Interactive
Game instructions
Find things in the kitchen that could make food unsafe. Can you spot them all?
Crazy Kitchen
Learning and discussing food safety hazards in a kitchen
How to play:
- find food safety hazards in the kitchen scene
- give pupils time to talk about the hazards as a class
Setting up:
- display the game on a whiteboard or use separately on tablets
- let pupils find food safety hazards in the kitchen scene
- allow some time to discuss as a whole class what could happen because of these hazards
Activities:
- as a class pupils take turns to find a food safety hazard on the scene
- keep going until all the hazards are found
- display the kitchen scene again and ask pupils to think about their own kitchens
- what can they do to help keep food safe in their kitchen?
- Encourage ideas such as:
- I can help keep the fridge cold by making sure the door is closed and temperature is below 5 degrees C,
- I can help to put food back in the fridge so that it doesn't go off
- I can make sure my pets don’t walk on the worktops
- Encourage ideas such as:
Learn more
- HWB 0-15a - I am developing my understanding of the human body and can use this knowledge to maintain and improve my wellbeing and health.
- HWB 1-15a - I am developing my understanding of the human body and can use this knowledge to maintain and improve my wellbeing and health.
- HWB 1-16a - I am learning to assess and manage risk, to protect myself and others, and to reduce the potential for harm when possible.
- HWB 1-33a - I am becoming aware of how cleanliness, hygiene and safety can affect health and wellbeing and I apply this knowledge in my everyday routines such as taking care of my teeth.
- HWB 2-16a - I am learning to assess and manage risk, to protect myself and others, and to reduce the potential for harm when possible.
- HWB 2-33a - Having learned about cleanliness, hygiene and safety, I can apply these principles to my everyday routines, understanding their importance to health and wellbeing.
- identify hazards within a kitchen scene
- link kitchen hazards to possible effects
- suggest ways to stop or remove these hazards
Assessment opportunities
DO – Can pupils find food safety hazards on the kitchen scene?
SAY – Can pupils tell what might happen because of the hazard?
Consider CfE Benchmarks, for example:
- demonstrates an understanding of basic food hygiene and safety through, for example, washing fruit and vegetables, storing food in the correct area of the fridge
Cross-curricular links
Literacy and English – listening and talking