"On Your Guard" - Safety

I remember learning a lot about safety growing up in both the classroom environment and at home. My family and I planned a fire escape plan incase of a fire, and I was always forced to wear my helmet when riding my bike! As much as I hated it sometimes and was embarassed I know that my parents were just concerned for my safety. Here is a website about safety geared towards the grade one level of health education. This is a great site that provides links to areas such as how to wear a helmet properly, and aso what safety gear to wear when you are rollerblading or on your scooter! It also provides some great games to get kids familiar with dangerous items in the house such as the stove, an electricity plug, etc. Students also get the chance to be part of the "kids safety club" and help the goat and other animal friends get to the park by either skateboarding, rollerblading or biking where they must help them find safety gear to wear on their trip!

I would use this website in my classroom by first allowing my students to access it and become familiar with some safety gear they can use. As a teacher, I would bring some of my own safety gear from home such as knee pads, elbow pads, a helmet, etc. so my students would have the chance to try everything on, especially the helmet! It is so common for students to wear their helmet the wrong way, so by allowing my students to have the chance to put it on correctly from what they learn from the site, they can then use what they learned in class the next time they are rollerblading or riding their bike! Also, the site displays a house which includes area that may be unsafe such as the stove, electric plug in, etc. Simply areas that students and children should be aware of within their environment. I would take my class around the school and we would find areas that we should be cautious of as well, such as the stove in the staff room, electric cords, and many more. If they become familiar with these sourroundings they know what to be cautious of when sourrounded by something unsafe!

I feel that this site would benefit my students by allowing them to become familiar with safety. I like how the site not only focusses on safety gear, but also appliances and objects that may be unsafe to touch such as chemical or fire. It is a great site to introduce my grade one students to the safety area, and they can apply what they learn in class at home as well. The site is also very kid friendly for the grade one level as it provides music, bright and fun colors, and also uses animals as their main characters within the site. I can definately see my students enjoying this site and enhancing their knowledge on kids safety!