Hot Glue Gun Safety Contract & Scripted Talk

The first page of this resource is the Hot Glue Gun Safety Rules and Contract to share with students. Print it or share it with your students. The Hot Glue Gun Safety Rules and Contract clearly list 6 rules of how to be safe when working with and around the hot glue guns. There are two tips for using hot glue effectively. Then there is a short paragraph that student will sign that states they were listening to the rules and understand all the rules.

The rest of the document is a script of how to talk about all of the rules. It is an exact word for word script, said by a STEM teacher for years. The script gives examples and non examples of what to do with hot glue guns and hot glue sticks. It also gives suggestions for demonstrations of what to do when you are talking about all of the rules, so you can show students what to do and what not to do.

At the end there of the script there is a portion where you add in your hot glue stick policy.

This is a must have document for any classroom that uses hot glue guns. They are usually the most dangerous piece of equipment in a classroom. It is imperative to have this conversation with students before they use the glue guns. Do not expect your students to know how to use hot glue guns safely. You need to teach them.

*Disclaimer - This document is not a legal document. WhyMaker makes no claims that this document will eliminate hot glue accidents and damages in your classroom. WhyMaker is not liable or to be held responsible for any improper use, accidents, injuries, destruction, or damage from hot glue guns use in classrooms after purchase, download and use of this document.