Educational Activities
Most poisonings are unintentional and preventable. The activities below are designed to make learning about poison prevention fun for children.
Use the links below to view educational activities in different sections of the webpage.
Educational Games:
This interactive game was originally created by Britni Overall (Georgia Poison Center), Denise Kolakowski (Michigan Poison Center), and Tammy Noble (Iowa Poison Center). It is featured with permission on this website for educational purposes.
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Poison Prevention Escape Room A majority of poisonings occur in the home. The best protection against poisonings is to make sure your house is poison proof. Learn about some potential poisons in each room of the house by participating in our poison prevention escape room. |
Maryland Poison Center Activity Sheets:
These worksheets are the original work of staff from the Maryland Poison Center. They have been included on this website for educational purposes.
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Be A Helper! Put an "X" through each item that is not safe for the baby to touch. |
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"Caution" Words Word Scramble Help poison rangers Kyle and Sarah unscramble the words to review the "caution" words found on product labels. |
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"Do Not Touch" Maze Help poison ranger Sarah draw a line from the stop sign to all the things you should not touch. |
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Get Poison Smart! Use the code to decode the two safety rules and make one important poison prevention safety rule that you always follow. |
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Seek and Find the Poison Words Find and circle the poison words hidden in the puzzle. |
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Stamp Out Poisons! Put an "X" through the things that you should "Stop! Ask First" before touching, tasting, or smelling. |
Additional Activity Sheets:
These worksheets were originally created by the Central Texas Poison Center. They have been reproduced with permission on this website for educational purposes.
Beginner Level:
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Find the Poison Never eat the leaves, berries, or flowers of a house plant. |
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Find the Safe Path Help Amy get to her dog, but don't touch a poison! |
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Kitchen Patrol Color the safe things green. Color the poisons red. |
Intermediate Level:
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Hidden Hazards Find all the poisons hidden in this picture. |
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Poison Search Poisons are hidden in the house. Find each one and circle it. |
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What's in Mom's Purse? Mom dropped her purse. Circle the things that could be poison. |
Advanced Level:
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Mixed Up Mess Put the missing letters in the right order to see a list of poisons. |
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Venom Crossing Complete the crossword puzzle to reveal a warning. |
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What Do You Do? Fill in the blanks with numbers to show the order of the steps you should take. |