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INJURY PREVENTION PROGRAMS RC/IS

PURPOSE: Curriculum addresses major risk areas that injure or kill children the most in Delaware and across the
country. This program teaches children how to be much safer to prevent injuries and gives them the skills and knowledge
needed to recognize and avoid risks in the future.
AUDIENCE: These programs are designed for children in grades Pre-K through 5th in the classroom setting. They are
best designed for 1-2 classrooms with the ability to move to each class to reach an entire grade level or school.

CLASS LIMIT: Minimum 10; Maximum 60 Students per presentation.

BIKE SAFETY: This block of instruction discusses the importance of

wearing a bike helmet to prevent head injuries and shows the proper
way to fit a helmet. It will also provide information on the rules of the
.road and safety rules to follow while riding a bicycle

POISON PREVENTION: This block of instruction is designed to show

children how medicines and other household products can look like
poisons. Discussions include: learning the poison control center phone
number, identifying look-a-likes, and other safety tips to prevent
accidental poisonings in the home.

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY: This block of instruction will educate

children on the rules of crossing the street safely, proper behavior at the
bus stop, and other safety rules when you are a pedestrian.

STRANGER SAFETY: This block of instruction discusses how to

make sure you are safe when you are in public places from a situation
where a stranger may
approach. Discussions include: identifying adults that can be
trusted, how to react to a situation if a stranger approaches, and
recognizing ways strangers may use to get the attention of a child.

HALLOWEEN SAFETY: This block of instruction includes

discussions on the following topics: costumes and fire safety,
stranger safety, pedestrian safety at night, and poison prevention.

Bags to Teach Children Valuable Safety and Injury
Prevention Lessons are available to Schools upon
request.

PLAY SAFE BE SAFE (3 HOURS) TC/IS/RC

PURPOSE: The training workshop will provide an overview of the Play Safe Be Safe curriculum that is to be used in a
classroom setting.
CONTENT: The Play Safe Be Safe program covers several topics: My Friend the Firefighter, Stop Drop and Roll,
Crawl Low under Smoke, and Safe for Play, Keep Away. The Workshop will go over in detail, the lessons for each of
the topic areas and how to use the resources in the educational kit together to reinforce fire safety behaviors and
make learning fun. The educational kits are provided to everyone in attendance as part of the training workshop.
AUDIENCE: Preschool Teachers, Child Care Providers, and Fire Safety Educators

CLASS LIMIT: Minimum 10 Students
TUITION PER CLASS: $100 (includes two educational kits); $15 each additional kit

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