Child Safety

4. Elaborate/Extend (60 minutes):

1. Your group will now choose 1 topic from the choice board. It will work better if you pick your topic from one of your original 3, however it is your choice. Encourage them to pick a topic from their group’s original 3.

2. You will design a presentation to be presented to your class. Be creative & informative!

3. You will need to include the following information in your presentation.

• Safety hazards in various stages, at various ages and information on how a safe environment supports cognitive, social/emotional, motor, and language development at each developmental stage. • Include the areas of development primarily impacted. • 3-4 facts regarding this safety concern. Why is it a concern? How many children are affected? What are the risk factors? •

Describe how a safe environment supports: o Cognitive development at each stage o Social / emotional development at each stage

o Motor development at each stage o Language development at each stage

• Any IL laws pertaining to this topic (i.e. car seat laws) • Two (2) reliable sources of information for parents and caregivers • Two (2) photos, illustrations, or graphics

4. Arrange your information into an attractive presentation. It can be a booklet, a poster, a pamphlet, or a power point presentation. Allow each student group to consider a variety of formats for their presentation. Presentation should be creative, but content driven.

5. Each group will make a presentation to the class to teach them about their specific hazard. Rubric included in the Evaluate section of this lesson.

6. You will be responsible for taking notes on your classmate’s presentations.

***Additional activities if time permits or you decide to use them in this section.

• Interview with a professional in the field (Template with pre-set questions). • Create a training session for middle school babysitters. • Host a 1st Aid/CPR training session. • Assemble 1st aid kits for distribution. • Plan a car seat safety check point. • Assemble an Emergency Kit for a Child Care Center/Preschool. • Create a safety checklist for a park/playground then evaluate a park/playground in the neighborhood.