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Injury Prevention and Safety Lesson Plans
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How can students play safely on the playground? Young learners will the video, "I Can Learn Myself," and review school playground rules. They will also work in teams to assess the safety of the school's playground equipment. Note that the video and book recommendations could be easily swapped for another similar resource.
Research sports safety and create various informational materials to share with the school community. Middle schoolers will utilize Internet resources, visual-arts materials, role-playing, and audio-video equipment to illustrate safe sports practices. Digital cameras are part of this lesson. Note: handouts and links are included.
Demonstrate an ability to make informed choices about the prevention of injury with your class and others. Through class discussion, observational studies, simulation, and the creation of a handbook, high schoolers will understand the principles behind prevention of injury in school and the work place.
Investigate common poisons and how to stay safe with your class. They will be able to identify common poisons and the symbols that represent poison (i.e. skull and crossbones). Additionally, they will compare and contrast candy and medications and study poison prevention. They will also research common poisons on the Internet.
Analyze home safety with your class. They will discover what types of poisons can be found in their own house, and what they can do to prevent an accident. In the end, they will write a paragraph on poison control and design an advertisement to promote safety at home.
Students discover how to prevent dog bites by completing worksheets and watching a video. In this animal safety lesson, students view a video called Dogs, Cats and Big Kids, taking notes throughout. Students take a quiz and create a picture book explaining appropriate pet care techniques.
Students learn what to do to in case of an emergency. In this fire safety lesson plan, students read books about firemen, discuss what a fireman does and complete a fire safety poem. They practice the fire escape route at school, discuss stop, drop and roll and play fire tag. Students are also introduced to 911 and the importance of smoke alarms in the home.
Learners investigate fire safety. In this safety lesson plan, students read the book, No Dragons for Tea, and discuss fire safety rules. Learners perform a skit for one of the safety rules.
Fourth graders investigate fire safety. In this safety lesson, 4th graders read fire safety tips from a suggested website and develop an escape plan in case of a fire. Students print emergency phone numbers.
Students discover how to operate a bicycle. In this physical education lesson, students investigate bicycle safety before riding one themselves. Students take a safety test on the Internet.
