Stay Safe Adventure

Hailey Outlaw

Tier 1

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

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.