Stay Alert...Stay Safe
Stay Alert...Stay Safe is recommended to support the personal safety topics in curriculum for students ages 7 to 10.
Description
Childfind Ontario
Kit:
16-page colour booklet
Activity kit – cards and activity sheets
VHS video cassette tape – 6 mins.
Teacher's guide – seven chapters, 61 pages
Grades : K-3
Concepts : Child safety, streetproofing, babysitting, bullying, role play, problem solving, strangers, conflict, emergency information
Subjects : Health and Physical Education, English
CSC Evaluation
Curriculum Correlation
Stay Alert...Stay Safe correlates with provincial curriculum related to personal safety and streetproofing. The program is written to support students aged 7 to 10 in learning these important life skills.
Content
Stay Alert...Stay Safe is a streetproofing program that supports the learning of skills and knowledge to help students understand that they should trust their instincts, and provides strategies for them to handle difficult and potentially dangerous situations. The program consists of seven main themes: conflict on the playground; learning how to trust one's instincts; developing an emergency information sheet; defining a stranger and strategies for students to use when at home or traveling alone; recognition and strategies to deal with dangerous encounters with strangers; positive and negative personal contact; and identifying sources of help. Both the lesson plans and materials for students are clear and easy to follow. A strong home connection supports the learning at school through an engaging activity and information booklet and activity sheets. The use of animated mascots (Bert and Gert) throughout the resource is effective for this age group. Links are made with Language Arts and Drama (e.g., discussion, media literacy, written response).
Methodology
Students learn decision-making and problem-solving skills that are important to their well-being and are highly transferable to other situations. Throughout the program, students are presented with scenarios or situations where they are asked to role-play and determine safe responses to either avoid (think ahead) or react appropriately to potentially dangerous situations, e.g., when home alone and a person knocks on the door. A wide variety of engaging and effective teaching/learning strategies are used throughout the resource, e.g., discussion, children's literature, educational games, sequencing, role-playing, and graphic organizers. Activities engage students by calling upon their experiences. The design and variety of activities are such that they can easily be used with all of the identified age levels.
Assessment
While assessment is not directly addressed in this resource, the activities can provide the basis for determining student achievement.
Format
Stay Alert...Stay Safe is a comprehensive program that includes a resource guide for teachers, a series of activity sheets, a student booklet, an animated video, and information pamphlets. All components of the program are readily available in PDF format from the Stay Alert...Stay Safe website. The program has been developed to offer flexibility with a number of entry and exit points that allow teachers to vary the pace and depth at which they use this program. Each component of the program is well organized and intuitive to use.
Bias
This learning resource reflects an awareness and sensitivity to areas of bias. The program is presented using Canadian examples and situations relevant to Canadian students.
Review Recommendation
Stay Alert...Stay Safe is recommended to support the personal safety topics in curriculum for students ages 7 to 10.
Contact Information
Elaine Goraj
Program and Development Coordinator
Childfind Ontario
440A Britannia Rd. E
Mississauga, ON L4Z 1X9
905-712-3463 ext. 231
Toll Free: 1-800-387-7962
e-mail: Elanie@childfindontario.ca
http://www.ontario.childfind.ca
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