Child Safety

1. Engage:

1. You will take a multiple-choice pre-lesson quiz on this subject. Do your best!

2. Watch this video on a child safety issue that recently occurred in your area. Illinois high school student saves choking baby at restaurant (today.com) (3:43) As you watch the video, take notes on the following: a. How is the intervention for a choking child different from a choking adult? b. Is there anything that would make you hesitate to intervene? Explain your hesitation. c. Are you confident enough that you could intervene as this teenager did?

d. Have you ever had to intervene to help a “choking” victim? e. Have you ever witnessed a child harmed due to a safety failure? f. How do you perform the Heimlich maneuver on yourself?

3. Pair up with a classmate and discuss your notes on the above questions.

4. Be prepared to share your thoughts, ideas or concerns about child safety with the class.

2. Explore:

Part I 1. Use your textbook or the internet to research one of the following developmental domains. Your teacher will assign you a domain to research.

2. Now gather into a group with classmates that researched the same domain. Compare your findings and agree on a definition to share with the class. Think of some creative way to share the information so your classmates will remember it.

3. Take notes, you will want to be sure that you understand each developmental domain.