Stranger Safety
Play Safety
Fire Safety
Poison Safety
Community Safety
100

What is Personal Safety?

Personal Safety is freedom from physical harm and threat of physical harm, and freedom from hostility, aggression, harassment, and devaluation by members of the academic community.

100
What should you always wear when you are riding a bike?
A helmet
100
Should you play with matches? Why or why not?
No. Matches can start fires and fires can get very big, very quickly. Even if we think we are being careful, playing with matches could lead to an accident that causes a fire.
100
What is poison?
Poison is something that can make your body sick and is harmful to your body.
100
What should you do for safety when you first get in the car?
Put on your seat belt.
200

Name one way to avoid domestic abuse.

Keep or collect documentation of the abuse so the police can have proof.

200
Should you ride your bike near a busy road? Why or why not?
No. Cars may not be able to see you and there could be an accident. Stay away from the busy roads unless an adult is very close to you.
200
What 3 numbers do you call if you need to reach the fire department?
911
200
Can medicine be a poison?
If the medicine is not meant for you it can become poisonous. Also, too much medicine can become poisonous.
200
Should you let your baby brothers, sisters or cousins put money in their mouth? Why or why not?
No. They could choke. Money also has germs on it and they can choke.
300

What is Verbal Abuse?

Verbal Abuse is when a person forcefully insults, criticizes, denounces someone else.

300
Should you go outside without asking your parents? Why or why not?
No, because your parents wouldn't know where to find you. If you were to get hurt, they wouldn't know where to look to be able to help you.
300
What should you do if your house is on fire?
You need to get out of the house as quickly as possible. Meet your family outside and use a cell phone or a neighbor's phone to call the fire department.
300
Is it ever okay to take medicine without a grown up helping you?
No. A grown up needs to make sure you are taking the right kind of medicine and the right amount or you could become sick.
300
Should you ever hide from your parents in a store? Why or why not?
No. If you are hiding and they can't find you, they may walk off to go look for you. When you decide to come out of hiding, they may not be there and then you would really be lost.
400
If an adult you don't know says, "Will you help me find my puppy? Come with me, the puppy can't be far." What should you do?
Say/yell, "No!" and run to find a safe place/adult. Remember, if we don't know this person it could be a trick (maybe they don't even have a puppy!). If an adult needs help, they should ask another adult for help, not a kid.
400
Should you get into a swimming pool without a grownup with you?
No. Even if you are a great swimmer, accidents happen. You always need one other person with you to be safe and that person should be an adult.
400
What should you do if your clothes are on fire?
Stop, drop and roll.
400
What should you do if you see medicine on the floor in your bathroom at your home?
Don't touch it but tell an adult it is there so they can clean it up. If you have little brothers or sisters, keep them away from it!
400
Why should you walk with an adult in a parking lot?
You are shorter than most cars and so a driver may not be able to see you walking through the parked cars.
500
If you get lost and can't find an adult that you know, who is a safe stranger you can find to ask for help?
A police officer Someone who works at the store, park or place you are visiting (usually these people will be in a uniform)
500
What should you do if you see broken glass on the ground while you are playing?
Do not touch the glass. Let an adult know where it is so they can safely remove it.
500
What should you do if there is a lot of smoke in your house?
Crawl close to the ground to find a way out of the house.
500
What else could be poisonous in your house?
Cleaning products Items in your garage (like things used for your car or lawn mower) Batteries Items used to kill bugs Products in your bathroom Sometimes even plants are poisonous to people if we put it in our mouth.
500
Who do you call if your mom has gotten very sick and she cannot use the phone?
Dial 911. By calling 911 an operator can send either police, fire or an ambulance (or all 3) to help you.
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