Instruction in the standards requires a focus not only on the learner concepts and competencies but the supportive practices employed by the adults in the classroom setting.

Concepts and Competencies

The learner will:

• Identify and follow basic safety rules
  • Community (e.g. strangers, motor vehicle, bicycle)
  • Home (e.g. poison, electrical outlets, internet)
  • School (e.g. on playground, in classroom, on field trip, crossing street)
• Predict and list the possible consequences or outcomes from a choice
• Identify and avoid unsafe practices (e.g. playing with matches, talking to strangers)
• Explain how community workers (e.g. firefighter, police officer) keep us safe
• Identify behaviors to assure safe practice (e.g. looking both ways when crossing the street, not talking to strangers, wearing a helmet when riding the bike)
• Demonstrate and describe the importance of rules

Supporting Practices

The adult will:

• Display and discuss classroom safety rules
• Discuss basic rules (e.g. crossing street, stranger danger, car seat safety, water safety, bike safety, internet)
• Utilize a variety of resources to review safe and unsafe practices (e.g. videos, songs)
• Use natural consequences as teachable moments to reinforce safe practices
• Discuss consequences and outcomes of choices
• Engage local expert (e.g. police officers, fire fighters, emergency management personnel) as guest speaker

 

This resource was created by the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL). 

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