Hygiene Matters Lower Primary Student Book

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English Anglicized Book of Hope: Hygiene Matters Lower Primary (HMLP) ISBN 978-1-59480-801-2 Copyright (c) 2013 by OneHope 600 SW Third Street, Pompano, FL USA 33060. http://www.onehope.net Developed in cooperation with Hope Educational Foundation. www.hopeeducation.org Scripture is taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, Anglicized edition, Copyright Š 1996, 2004, 2007, 2012 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Lesson 1: What Are Worms?

There are tiny, bad worms that can live inside your body and make you sick! They can make your body grow slowly. They can make it hard to learn at school.

But when God first made the world, it was very good. There were no bad worms. This is how he made it.

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In the beginning God made everything. On the first day, God said, “Let there be light.�

Light

On the second day, God made the sky.

Sky

Plants and Trees

On the third day, God made dry land and the oceans. On the land he made plants and trees.

Sun, Moon, and Stars

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On the fourth day, God made the sun, moon and stars to shine down on the earth.

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Fish and Birds

On the fifth day God made God made fish and birds.

Animals and People On the sixth day, God made all the different animals. God said that everything he made was good. Then God said, “Let us make human beings to be like us.”

So he took dust from the ground and made a man.

He breathed life into the man, and the man came alive.

The man’s name was Adam. God planted a garden. He put Adam in the garden to take care of it. God did not want man to be alone. So he created woman from one of man’s ribs.

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“Yes: eat fruit, grain, fish.

Do NOT eat special fruit.

Eat special fruit you die.”

God made everything good. But man made things go wrong. God told Adam that he could eat fruit from any tree in the garden except one.

This tree gave the power to tell the difference between right and wrong. God warned him that if he ate from it he would die.

Satan is God’s enemy.

He came to Eve in the garden as a snake.

“Did God say do NOT eat?”

He told her she could eat the fruit God had said not to eat. Eve believed the snake’s lie, and she ate the fruit. She disobeyed God’s one rule.

“You won’t die. You’ll be like God.”

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Then she gave the fruit to Adam and he ate it, too.

Adam and Eve disobeyed God. They sinned by eating the fruit God had told them not to eat. Right away things changed. They knew they had done wrong. They saw that they were naked.

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They were sorry that they had disobeyed. They tried to hide from God. God knew what they had done. God punished Adam and Eve for their sin. For the first time, people would die.

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But God made a promise! God promised that someone from Eve’s family would defeat Satan one day. God still cared about Adam and Eve. He made clothes for them from animal skins. Because of their sin, God made them leave the garden. The special relationship they had had with God was broken. Since then, all people have been separated from God. They needed someone to bring them back to God.

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Adam and Eve sinned and the world was no longer perfect. People began to do very bad things. God says that the punishment for the wrong we do is sickness and death. Our bodies do not last forever. The tiny, bad worms can get into our bodies and make us sick. The tiny worms come from worm eggs that are too small to see. The worm eggs can be on our hands or on fruits and vegetables that have not been washed. If the worm eggs get into our bodies, they make us sick.

Activity

Draw a piece of fruit with a pencil. Put tiny dots on it to represent worm eggs. Then erase the dots. This is what happens when we wash our fruit. Now it is clean and safe to eat.

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Lesson 2: Hand Hygiene

Washing your hands can protect you from getting sick.

After Adam and Eve sinned everyone was born with sin in their hearts. Adam and Eve had two sons. They were named Cain and Abel.

Abel became a shepherd. Cain was a farmer. At harvest time Cain brought to the Lord a gift of his farm produce.

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Abel brought some of the best lambs. The Lord accepted Abel and his offering,

but he did not accept Cain and his offering. This made Cain very angry.

“Why are you so angry?” the Lord asked him. You will be accepted if you respond in the right way.

But if you refuse to respond correctly, then watch out!

Sin is waiting to attack you, and you must defeat it.” Later Cain said to his brother, Abel, “Let’s go out into the fields.”

And while they were there, Cain killed his brother.

Cain’s heart was sick. Only God could heal his heart.

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Many years after Adam and Eve lived, God sent his son to fix his relationship with people and to heal them from sin. His son is Jesus.

Jesus was born in a special way.

An angel came to Mary.

He told her she was going to have a baby.

The angel said the baby was God’s Son and should be named Jesus.

Mary said she would do whatever God wanted. The angel said the baby was God’s Son and should be named Jesus. Mary said she would do whatever God wanted. Mary gave birth to Jesus and laid him in a bed of hay.

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Some men were watching over their sheep nearby. An angel appeared to them and said, “Don’t be afraid! I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. The Saviour has been born today. You will find him lying on a bed of hay.” Many more angels appeared.

They praised God. The men went to see Jesus.

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Jesus was the one God sent to fulfill his promise to Adam and Eve. Jesus came to fix people’s relationship with God and to heal them from sin.

Activity

With a friend, get some water and soap. Get your hands dirty.

Ask your friend to pour water over your hands. See that just pouring water leaves a lot of dirt. Next, rub your hands together as your friend pours water over them. Look at your hands again.

They are cleaner now. Finally, use soap as your friend pours water over your hands. Count to 20 while you rub them together.

Now see how clean they are!

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Lesson 3: Keep Your Food Clean

When we wash things they are clean. But they can get dirty again. Remember to always wash fruit before you eat it.

Jesus helped sick people.

Jesus had power over all things. This showed he was the Son of God. A man named Jairus fell at Jesus’ feet and cried,

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“My little daughter is dying.

Please come heal her so she can live.”

Jesus went with Jairus.

As they walked some people came from Jairus’ house and said, “Your daughter is dead.

There’s no use troubling Jesus now.”

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Jesus heard them and said to Jairus, “Don’t be afraid.

Just have faith.”

When they got to the house Jesus said, “Why is everyone crying? The child isn’t dead; she’s only asleep.”

The people laughed at Jesus. He went to where the girl was lying. Jesus held her hand and said, “Little girl, get up!”

The girl stood up and walked around! Everyone was amazed.

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Jesus told many stories. One story was about a boy who rebelled against his father.

A man had two sons. The younger son told his father, ‘I want my part of your money now.’ So his father gave it to him.

The younger son packed up and left.

He spent all his money on wild living.

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He began to starve. He worked a job feeding pigs.

The boy became so hungry that even what he was feeding the pigs looked good to him. One day he thought, ‘At home even the workers have food, and here I am, dying of hunger!

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I will go home to my father and say, “Father, I have sinned, and I am no longer worthy of being called your son. Please let me work for you.”’

So he began walking home. While he was still far away, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, hugged him, and kissed him. His son said to him,

‘Father, I have sinned, and I am no longer worthy of being called your son.’

But his father said to the servants, ‘Quick! Bring the finest clothes in the house and put them on him. We must celebrate with a feast, for this son of mine was dead and has now returned to life.

He was lost, but now he is found.’ So the party began.

Activity

God is just like the father in the story. When we say we are sorry, he welcomes us back and forgives us.

Ask your mom or dad for a piece of fruit to eat. Explain that there can be worm eggs on the fruit that are too small to see. Wash it with clean water before you eat it.

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Lesson 4: Protect Your Feet The tiny, bad worms live in the dirt.

We can get bad worms if we walk outside without shoes on.

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Wearing shoes keeps us safe from the tiny, bad worms.

There are many things we can do to protect ourselves from bad worms. We can wear shoes.

We can wash our hands before we eat. But we can’t always be safe from mean people. Jesus told a story about a man who got hurt by some mean people.

A Jewish man was traveling on a trip, and he was attacked by bandits.

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They stripped him of his clothes and money, beat him up, and left him half dead beside the road.

A Jewish priest came along; but when he saw the man lying there, he crossed to the other side of the road and passed by.

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A religious worker walked over and looked at him lying there, but he also passed by on the other side.

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Then a despised Samaritan came along, and when he saw the man, he had compassion on him. Kneeling beside him, the Samaritan put medicine on his wounds and bandaged them.

