Safe & Unsafe Touch Cards – 20 Illustrated Visuals

The Inappropriate Touch Cards provide a tangible way to teach children about safe and unsafe contact.

The 20 illustrated cards feature 10 types of touch and 10 people. Educators can use these visuals to spark discussions around appropriate boundaries and consent. Children learn to identify wanted and unwanted touch from various individuals. Cards depict contact like hugs, hand-holding, pats on the back, tickling, whispering, and kissing. People shown include parents, doctors, teachers, siblings, classmates, and strangers.

Discussion activities help children consider context, consent and boundaries; there is no fixed safe-person/touch pairing. The tangible cards make identification of unsafe touch concrete. Teachers can prompt perspective taking - "How might that touch make you feel?" This hands-on approach engages multiple learning styles. Cards build awareness of tricky situations and instill confidence in setting boundaries. They can be utilized one-on-one, in small counseling groups, or whole class.

The Inappropriate Touch Cards foster essential communication around personal safety and abuse prevention. Visual aids appeal to diverse learners. Sorting exercises provide an interactive way to reinforce concepts. The cards help children identify, discuss, and set physical boundaries with various individuals. This proactive resource gives students knowledge and language to recognize and report concerning touch. It’s an invaluable tool for equipping children with skills to stay safe.

Set includes 10 cards with types of touch:

* high five

* Pat on the back

* hand shake

* Arm on shoulders

* Kiss

* hug

* Tickle

* Whisper in ear

* hold hands

* sit on lap

Also 10 people cards:

* Parents

* Doctor

* Teacher

* Stranger

* Sibling

* Grandparents

* Friend

* Classmate

* Aunt or uncle

* Family friend

Clipart images courtesy of Kari Bolt.