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Kitchen Safety Basics

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Kitchen Safety Basics

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🎯 WALT (We Are Learning To)

Identify and apply basic kitchen safety rules to create a safe cooking environment

Success Criteria:

I can name the five basic kitchen rules • I can match colour-coded chopping boards to their uses • I can explain why personal hygiene matters in the kitchen

🔐 Part 1: Kitchen Safety Rules

1. Circle the FIVE most important kitchen safety rules:

Always wash your hands before cooking

Keep knives sharp and clean

Play music loudly while cooking

Clean up spills immediately

Run in the kitchen to save time

Keep pot handles turned inward

Never leave cooking food unattended

Use the same cloth for all surfaces

2. Match each coloured chopping board to its correct use:
Red chopping board
Yellow chopping board
Blue chopping board
Brown chopping board
Green chopping board
Vegetables and salads
Raw meat
Cooked meat
Raw fish
Raw poultry
3. Why is it important to wash and tie back long hair before cooking?

It looks more professional

To prevent hair falling into food and avoid fire hazards

The teacher requires it

It keeps you cooler while cooking

🧽 Part 2: Kitchen Hygiene & Behaviour

4. Number the steps for washing dishes properly (1-5):

_____ Rinse with hot water

_____ Scrape off food scraps

_____ Wash in hot soapy water

_____ Air dry or dry with clean tea towel

_____ Sort dishes by type (glasses first, pots last)

5. List THREE reasons why the kitchen is not a place to play or mess around:
1. _________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________
3. _________________________________________________
6. You notice a classmate playing around near the stove. What should you do?

🌟 Differentiation Support:

Need help? Look for visual safety posters around the classroom or ask a buddy to discuss the answers with you.

Challenge: Think of additional safety rules for our cinnamon roll baking lesson next week!

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