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Stay Safe Adventure

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Hailey Outlaw

Tier 1
For Schools

Lesson Plan

Stay Safe Adventure

Elopement Prevention

This lesson focuses on teaching young children the importance of staying safe and preventing elopement through engaging activities. Using game-based learning and trauma-informed teaching strategies, students will participate in a fun and interactive session that includes a video, activity, and worksheet. This lesson is crucial for helping children understand boundaries and the importance of staying within safe areas, especially for those who may be non-verbal and on the autism spectrum.

Audience

Kinder, Non-Verbal, Autism

Time

20 minutes

Approach

Game-Based Learning, Trauma-Informed Teaching, Active Learning

Materials

Printable Cards for Activity, Worksheet: Safe Spaces, Video: The Boundaries Song, Markers, and Sign Language Interpreter

Step 1

Introduction

3 mins

  • Greet the students and introduce the topic of staying safe.
  • Explain that today we will learn about staying in safe places and why it's important.
  • Use simple sign language to communicate key concepts like 'safe' and 'stay'.

Step 2

Video Viewing

3 mins

  • Show the video The Boundaries Song.
  • Use sign language to highlight important parts of the video, such as 'boundaries' and 'respect'.

Step 3

Interactive Activity

7 mins

  • Use printable cards to create a game where students identify safe and unsafe places.
  • Lay out cards with images of different locations (e.g., playground, street, home).
  • Ask students to sort the cards into 'safe' and 'unsafe' categories using sign language prompts.
  • Encourage participation by using gestures and visual aids.

Step 4

Worksheet Completion

5 mins

  • Distribute the "Safe Spaces" worksheet.
  • Guide students through the worksheet using sign language and visual cues.
  • Assist students in drawing or marking safe spaces on the worksheet.

Step 5

Closure

2 mins

  • Recap the lesson by reviewing the importance of staying in safe places.
  • Use sign language to reinforce key messages.
  • Thank the students for participating and encourage them to remember what they learned.
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Worksheet

Printable Cards: Safe Places

These cards are used in the activity to help students identify safe and unsafe places.




Playground







Street







Home







Park







Mall







School







Parking Lot







Beach




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Worksheet

Worksheet: Safe Spaces

This worksheet helps students identify and mark safe spaces in different scenarios.

Circle the safe places: Playground, Street, Home.

Look for places where you are allowed to play.







Draw a line to connect the child to the safe place: Park, Mall, School.

Think about where you feel safe.







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