AT HOME

Safety

grades Prek-3rd

Students will join Timon and Pumbaa as they make sure their new home is Safety Smart®. Participants will realize the importance of safety and learn a variety of ways they can help themselves and others avoid injuries.

AS a UL Safety ambassador, health world CAN provide THIS program free of charge thanks to the generous support of underwriters laboratories (UL).

Topics

Covered

• Rules for being safe at home

• Ways to prevent accidents and injuries

Objectives

• Students will be able to understand the relationship between safety and their physical environment

• Students will be able to list and describe responsible behaviors to reduce, risk and help avoid injury

Standards

met

NATIONAL HEALTH EDUCATION STANDARDS:

• Standard 1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health

• Standard 5: Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health

• Standard 7: Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks

• Standard 8: Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health

NATIONAL SCIENCE EDUCATION STANDARDS:

• Content Standard A: Science as Inquiry

• Content Standard F: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives