Step-by-step handwashing activity sheet for children to cut and sequence the correct order of handwashing steps.

To solve this puzzle, we need to put the steps for washing hands in the correct order. Let's look at what happens in each picture and figure out the logical sequence.

Step-by-Step Reasoning:

1. Start with wet hands: You can't wash your hands effectively if they are dry. You need water first. Looking at the pictures, one shows hands under a running faucet. This is the very first step.
* *Picture:* Hands under the faucet.

2. Add soap: Once your hands are wet, you need to add soap to clean them. One picture shows a pump bottle dispensing soap onto a hand.
* *Picture:* Soap being pumped onto the hand.

3. Scrub/Lather: After you have soap on your hands, you need to rub them together to make bubbles and scrub away germs. One picture shows two hands rubbing together with lots of bubbles/foam.
* *Picture:* Hands rubbing together with soap suds.

4. Rinse: Now that you've scrubbed, you need to wash the soap and dirt off. This means putting your hands back under the water. One picture shows hands under the faucet again, but this time rinsing off the soap.
* *Picture:* Hands under the faucet rinsing.

5. Dry: The final step is to dry your hands so they aren't wet and dripping. One picture shows hands being dried with a paper towel or cloth.
* *Picture:* Hands drying with a towel.

Let’s match these steps to the numbered boxes:

* Box 1: Wet hands → Picture of hands under faucet (top right).
* Box 2: Add soap → Picture of soap pump (top left).
* Box 3: Scrub → Picture of soapy hands rubbing (bottom right).
* Box 4: Rinse → Picture of hands under faucet rinsing (bottom left).
* Box 5: Dry → Picture of hands drying with towel (middle right).

Wait — let me double-check the images provided in the original layout.

Looking again at the cut-out pieces on the right side:

- Top-left image: Soap dispenser pumping soap into hand.
- Top-right image: Hands under running water (faucet) — likely rinsing or wetting.
- Bottom-left image: Hands drying with a towel.
- Bottom-right image: Hands lathering/rubbing together with soap.
- Middle-right image: Hands under faucet — but notice the position: it looks like initial wetting (hands just going under), while top-right might be rinsing? Actually, let’s compare carefully.

Actually, looking more closely:

There are five small pictures to arrange:

1. Soap pump → Step 2
2. Hands under faucet (first time) → Step 1 (wetting)
3. Hands rubbing with soap → Step 3 (lathering)
4. Hands under faucet (second time) → Step 4 (rinsing)
5. Hands drying with towel → Step 5 (drying)

But in the image, there are only four small diagrams shown on the right? Wait — no, actually, counting them:

On the right page, there are five separate boxed illustrations:

- A: Soap pump (top left)
- B: Hands under faucet (top right)
- C: Hands drying with towel (bottom left)
- D: Hands lathering (bottom right)
- E: ??? Wait — actually, looking again — there are only four images shown on the right? No — wait, the user image shows five empty boxes (1–5) on the left, and on the right, there are five small pictures? Let me recount.

Actually, in the uploaded image, on the right-hand side, there are five distinct line drawings arranged as follows:

Top row:
- Left: Soap pump → Step 2
- Right: Hands under faucet → Could be Step 1 or 4

Bottom row:
- Left: Towel drying → Step 5
- Right: Lathering hands → Step 3

And then... where is the fifth? Ah! There’s a middle one? Wait — no, actually, looking again — I think I miscounted.

Wait — let me list them clearly from the image:

From the right-side panel:

1. Top-left: Hand under soap dispenser → Getting soap → Step 2
2. Top-right: Hands under running faucet → Likely wetting hands first → Step 1
3. Bottom-left: Hands drying with towel → Step 5
4. Bottom-right: Hands rubbing together with soap → Step 3
5. Middle-right? — Actually, there is a fifth image: between top-right and bottom-right, there’s another image of hands under faucet — but this one shows water flowing over soapy hands → That’s rinsing → Step 4

Yes! So the five images are:

- Image A: Soap pump → Step 2
- Image B: Hands under faucet (no soap visible) → Step 1 (wetting)
- Image C: Towel drying → Step 5
- Image D: Lathering → Step 3
- Image E: Hands under faucet with soap suds washing off → Step 4 (rinsing)

So the correct order is:

1. Wet hands → Image B (top-right)
2. Add soap → Image A (top-left)
3. Lather → Image D (bottom-right)
4. Rinse → Image E (middle-right, hands under faucet with suds)
5. Dry → Image C (bottom-left)

Therefore, the numbers should be filled as:

- Box 1: Top-right image (wetting)
- Box 2: Top-left image (soap)
- Box 3: Bottom-right image (lathering)
- Box 4: Middle-right image (rinsing)
- Box 5: Bottom-left image (drying)

Final Answer:
The correct order is:
1. Hands under faucet (wetting)
2. Soap pump
3. Hands rubbing with soap
4. Hands under faucet (rinsing)
5. Hands drying with towel