Note for teachers using this lesson plan

Before this lesson, prepare clear picture cards or real (safe) examples of kitchen items (e.g., a blunt spoon, a toy kettle), electrical items (e.g., an unplugged phone charger, a picture of a socket), and dummy medicine bottles. The central idea for pupils is to understand that certain items at home can be dangerous and they must never touch them without an adult’s permission, always telling a grown-up if they see something unsafe. Successful learning will be observed when pupils can identify common hazards and demonstrate the correct action of saying “no touch” and informing an adult.

Class: Pre-School Level 2
Term: Third Term
Week: 4
Age: 3 years
Duration: 30 minutes
Subject: Health Habits
Curriculum Theme: Health Habits
Previous Lesson: Learning about different rooms in a house.
Topic: Safety at Home: Avoiding Kitchen, Electrical and Drug Hazards
Subject Matter: Safety Avoiding Accident at Home and School. Weekly focus: Safety at Home: Avoiding Kitchen, Electrical and Drug Hazards.

Specific Objectives

By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

Cognitive Domain

Identify common hazards in the kitchen, with electrical items, and with medicines.
Name unsafe items found in the kitchen, near electrical sockets, and medicine bottles.
State that they should not touch hot, sharp, or electrical items, or medicines.

Affective Domain

Show caution when shown pictures of hazardous items.
Express the importance of telling an adult about unsafe items.

Psychomotor Domain

Point to safe and unsafe actions in pictures.
Participate in a simple drama demonstrating how to avoid hazards.

Practise asking an adult for help when faced with a potential hazard.

Reference Materials

NAPPS National Unified Teaching Scheme for Pre-School Level 2
Early Childhood Care and Education resources
Suitable early-years health and safety workbooks

Instructional Materials

Picture charts of a kitchen, electrical sockets, and medicine bottles
Flash cards showing safe and unsafe actions
Real (safe) kitchen items like a blunt spoon, a toy kettle, a plastic cup
Unplugged electrical items like a phone charger, an old remote control
Empty, clearly labelled dummy medicine bottles or boxes
Storybook about home safety
Video clip on home safety for children

Rationale for the Lesson

This lesson is crucial for 3-year-olds as they are naturally curious and often explore their environment without understanding potential dangers. Teaching about kitchen, electrical, and drug hazards helps them recognise common risks at home and learn the vital skill of informing a trusted adult, thereby preventing accidents and promoting their well-being.

Prerequisite/Previous Knowledge

Pupils can identify different rooms in a house and some common objects found in them. They also know that adults help keep them safe.

Lesson Content/Board Summary

Safety at Home: Avoiding Kitchen, Electrical and Drug Hazards

Safety means keeping ourselves away from harm or danger. At home, there are many things that can hurt us if we are not careful.

Kitchen Safety

The kitchen has many things that can be dangerous:

Hot things: Stove, kettle, hot water, iron. These can burn you.
Sharp things: Knives, scissors, broken plates. These can cut you.
Fire: From the stove or matches. Fire can burn you badly.

Rule: Do not touch hot or sharp things. Do not play with fire. Always tell a grown-up if you see something hot or sharp.

Electrical Safety

Electricity helps many things work in our homes, but it can be dangerous:

Plugs and Sockets: Do not put your fingers or anything else into electrical sockets.
Wires: Do not play with loose wires.

Rule: Do not touch electrical sockets or wires. Electricity can give you a shock.

Drug (Medicine) Safety

Medicines help us when we are sick, but they are not sweets:

Medicine bottles and pills: These are for sick people, and only grown-ups can give them.

Rule: Never touch or taste any medicine. If you see medicine, tell a grown-up immediately. Medicine is not candy!

Safety Rhyme: Be Safe at Home!

Tune: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

Lyrics:

Be safe at home, be safe at school,
Follow every safety rule!
Hot stove, sharp knife, don’t touch, no, no!
Tell a grown-up, let them know!
Plugs and wires, don’t poke, don’t play,
Stay far away, every day!
Medicine bottles, don’t open, don’t eat,
Only grown-ups give a treat!
Be smart, be safe, be careful, dear,
No accidents, no fear!

Actions: Shake head for “no, no,” point to an adult, point to a plug/socket, mime opening a bottle and shaking head, hug self for “safe.”

Watch and Learn About Home Safety

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjI1V2F5d0k

Key Words

Safety – Keeping yourself away from harm.
Kitchen – The room where food is cooked.
Electrical – Things that use electricity, like plugs and wires.
Medicine – Drugs that make sick people feel better, given by adults.

💡 Teacher Guide for Using This Board Summary

How to teach the content: Introduce each hazard category (kitchen, electrical, medicine) one by one. Use simple language and clear, short sentences. Emphasise the “don’t touch” rule and the “tell a grown-up” action for each hazard. Repeat these key phrases often.

What to show or demonstrate: Use the picture charts and flash cards to show examples of each hazard. For kitchen safety, show pictures of a hot stove, a knife, and a kettle, asking “Is this safe to touch?” For electrical safety, show an unplugged charger and a picture of a socket, asking “Can we put fingers here?” For medicine safety, show the dummy medicine bottles, explaining they are not sweets. Demonstrate the action of shaking your head and saying “no touch,” then pointing to an adult.

