Changwoo Lee EDU 235 Hanrahan Safety Lesson Plan Title of Activity: I am the hero of Safety Divide the

items that can be considered as dangerous or safe. Age group: 4~5 years old Emphasis: Safety

Fall 2012

Standards: (VA DSS Milestones of Early Learning, Foundation Blocks, SOLs) : Milestones Stand3: Health and Well-being (Nutrition and Self-Care Practices) : C3. Participate in basic health and safety routines. : C10. Identify harmful objects, substances, or Behaviors. : C11. Be aware of and follow universal safety rules. Objectives: Children will participate in reading time about the safety to be aware of dangerous objects. Children will be able to divide the objects in to safe and dangerous groups. Resources/Materials: Books that are related with safety. Pictures of many dangerous objects and dangerous behaviors. Big board with velcroed objects (Safety and dangerous objects)

Strategies: 1. Bring the group together and read them books about the Safety. Explain to the children about the safety objects and dangerous objects. Explain about the each object why it is dangerous. 2. Ask children to identify the dangerous objects around them. Teach children about the behavior that the children can do to prevent the danger. 3. Show one random object at a time and let the children to decide whether it is safe or dangerous. Let children to work in a group, and let them divide the objects into safe or dangerous. 4. Teachers will do some activities and assessment that can see if the children can decide by themselves into dangerous objects and safe objects. Adaptations for Learner Diversity: This lesson plan can be used for the older age groups with little change. For example, teacher can go over the dangerous items with children, and let children to do card matching memory game with their group. In addition, teacher can teach children how to prevent the danger in daily life and show them a video about the safety. Assessment: This activity would be a success if the children can divide the objects into two groups of safe and dangerous. Additionally, it can be said success when the children can tell why it is dangerous. Analysis/Reflection: Kids like to tell their friends not to do this and not to do that after this activity. One of the children came to me and said Dont run on the lobby, its slippery when wet!! I was happy that the child told me about the safety rule. Kids liked dividing the objects into safe and dangerous groups. When I have to teach about the safety next time, I will add some more activity that we can do as a group such as, watch a safety video.

Resource 1 http://www.safekids.org/educators/?gclid=CPGG_P6Y-LICFcKPPAodNT4AcA

Burn Prevention for Big Kids At Home

Flame burns (caused by direct contact with fire) are more common among older children. Because young children have thinner skin than older children and adults, their skin burns at lower temperatures and more deeply. There are several precautions parents and caregivers can take to keep children safe from burns.

Falls Prevention for Big Kids At Home

As children get older, they become more active and play in larger groups. But even when little kids grow bigger, their motor skills are still developing. Head injuries are associated with most deaths and severe injuries resulting from falls. Learn how to keep your child safe from fall-related injuries.

Fire Prevention for Big Kids At Home

Big kids are curious about fire. Teaching your children about the hazards of playing with matches and other flammable materials, as well as practicing a fire escape route with your family, can help prevent accidents and injuries.

Poison Prevention for Big Kids At Home

Big kids may spend more time without adult supervision. You can best protect your children by keeping harmful substances out of their sight and reach, and by testing for lead and carbon monoxide.

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http://www.safekids.org/safety-basics/little-kids/

Bike and Wheels Safety for Little Kids At Play

Little kids look forward to being big kids, but they need to follow guidelines suitable for their ages before they ride big kid bikes and playing other wheeled sports. Because they are not ready to ride bicycles, children under the age of five ride tricycles.

Drowning Prevention for Little Kids At Play

Most drownings and near-drownings occur in residential swimming pools. A child should never be unsupervised in or near water, even shallow wading pools. There are many precautions parents and caregivers can take to keep their children safe around water.

Playground Safety for Little Kids At Play

Toddlers and playgrounds are practically inseparable. There are so many fun things to discover and explore. Falls account for 80 percent of playground injuries, but most playground fatalities are caused by strangulation. Take the necessary steps to keep little kids safe.

Sports Safety for Little Kids At Play

Though young children don't usually participate in organized sports until they are older, children are often exposed to many different kinds of play at an early age. Because children develop at different rates, both physically and psychologically, injuries can happen.

