Ages 4+ · Life Skills · Staying safe
Careful: hot and sharp
🍳stove🫖kettle🔪knife🙋ask first
Hot and sharp.The big ideaThe stove and a sharp knife are for grown-ups. Ask first.
How it works
The stove, the kettle and hot food are hot. A knife is sharp.
Hot things and sharp things are for grown-ups.
We keep our paws back and ask a grown-up first.
Example 1: Steam means hot
- See the steam curling up from the pot?
- Steam means hot.
- We stay back and let a grown-up stir.
Example 2: A safe spot
- Kit has a yellow mat on the kitchen floor.
- He stays on the mat while his grown-up cooks.
- His paws stay by his sides.
🟨yellow mat🍳hot stove🧑grown-up cooks
Kit's safe spot.Example 3: A soft job
- Kit washes the carrots and sets out the spoons.
- Soft jobs are safe jobs.
- The knife and the stove are for the grown-up.
Example 4: Ask for the ball
- Kit's ball rolls close to the hot stove.
- He does not reach. He calls, please get my ball!
- His grown-up says, thank you for asking.
Words to know
- hot
- So warm it could hurt.
- sharp
- With an edge that can cut.
- steam
- The curly mist that rises from hot food.
- cool
- Not hot any more.
Watch out
- Do not reach for a hot pot, even when the soup smells good.
- Hot food needs time to cool. Wait until a grown-up says it is ready.
- Scissors can be sharp too, so ask first.
Try it
- What does steam mean?
- Is a knife for children or grown-ups?
- Your ball rolls near the stove. What do you do?
- Name a soft job you can do in the kitchen.
Answers: 1. hot · 2. grown-ups · 3. ask a grown-up to get it · 4. set out the spoons or wash the carrots
Try at homeWalk round your kitchen with a grown-up. Show them the hot things and the sharp things, and find a safe spot to stand while they cook.
For grown-upsWalk round your kitchen together, show the hot and sharp things, and choose a safe spot for your child to stand while you cook.