How to use the rhyme/song: Sing the “Be Safe at Home!” rhyme several times with pupils, encouraging them to join in with the words and actions. Use it as a transition or a short break between discussing different hazards. Emphasise the actions as they reinforce the message.

How to use the video: Introduce the video by telling pupils they will watch a short cartoon about staying safe at home. After watching, ask simple questions like “What did the children not touch in the kitchen?” or “What did they do when they saw medicine?” Encourage pupils to recall the safety rules shown in the video.

What to watch for: Observe if pupils can correctly identify dangerous items in pictures and if they understand the instruction to tell an adult. Look for any confusion between medicine and sweets, and clarify immediately.

Teaching Methods/Instructional Techniques

Play-based Learning, Demonstration, Guided Practice, Songs and Rhymes, Storytelling, Picture Talk, Question and Answer, Role-play, Imitation, Manipulation of Objects, Practical Activity.

Instructional Procedures

Step 1: Introduction

Time: 3 minutes

Teaching Skill: Greeting/Engagement

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher greets the pupils and starts with a familiar song about home or family. The teacher then asks pupils what they do at home and introduces the idea of staying safe at home.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils respond to greetings, sing along, and share simple activities they do at home.

Learning Point: Pupils are engaged and introduced to the topic of home safety.

Step 2: Exploring Kitchen Hazards

Time: 6 minutes

Teaching Skill: Demonstration/Picture Talk

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher shows pictures of kitchen items (stove, knife, kettle) and asks, “What is this? Is it safe to touch?” The teacher explains that hot and sharp things can hurt them and demonstrates saying “No touch!” and pointing to an adult.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils identify items, respond to questions, and imitate the “No touch!” action and pointing to an adult.

Learning Point: Pupils learn to identify kitchen hazards and the appropriate safety response.

Step 3: Understanding Electrical Hazards

Time: 5 minutes

Teaching Skill: Explanation/Visual Aid

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher shows pictures of electrical sockets and an unplugged charger. The teacher explains that electricity can give a shock and pupils should never touch plugs, sockets, or loose wires. The teacher reiterates “No touch! Tell a grown-up!”

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils observe the pictures, listen to the explanation, and repeat the safety phrase.

Learning Point: Pupils understand the danger of electrical items and how to avoid them.

Step 4: Learning About Drug Hazards

Time: 5 minutes

Teaching Skill: Concept Clarification/Warning

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher shows empty dummy medicine bottles and explains that medicine is for sick people and is not candy. The teacher stresses that only a grown-up can give medicine and pupils should never touch or taste it. “No touch! Tell a grown-up!”

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils look at the medicine bottles, listen carefully, and repeat the safety warning.

Learning Point: Pupils learn that medicines are dangerous if not given by an adult and should never be touched.

Step 5: Reinforcement through Rhyme and Video

Time: 4 minutes

Teaching Skill: Singing/Visual Learning

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher leads pupils in singing the “Be Safe at Home!” rhyme with actions. The teacher then plays the short video on home safety, encouraging pupils to watch carefully.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils sing the rhyme with actions and watch the video attentively.

Learning Point: Pupils reinforce their understanding of home safety through song and visual examples.

Step 6: Role-play/Drama Activity

Time: 3 minutes

Teaching Skill: Role-play/Guided Practice

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher sets up simple “danger zones” (e.g., a picture of a stove, a picture of a socket, a dummy medicine bottle). The teacher asks pupils to pretend they see these items and act out saying “No touch!” and running to tell an adult (teacher).

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils take turns acting out the safety response for each hazard.

Learning Point: Pupils practically demonstrate how to react to hazards.

Step 7: Evaluation/Review

Time: 4–5 minutes

Teaching Skill: Questioning/Assessment

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher checks pupils’ understanding through short questions and practical tasks.

Point to something hot in the kitchen picture.
Show me what you do if you see an electrical socket.
What should you do if you find a medicine bottle?
Say “No touch!”

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils respond orally and demonstrate the required skill where appropriate.

Learning Point: Pupils demonstrate understanding of the lesson.

Step 8: Conclusion

Time: 1 minute

Teaching Skill: Summarizing

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher praises the pupils for learning about safety and reminds them to always be careful at home and tell a grown-up if they see anything dangerous.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils listen and respond to the teacher’s concluding remarks.

Learning Point: Pupils internalise the importance of home safety.

Lesson Keywords

Safe – Not in danger, protected from harm.
Danger – Something that can hurt you.
Hot – Having a high temperature, can burn.
Sharp – Having a thin, keen edge or point, can cut.
Medicine – Special liquid or pills to help sick people get better.

Differentiation

Support: For pupils who are struggling, use larger, clearer pictures and fewer choices. Provide hand-over-hand guidance during the “no touch” and “tell an adult” actions. Repeat key phrases more frequently and allow them to respond by pointing rather than speaking.
Extension: For pupils who grasp the concepts quickly, ask them to identify other potentially unsafe items in a general house picture (e.g., cleaning supplies, plastic bags). Encourage them to explain *why* an item is dangerous in very simple terms.