parents or house helps to do it.
WHAT I LEARNT
That with instructions, most pupils do it perfectly and that we should never underestimate the pupils we
have in class or at home.
VIEWS ON WHAT PUPILS LEARNT
PUPIL 1-Isaack 8 year old said that it was not easy especially when it came to rub thourouly he said he
used a lot of energy and he was tired.
PUPIL 2-Maureen a 7 year old girl said that she was happy that her handkerchief was very clean and that
she would carry it the following day without being washed again.

5. REFERENCES
1. Science in action book1
2. Primary science book 1
3.Little book article 13