HEALTH VIRTUE GROUP

Because I value my body as Christ's temple, I choose to achieve and maintain optimum physical, mental, and spiritual health.

 

How To Be Healthy

Cleanliness

God's ideal is for my body and environment to be neat and clean. It helps prevent disease so I can better serve Him.

 

I choose to be clean.

 

Definition

Cleanliness means: neatness, washed.

 
Artwork Music

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The Cleansing Wave, SDAH, 332
Jesus Loves Me, HIOS, 63

Student Life Applications

1. Washing your face.
2. Combing your own hair.
3. Washing your clothes.
 

Bible, E.G. White

Exodus 19:10 Let them wash their clothes.
Isaiah 52:11 Be ye clean that bear the vessels of the Lord
II Corinthians 7:1 Let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit

“The earnest teacher will improve every opportunity to show the necessity of perfect cleanliness both in personal habits and in all one's surroundings. The value of the daily bath in promoting health and in stimulating mental action, should be emphasized. ED 200
“But when we lose taste for order and neatness in dress we virtually leave the truth,” 1T 276
“You should cultivate a love for neatness and strict cleanliness. God is a God of order. . . . For we should seek not to disgust unbelievers by carelessness and slackness in our apparel, but should dress modestly, with reference to health and neatness, that our dress may commend itself to the judgment of candid minds.” 2T 66
“Pure air and water, cleanliness, a proper diet, purity of life, and a firm trust in God are remedies for the want of which thousands are dying; yet these remedies are going out of date because their skillful use requires work that the people do not appreciate. Fresh air, exercise, pure water, and clean, sweet premises are within the reach of all with but little expense,” 5T 443

Reinforcing Stories

“Red Hair”, Book One, Great Stories for Kids, p. 48, by Jerry Thomas, PPPA
“The Gift Handkerchiefs”, “Joan’s Reward”, “Johnny Germ”, “Mary’s Ten Little Nails”, “Miss Williams Talks About Teeth”, “The Story the Looking Glass Told”, Treasury of Devotional aids for Home and School


Student Activities

1. Put soap by each washing station.
2. Schedule a time for clean-up in the classroom.
3. Schedule a time for clean-up on the playground.
4. Join the neighborhood in a clean-up for any part of the neighborhood that needs it.
5. Test the water supply for cleanliness.
 

Links to the Curriculum
Biology: Cleaning up the environment reminds us to clean our bodies and our spiritual lives.
Home Economics: Cleanliness and grooming makes people enjoyable to be around, even so, Christian values make people enjoyable to be around.
Science: As we clean up our surroundings, we can remember to clean up our lives.
 

Resources


Great Stories for Kids, by Jerry Thomas, PPPA, 1999
Sawatsky, Dawna, Handy Guide for Teaching Kids About Health, Life Education, 3500 Treetop Lane, Willits CA 95490. 1998.
Stober, Iris Hayden and Barry H. Wecker, The Church Health Educator, Adventist Health Department, Wahroonga 2076 Australia. Copyright © The General Conference of SDA. 1989. (May be purchased from the SSD Health Department for $10.00US)
My Body Temple, Teacher’s Manual and Felt Set. (Available at SSD Health Department).
Treasury of Devotional Aids for Home and School by Department of Education of General Conference of SDA. 1951

Evaluation

Primary:
Tell or write two ways that show that God is clean.
Tell or write about a time when you saw someone show cleanliness.
Tell or write about when you showed cleanliness like God would do.
Tell or write about when you saw the hurt and unhappiness when someone was not clean.
How do you think God feels when He sees people who are clean?
How do you feel when you are clean?
Tell two ways that you can show cleanliness.
What makes you want cleanliness?
What is the opposite of cleanliness? Who makes us act that way?
Finish the sentence: We can be clean when we..........

Middle:
Why does God care if I am clean?
What difference does it make whether I am clean or not?
What effect would it have on my future if I did not choose cleanliness?
How would people treat me differently if I did or didn’t choose cleanliness?
How would I feel about myself if I did or did not choose cleanliness?
Give some reasons why you think it is best to be clean. Why would someone do differently?
What makes choosing cleanliness better than the opposite?
List some ways that a person might be clean without anyone noticing?
List 3 situations where a person could be clean in his work, home, or at the shopping mall.
Is it possible for a person to get better at cleanliness? Explain.
Can you think of someone who seems good at cleanliness? What makes them better at it?
How could you learn to be better at cleanliness?
How often do you show cleanliness? Think of the last three times and tell me.
Do you like to join in when people are being clean? How have you joined in?

High school:
Would you practice cleanliness if no one was checking on you? Your parents, school, or the law?
What is the alternative to cleanliness and what do you see as the results of that choice?
Would you keep quiet if someone paid you a lot of money not to be clean?
Are you proud to be clean and willing to tell others how you feel?
If someone in a group spoke out against cleanliness would you speak up to give the other side?
Are you willing to put some money toward supporting cleanliness in your city, class, work?
Can you say that cleanliness has become a habit? How often are you that way?
What effect do you think cleanliness will have on your future life?
Do you see your family practicing cleanliness? How about your church, city, or nation?
What do you think should be done to promote cleanliness in your family, friends, church, city, nation?
Does it make much difference if they are clean or not?