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Then he put the man on his donkey and took him to an inn. The next day he handed the innkeeper two pieces of silver and told him to take care of the man. ‘If his bill runs higher than that,’ he said, ‘I’ll pay the difference the next time I am here.’

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Jesus wants us to be like the good Samaritan.

If someone has been hurt by mean people, we can help them. Do you know someone who needs help? What can you do to help them?

Activity

Think about your friends. Do they have shoes to wear? If not, talk to your mom and dad about it. Is there something you can do to help them get shoes?

Then show your mom and dad your book. Tell them the story of the Good Samaritan.

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Lesson 5: Always Use the Latirne If we poop on the ground, there will be bad worms on the ground that will make us sick. If we poop in the latrine, we are free from worms.

Some people did not like Jesus. They did not believe that Jesus was God’s son.

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So they had Jesus arrested. Jesus was whipped. The soldiers stripped him and put a robe on him. They made a crown of sharp thorns and put it on his head.

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They mocked him yelling, “Hail! King of the Jews!� They spit on him and grabbed the stick and beat him on the head with it.

Then they led him away to be killed on a cross.

At noon, darkness fell across the whole land. Then Jesus died.

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Da They buried Jesus.

A friend of Jesus took his body and placed it in his new tomb. A great stone was rolled to cover the entrance. Some women were sitting nearby watching. The tomb was sealed and guards stayed there to protect it.

Day 1

Day 2

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Day 3

Three days later, something amazing happened.

Some women went to Jesus’ tomb. They found that the stone had been rolled away. So they went in, but they didn’t find the body of Jesus.

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They were very confused.

Then two men appeared with bright clothes.

The women were scared and hid their faces.

The men said,

The tha “Why are you looking for someone who is alive? Jesus has come back to life!�

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The women left and told everyone that Jesus was alive.

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Tell your mom and dad the story of Jesus dying and coming back to life. Tell them the empty tomb shows us God’s love. If you are ready pray this prayer:

Dear Jesus, thank you for paying the price for my sin. I know I am a sinner, and I did nothing to deserve this gift. I want be close to you now and live with you in heaven forever. Please help me to know you more each day. I love you.

Amen.

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Lesson 6: Review After Jesus came back to life he told his friends to tell others about him.

Jesus’ friends were very happy to see him alive.

Jesus told them to gather at the top of a mountain. Jesus met them there. When they saw him, they worshiped him.

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Jesus told them, “I have been given complete authority in heaven and on earth.

Go and tell people in all nations about me. Baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.�

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After saying this, he was taken up into a cloud while they were watching, and they could no longer see him. As they strained to see him rising into heaven, two white-robed men suddenly stood among them. “Why are you standing here staring into heaven? Jesus has been taken from you into heaven, but someday he will return from heaven in the same way you saw him go!�

Baptize means to wash in water. When we are baptized we believe God has washed our hearts from sin. Jesus asks God to forgive everyone who believes in him.

So what should you do about this?

Believe that Jesus died for your sins. Ask him to forgive you. Trust him to take care of you forever.

Read the Bible every day. Talk to God every day.

Go to church with your family. Tell your friends about Jesus.

When we follow Jesus, we have life.

When we have life, we grow.

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Activity

Draw a heart with a pencil. Put tiny dots on it to represent sin. Then erase the dots. This is what happens when you ask Jesus to forgive your sins.

Then show your mom and dad your book. Tell them the story of Jesus going to heaven to live with God. Show them the drawing you did. Add the dots again, then erase the dots in front of them.

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Follow these steps to stop worms from making you sick.

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As we follow Jesus, God our Father takes care of us.

We don’t have to worry about the future. We have hope.

Jesus said: “Don’t worry about whether you have enough food, drink, and clothes. Look at the birds. They don’t need to plant or harvest because your heavenly Father feeds them. And you are far more valuable to him than they are. our heavenly Father already knows all your needs, and he will give you all you need from day to day if you live for him.“

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