Lesson 6: Safety with substances
Learning what is safe to go on or in the body, and why some things should never go into the body.
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Learning objective
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Ask the children to recall what the term physical contact means (It is when one person touches another).
Ask the children to talk to their partners to discuss:
Three types of physical contact that they do like.
Two types of physical contact that they do not like.
One type of physical contact that is never acceptable (e.g. hitting, punching, pinching).
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