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Week 11 · Taking Care

Wednesday

Tidy cords
// Clean hands, tidy cords, private passwords
⏱ about 15 min

Wednesday: Tidy cords

A charger cord snakes across the floor.

Rocket almost trips on it!

Raven looks down. "What do you notice?"

Nova blinks. "Hint: cords like to stay by the wall."

Cords on the floor

A cord across the floor can trip someone.

A pulled cord can yank a laptop down.

Cords should stay close to the wall or desk.

See a cord in the way? Tell a grown-up.

Be gentle with cords

Do not pull a cord to unplug anything.

Do not wrap a cord tightly.

Do not bend a cord sharply.

A grown-up moves plugs and cords.

Safety first
Never pull a plug out of the wall.
Never step on a cord on purpose.
Tell a grown-up about a cord in the way.
CORD CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
A cord crosses the floor. What could happen?
You see a cord in the way. What do you do?
How should a cord be stored?
Where do cords like to stay?
SentenceTrue or false?
A floor cord can trip someone.?
Pull the cord to unplug it.?
Tell a grown-up about a cord in the way.?
Wrap cords as tight as you can.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEPulling and tight wrapping break the wires inside.
CORD IN THE WAY
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
Try it
Look around your room for cords.
Point to each one.
Is it by the wall, or in the way?
GENTLE OR NOT?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Raven loops a cord loosely. Gentle?
Rocket yanks the cord to unplug. Gentle?
What can a pulled cord do to a laptop?
For a grown-up
Walk the room with your child and spot cords.
Move any cord that crosses a path.
Show how you unplug by the plug, not the cord.
Draw a room with cords tidy by the wall.

Word Spot: letters, mother

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Letters: L-E-T-T-E-R-S.

Mother: M-O-T-H-E-R.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
Cat has three ___.
The ___ bird feeds her chicks.

Tidy cords, safe floor! Tomorrow we talk about passwords.

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