Elementary Health Education Teaching Module

Elementary Health Education Teaching Module Injury Prevention and Safety ? Second Grade

Ashley Witt Winona State University

Health Education

Submitted to Mrs. Darst in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course HERS 320: Teaching Health in the Elementary Schools April 28th, 2009

Description: This module is a collection of six lessons about injury prevention and safety. The first three lessons were taught at Goodview Elementary School to Mrs. Nolan's second grade class of 18 students. She asked us to come up with lessons that would keep her students safe during the summer. Many of them would be staying home with an older sibling for the summer and would have less supervision. I would teach this lesson toward the end of the year for that exact reason of making children safe over the summer. I would break it up into two weeks, three lessons per week.

Standards and Performance Indicators: National Health Education Standard #1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotions and disease prevention to enhance health. -Performance Indicators:

- 1.2.4. List ways to prevent common childhood injuries. National Health Education Standard #3: Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid information, product, and services to enhance health. -Performance Indicator:

-3.2.1 Identify trusted adults and professionals who can help promote health. National Health Education Standard #4: Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks. -Performance Indicators:

- 4.2.3. Demonstrate ways to respond when in an unwanted threatening or dangerous situation.

- 4.2.4. Demonstrate ways to tell a trusted adult if threatened or harmed. National Health Standard #5: Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.

-Performance Indicators: -5.2.1 Identify situations when a health- related decision is needed. -5.2.2 Differentiate between situations when a health related decision can be made

individually or when assistance is needed. National Health Standard #7: Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks. -Performance Indicators:

-7.2.1 Demonstrate healthy practices and behaviors to maintain or improve personal health.

-7.2.2 Demonstrate behaviors that avoid or reduce health risks National Health Education Standard #8: Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health. -Performance Indicator:

-8.2.2 Encourage peers to make positive health choices.

Overall Broad Objective: By the end of the unit, the students will list at least three safety rules or tips about strangers, bike, water, internet, playground, and fire safety. Cognitive Domain- Students must use higher level of thinking to create, plan, and produce their own skits. Affective Domain- Students are consistently asked to explain what they have learned from previous lessons and asked to explain. Psychomotor Domain- Students are held to a higher level of thinking as they are asked to perform skits and speak in front of the class.

Words to know:

Day 1: Stranger- A person you do not know.

Day 2: Helmet- a hard, padded hat that protects the head Safety gear- clothing and other things that protect your body and help prevent injuries Injury- getting hurt

Day 3: Designated- selected area

Day 4: Appropriate- Right or okay

Day 5: Supervision- the act of watching over something or someone

Day 6: Escape- To get away Smoke Detector- Responds or beeps when there is smoke in the air.

Materials, Equipment & Supply List:

Day 1:

Phone Paper Writing utensils 6 note cards with a scenarios written on each

Day 2: Bike gear -helmets -reflectors - Knee pads -elbow pads -wrist guards 18 copies of each worksheet (from Safety on Wheels activities book) 18 copies of crossword on bike safety

Day 3: Waddles Presents Aquacktic Safety book Three scooters Towel or sweatshirt Hot dog or ring buoy Water safety booklet

Day 4:

Paper Writing utensils 6 note cards with a scenario written on each

Day 5: Four note cards with information on them SAFE guidelines printed for teacher Is our playground SAFE checklist for each student School playground

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