Safe and Unsafe Touch Worksheet for 6-Year-Olds | Health and Personal Safety

Instructions

1. Read each question carefully.
2. Remember: your body belongs to you. You can say “No” or “Stop,” even to a grown-up.
3. Safe touch helps, comforts, or keeps you healthy. Unsafe touch hurts, scares, confuses, or happens to private body parts without a health or safety reason.
4. If something feels unsafe, use the safety steps: Say no, Go away, Tell a trusted adult, and Keep telling until someone helps.
5. You never have to keep an unsafe secret, and unsafe touch is never your fault.

1. Safe or Unsafe?

Write S for safe touch or U for unsafe touch. Some safe touches should still happen only when you agree.

1. A doctor checks your arm after explaining what they will do and having a trusted adult nearby. _____
2. A friend gives you a high-five after you say yes. _____
3. Someone touches a private body part or asks you to touch theirs. _____
4. A caregiver holds your hand while crossing a busy street. _____
5. Someone hurts you and says, “Do not tell anyone.” _____
6. You say “Stop,” but the person keeps touching you. _____

Hint: Unsafe touch may hurt, scare, confuse, or involve private body parts. It may also be called a “secret.”

2. Choose the Best Answer

Circle the best answer.

1. If you do not want a hug, you can say:

   a. “Yes, please.”
   b. “No, thank you.”
   c. Nothing, because grown-ups always decide.

2. Which is a trusted adult?

   a. A safe grown-up who listens and helps
   b. Someone who tells you to hide unsafe touch
   c. A stranger who asks you to leave with them

3. If someone touches you in an unsafe way, you should:

   a. Keep it a secret
   b. Blame yourself
   c. Say no, move away, and tell a trusted adult

4. If the first adult does not help, you should:

   a. Stop asking for help
   b. Tell another trusted adult and keep telling
   c. Keep the unsafe secret

3. Match the Safety Step

Draw a line from each step to what it means.

4. What Would You Do?

Write or tell a trusted adult what you would do. Use the safety steps.

1. A person tries to hug you, but you do not want a hug.

   I can say: __

   Then I can: _____

2. Someone touches you in a way that feels scary and tells you not to tell.

   I can: _____

   The trusted adult I could tell is: _____

3. You tell an adult, but the adult does not listen. What can you do next?

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5. Body Safety Practice

Practice saying these sentences in a clear, strong voice. You may act them out with a trusted adult.

• “No!”
• “Stop!”
• “I do not like that.”
• “I need help.”
• “I am going to tell a trusted adult.”

Now write one safety sentence of your own:

6. My Circle of Trusted Adults

Write or draw four safe adults you could tell. These might include a caregiver, teacher, school counselor, doctor, relative, or another safe adult.

If one person does not help, I can tell another person: __

7. Remember

Complete the sentences using these words:

body fault tell secrets

1. My __ belongs to me.
2. Unsafe touch is never my __.
3. I should __ a trusted adult about unsafe touch.
4. I do not have to keep unsafe __.

Optional Challenge

Create a small safety poster. Include:

• One way to ask for permission before a hug or touch
• The words “Say No, Go Away, Tell, Keep Telling”
• The name or picture of one trusted adult

Answer Key

1. Safe or Unsafe?

1. S — A doctor may touch you for health reasons after explaining and with support from a trusted adult.
2. S — A high-five is safe when both people agree.
3. U — Touching private body parts or asking a child to touch someone else’s private body parts is unsafe, except for appropriate health, hygiene, or safety help from a trusted adult.
4. S — Holding hands to cross a busy street helps keep a child safe.
5. U — Unsafe touch and unsafe secrets should be told to a trusted adult.
6. U — Everyone should stop when someone says “Stop.”

2. Choose the Best Answer

1. b. “No, thank you.”
2. a. A safe grown-up who listens and helps
3. c. Say no, move away, and tell a trusted adult
4. b. Tell another trusted adult and keep telling

3. Match the Safety Step

• Say no — C. Use a strong voice to say “No!” or “Stop!”
• Go away — A. Move to a safer place.
• Tell — B. Tell a trusted adult what happened.
• Keep telling — D. Ask another safe adult for help if needed.

4. What Would You Do?

Answers may vary. A complete answer should include saying no or stop, moving away when possible, and telling a trusted adult.

5. Body Safety Practice

Answers will vary. Responses should use clear words such as “No,” “Stop,” or “I need help.”

6. My Circle of Trusted Adults

Answers will vary. Students should identify safe adults who listen, help, and take unsafe touch seriously.

7. Remember

1. body
2. fault
3. tell
4. secrets