Teach kids the importance of hygiene.

Meaning: Educating children about the importance of hygiene helps them understand why it's important to wash their hands regularly.

Choice of Words: Teach means to give someone knowledge or skill in a particular subject. Kids are children. Importance means the quality of being important or significant. Hygiene is the practice of maintaining cleanliness and good health.

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Wash your hands often.

Meaning: This means to make sure your hands are clean by washing them with water and soap many times. It's like saying, Make sure your hands are clean by washing them with water and soap regularly.

Choice of Words: The word "wash" means to clean something with water or soap. "Hands" are the parts of our body we use to grab and hold things. "Often" means to do something many times. When we put these words together, "Wash your hands often" means to clean our hands with water or soap many times.

Brush your teeth twice a day.

Meaning: This means to make sure your teeth are clean by brushing them with a toothbrush two times a day. It's like saying, Make sure your teeth are clean by brushing them with a toothbrush in the morning and at night.

Choice of Words: The word "brush" means to clean something with a brush. "Teeth" are the hard white parts in our mouth that we use to chew food. "Twice" means two times. "A day" means during one day. When we put these words together, "Brush your teeth twice a day" means to clean our teeth with a brush two times during one day.

Cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze.

Meaning: This means to make sure you don't spread germs when you cough or sneeze by covering your mouth with something like a tissue or your elbow. It's like saying, Make sure you don't spread germs when you cough or sneeze by covering your mouth with a tissue or your elbow.

Choice of Words: The word "cover" means to put something over something else. "Mouth" is the part of our face where we speak and eat. "When" means at the time that something happens. "Cough" and "sneeze" are actions that we do when we have a cold or allergies. When we put these words together, "Cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze" means to put something over our mouth when we cough or sneeze.

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