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http://www.kidsandcars.org/parent-info.html

Background:
A 2007 study by the National Center for Statistics and Analysis at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimated that each year 2,000 people are treated in hospital emergency rooms for injuries related to power windows, and half of those are children. i In 2009, NHTSA studied whether or not to require automatic reversing systems (ARS) technology, which stops a window if an obstruction is detected-much like the proven technology in garage doors and elevators, to prevent children from being injured or killed. Based on their research, NHTSA has decided ARS is not necessary. As of October 2010, all automakers are required by law to manufacture vehicles with pullup/ push down switches, but the law does not require windows to reverse directions automatically when obstructed.

Situation:
Power windows can exert an upward force of 30-80 pounds, which is more than is necessary in most cases to raise the window. It takes just 22 pounds of force to suffocate or injure an infant and two pounds of force to activate the switch. Power windows in automobiles have killed or injured thousands of children. Since 1990 over 50 children have been killed by power windows, with untold numbers of brain injuries and amputations of fingers, etc.; most of them to children age three or younger. Current legislation mandating pull-up to close switches does not address thirdparty incidents, which often occur when a driver is operating the switch and cannot see the rear seat passengers. As distracted driving becomes an escalating issue, power window related injures may increase due to a distracted drivers longer response times. NHTSAs 2009 Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) declares ARS is not necessary based on extremely flawed data, which KidsAndCars.org can now prove to be grossly underestimated.

Resource 4 http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/emergencies/choking.html#cat149 A child may be choking and need help right away if he or she:

is unable to breathe is gasping or wheezing is unable to talk, cry, or make noise turns blue grabs at his or her throat or waves arms appears panicked becomes limp or unconscious Preventing Choking

All kids are at risk for choking, but those younger than 3 are especially vulnerable. Young children tend to put things in their mouths, have smaller airways that are easily blocked, and don't have a lot of experience chewing and often swallow things whole. You can help minimize the risks of choking:

Avoid foods that pose choking risks because they're the same size and shape as a child's airway, including hot dogs, grapes, raw carrots, nuts, raisins, hard or gummy candy, spoonfuls of peanut butter, chunks of meat or cheese, and popcorn. At mealtime, be sure to serve a child's food in small, manageable bites. That means cutting whole grapes into quarters, cutting hot dogs lengthwise and into pieces (and remove the tough skin), and cooking vegetables rather than serving them raw. Teach kids to sit down for all meals and snacks and not to talk or laugh with food in their mouths. Toys and household items also pose a choking hazard beware of deflated balloons, coins, beads, small toy parts, and batteries. Before young kids become mobile, get down on the floor often to check for objects that they could put in their mouths and choke on. You'd be surprised by the things that routinely fall off counters or out of pockets and end up under furniture, behind curtains, etc. Similarly, be sure to choose safe, age-appropriate toys. Always follow the manufacturer's age recommendations some toys have small parts that can cause choking, so carefully inspect a toy's packaging.

Take the time now to become prepared. CPR and first-aid courses are a must for parents, other caregivers, and babysitters. To find one in your area, contact your local American Red Cross, YMCA, or American Heart Association chapter, or check with hospitals and health departments in your community.

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Top 5 Dangerous Objects Kids Like to Swallow

Read more: http://healthland.time.com/2012/03/07/top-5-dangerous-objects-kidslike-to-swallow/#ixzz28xvJrFQE

This week doctors in Portland, Ore., removed 37 Buckyballs small, highpowered rare earth magnets from 3-year-old Payton Bushnells stomach. The magnets had clustered together and punched holes in the toddlers stomach and intestines, but doctors say she is expected to recover fully after surgery. This is far from the first time a child has been hospitalized for swallowing magnets. Kids often come into contact with small, easy-to-swallow magnets in toys or on refrigerators. In 2006, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reported that in the previous three years, one child had died and 19 others had needed surgery after swallowing tiny magnets. The problem has been escalating in recent years. Even the smallest magnets can cause serious intestinal injury. A bunch of little magnets can end up in different places in the intestine and connect to each other across the intestinal wall, says Stephen Teach, associate chief of emergency medicine at Childrens National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. They can then begin to erode between the walls causing damage.
dangerous objects swallowed

Buckyballs and Other Magnets Button Batteries Hair Pills and Alcohol Nails, Needles, Pins and Tacks

Sucking on hair is common among youngsters. Its mostly harmless, but the habit can become risky if the child ingests hair especially a lot of it. Some kids may eat so much hair that it forms a hairball in their stomach, referred to as a bezoar a mass of foreign material in the stomach and if large enough, it can cause a pain and stomach obstruction. Occasionally a hair bezoar can become so large through accumulation of food and gum, that an operation is needed to surgically remove it, says Teach.