Lesson · Kindergarten · Physical and Health Education
Medicine and Poison: Only With a Trusted Adult
- Kindergarten
- Physical and Health Education
- 51 s
- British Columbia
- BCK-PH-09
Two piles that look exactly alike turn out to be candy in a bowl and medicine from a bottle, so children learn that medicine can look like candy and should only come from a trusted adult. Cleaners then join the shelf with the warning symbols found on their labels, including the skull that means poison, and the video ends with: do not touch them on your own, tell a trusted adult, and use medicine and poison only with a trusted adult.
Concept: Medicines and poisons: only touch or take them with a trusted adult
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In one sentence
The question this lesson answers
Look at these. Which one is candy?
The ones in the bowl are candy.
Transcript
What the lesson says
Look at these. Which one is candy?
The ones in the bowl are candy.
These ones are medicine, from a bottle.
Medicine can look just like candy.
Only take medicine from a trusted adult.
Cleaners help us keep our home clean.
Look for warning symbols. They mean danger.
This skull means poison. Poison can make you very sick.
Do not touch medicine or cleaners on your own.
If you find them, tell a trusted adult.
Medicine and poison: only with a trusted adult.
Curriculum
Where this fits
- British Columbia, Kindergarten
Physical and Health Education, Social and community health: different types of substancesBCK-PH-09
The outcomes and strands follow the British Columbia curriculum.
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