Year 2 Guided Reading Level H - Clean Hands, Healthy Bodies

Book Snapshot
• Title: Clean Hands, Healthy Bodies
• Genre: Nonfiction (informational)
• Subject: Health & Safety / Science
• Primary Topic: When and how to wash hands to stop germs
• Estimated Guided Reading Level (A–Z): H

What This Book Teaches Best
• Why washing hands matters: it “keeps germs away” and helps prevent germs from spreading to other people.
• When to wash hands (before eating, after outdoor play, after using the toilet, after playing with a pet).
• How to wash hands step-by-step (wet with clean running water, use soap, scrub all areas, rinse, dry).
• A key procedure detail: scrubbing should last “twenty seconds” to remove germs.
• The idea of healthy habits: making handwashing a regular habit “protects everyone.”

Learning Goals
• Students will explain one reason the book gives for washing hands, using a detail from the text.
• Students will identify at least two times the book says hands should be washed.
• Students will describe the steps for washing hands in order, based on the text.
• Students will state how long scrubbing should last, according to the book.
• Students will describe how handwashing helps other people, using the book’s words about spreading germs/protecting everyone.

Key Vocabulary From the Text
• germs — tiny living things that can make you sick.
• contact — touching something.
• invisible — cannot be seen.
• scrub — rub hard to get something clean.
• protects — keeps safe from harm.

Discussion Prompts
• Pre-reading question: When do you think it is most important to wash your hands?

• Comprehension questions: Name one time the book says you should wash your hands.
How long should scrubbing last when you wash your hands?
Why does washing your hands help other people?

Printing Tips

1. Best Printing Method (Recommended)
   “Booklet” Printing (Best if Available)
   If your printer or PDF viewer supports Booklet Printing, use this.
   Settings to use:
   • Print mode: Booklet
   • Paper size: Letter or A4 (either works)
   • Orientation: Landscape
   • Print on both sides: Yes
   • Flip on: Short edge
   • Scaling: Fit to printable area
   • Booklet subset:
   o First test: Front sides only
   o Then: Back sides only
   This will automatically:
   • Pair pages correctly
   • Put the cover on the outside
   • Align everything for folding
   After printing, fold in half and staple along the spine.

2. If “Booklet” Printing Is NOT Available
   You can still print this correctly with manual duplex printing.
   Step-by-step:

3. Open the PDF.

4. Choose Print.

5. Set:
   o Orientation: Landscape
   o Pages per sheet: 1
   o Print on both sides: Yes
   o Flip on: Short edge

6. Print all pages.
   Because each PDF page already contains two facing book pages, the result will still fold cleanly into a book.