Standard of Learning

1.3   The student will explain the need for specific rules and practices to promote personal safety and injury-free situations. Key concepts/skills include:

1. bus and automobile safety;
2. pedestrian safety;
3. playground safety;
4. fire safety;
5. home safety;
6. Internet safety,
7. water safety;
8. bicycle, in-line skating, skateboard, scooter, and other self-propelled vehicle safety;
9. the need for protective gear.

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Understanding the Standard

The student will understand the need for rules and safe practices to promote playground safety.

Essential Knowledge and Skills

The student will:

• identify the importance of playground safety.
• describe playground safety rules.
• identify unsafe situations or behaviors on the playground that may lead to injury.

Sample Lessons

Be Smart, Be Safe!
Grade 1-12
In this lesson plan, students are asked to generate lists of safety rules in an assigned area of safety concern (bus safety, automobile safety, etc). Once complete, the teacher will work with the class to expand the lists, allowing the students to take part in establishing the safety rules they are expected to know.
http://www.dunebrook.org/lessons/be_smart_be_safe.htm
Sponsor: Dunebrook
Free

Oral Health Education Curriculum
Grade: 1
The student will understand the importance of following school safety rules, especially in relation to preventing orofacial injuries.
Sponsor: Virginia Department of Health
Oral_Health_Grade_One.pdf
Free

Play it Safe on the Playground
Grade 1-2
This lesson teaches about safety measures that should be taken in all playgrounds, provides an opportunity for students to survey their own playground for risks and collect data and identify possible risk areas and overall aims to decrease the number of playground injuries happening at your school.
http://www.nfpa.org/riskwatch/lsn_12_playgroundsafety.html
Sponsor: Risk Watch
Free

Playground Safety Check
Grades 1-12
Students will be introduced to playground safety in this lesson. They will be taught to be proactive and aware by being asked to investigate their own playground an make notes about how safe it is or isn't.
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/01-1/lp233_03.shtml
Sponsor: Education World
Free

Safety City
Grade 1
It is important for students to be aware of the rules citizens must obey to stay safe and function normal in society, so this lesson plan outlines the basic information that students should be familiar with.
http://www.abilenepolice.com/safetycity/lesson%20plan.htm
Sponsor: Albilene Police
Free

Oral Health Education: Saving Smiles Series- “Healthy Mouth, Healthy Body”
Grade:  1
Lesson Plan (1) Identify the functions of healthy teeth. (SOL 1.1b)
Lesson Plan (2) Demonstrate correct toothbrushing techniques for young children. (SOL 1.2a)
Lesson Plan (3) Demonstrate safe toothpaste use and proper toothbrush storage. (SOL 1.2a)
Lesson Plan (4) Identify nutritious meals, snack foods and beverages to improve general and oral health. (SOL 1.2f)
Lesson Plan (5) Identify the oral health professionals met during a dental visit. (SOL 1.5a and b)
Lesson Plan (6) Follow school safety rules during activities to avoid dental and facial injuries. (SOL 1.3a, b, c and h; SOL 1.6a, b and c)
Sponsor: Virginia Department of Health, Division of Dental Health
Contact:  http://www.vahealth.org/teeth/OralHealthEducation.asp (curriculum resources)
Free

Lesson Ideas

• Have students create safety rules for their playground and post them.

Additional Instructional Resources

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control - http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc and http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/cmprfact.htm
• Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Handbook for Public Playground Safety - http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/325.pdf
• The Educators Reference Desk- School Safety - http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Health/Safety
• Health Teacher (membership fee) - http://www.healthteacher.com
• Kids Health For Kids- Watch Out - http://kidshealth.org/kid/watch/
• The National Program for Playground Safety - http://www.uni.edu/playground
• National SAFEKIDS Campaign - http://www.safekids.org
• Pirate Pete Playground Safety Video- VDH - http://www.vahealth.org/civp/pubscivp.asp
• RISKWATCH - http://www.riskwatch.org
• Safety – http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/ (health & fitness k-2)
• Safe USA - http://www.safeusa.org
• School or School Districts’ Playground Manuals
• VDH, Center for Injury & Violence Prevention (CIVP) - http://www.vahealth.org/civp
• Virginia Center for School Safety - http://www.dcjs.virginia.gov/vcss/index.cfm
• Watch Out - http://kidshealth.org/kid/watch

Assessment Ideas

The student will:

• develop a set of playground safety rules.
• create playground safety posters.

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