Activity Plan--Safety
Name
of Activity: Say
No to Poisons!!!
Age of
Child/ren: Preschool to Kindergarten
I. Developmental Purpose (Domain/s):
To promote poison control and safety with young children.
II. Developmental Skill/s:(Objectives-Specific
skill/s or Concept/s for age of child, conditions and level of accuracy)
The child will be able to:
1.) When given a visual prompt, the
child will be able to recognize and verbalize the foods that are safe and the
foods or other items that are unsafe to eat with 100% accuracy.
2.) When given a coloring sheet, the
child will be able to decide with items are safe and unsafe to eat with 100%
accuracy.
III.
Materials:
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Teacher
Will Need:
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Child Will
Need:
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1.)
A deck of poison control cards (at least 15 cards are needed for a deck). The
teacher will need to make a deck of cards and on each card he/she will draw a
picture of a safe food or a bad poison.
2.)
Printed copies of pg.4 of the poison control and safety coloring book. The
book can be found here: Poison Control Workbook
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1.)
The children will need crayons.
2.)
The children will need the coloring page from the poison control coloring
book.
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IV.
Preparing the Environment: (What
has to be done to set the stage? Where and when will you conduct the lesson?)
There is no preparation that is needed
for this lesson. This lesson doesn’t require any special equipment or any
special set up time. This lesson can be conducted anywhere there are tables and
chairs for the students to sit and work at.
V. Procedure (Write exactly what you will do
or say in a step by step manner)
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Teacher
Will:
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Child & Parent/Guardian
Will:
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1.
Motivation: The teacher will say: “Does anyone know what poisons are?” She
will wait for the children to respond. She will then say: “Does anyone know
where poisons can be found?”
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The
child and parent/guardian will listen to the teacher and respond to her questions.
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2.
The teacher will say: “Poisons are substances that we shouldn’t eat because
they can make us sick. They are sometimes tricky to spot because some poisons
smell good, but you must stay away from them. Can anyone think of an example
of a poison?”
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The
child parent/guardian will listen to the teacher and respond to her question.
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3.
The teacher will say: “Poisons are things like cleaning products, some
plants, gasoline, cigarettes, shaving creams, and many other household items.
What are some examples of non-poisonous things that you can eat?”
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The
child parent/guardian will listen to the teacher and respond to her questions.
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4.
The teacher will say: “Non-poisonous things include foods such as oranges,
apples, candy, chocolate, vegetables, and meat. Now that we have a little
knowledge about poisons, we are going to try to identify poisonous substances
that we shouldn’t eat. I’m going to hold up a card and you guys need to tell
me whether it’s safe to eat or not. Do you guys understand what we are going
to do? Are you ready to get started?”
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The
child parent/guardian will listen to the teacher’s directions and ask any necessary questions.
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5.
The teacher will then hold up the first card and say: “Is this safe to eat or
not?” The teacher will allow the children to answer correctly before moving
on to the next card. The teacher may also ask questions like, “Why is it not
safe to eat?” The teacher will allow the students to answer all of the
questions before moving on to the remainder of the cards. The teacher will
proceed through the entire deck in the same manner as he/she did the first
card.
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The
children parent/guardian will tell the teacher whether each picture depicts are poisonous
substance or not. They will also answer all of the teacher’s questions.
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6.
Once the teacher finishes the deck he/she will pass out the coloring page.
The teacher will say: “In front of you there is a coloring page. Please color
the items that you can eat and circle the ones that you can’t eat.” The
teacher will then allow the children to work on the coloring page.
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The
child parent/guardian will be responsible for completing the coloring page and asking any
necessary questions or asking for help when needed.
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7.
Once the children have finished the coloring page the teacher will say: “Now
that we have finished the page can anyone tell me the things on the page that
is safe to eat? Can anyone tell me the things that are NOT safe to eat?” The
teacher will allow the students to answer her questions.
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The
child parent/guardian will be responsible for answering all of the teacher’s questions and
participating in the group discussion.
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At Home Activity Adaptation:
This activity can be done easily at home with your children. The best way to complete this activity at home is to take your child through each room in your house. Have the child identify three poisons and three non-poisons in each room. Also have them justify their answers. You should give help when necessary.
As an added safety precaution parents should always use the proper child proofing techniques, such as having childproof locks on cabinets that contain harmful poisons. Parents can also keep harmful poisons out of the house, which keeps them out of the reach of children.
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