Risk Watch: Make Time for Safety

Choking, Suffocation and Strangulation Prevention

Risk Watch Alphabet Book
Grades 1-2

Objective

Students will be able to create an alphabet book based on the eight risk areas addressed in Risk Watch.

Subject Integration

Language arts, art, health and safety

Cross the street with a grown-up Materials

Risk Watch curriculum
drawing paper
pencils, markers or crayons
binder

Procedure

Assign each student a letter of the alphabet.
On a separate piece of paper, have each student write a sentence containing a Risk Watch safety message. Explain that the sentence must start with a word that starts with their assigned letter (e.g. "A" is for "Always swim with an adult." "B" is for "Buckle up in the back seat." "C" is for "Cross the street with a grown-up.", etc.).
Give each child a piece of drawing paper. Have him/her draw the assigned letter on the left-hand side, write their sentence at the bottom and complete a drawing that reflects the safety message.
Collect the drawings, laminate the pages, and bind them in a booklet for the classroom.

Sample Alphabet Messages

A: Always wear a helmet when riding a bike.
B: Be careful around swings.
C: Call a grown-up if you get hurt.
D: Don't cross the street without a grown-up.
E: Every home needs a smoke alarm.
F: Follow bus safety rules.
G: Go swimming with a grown-up.
H: Hold on to handrails.
I: I always sit in my seat when eating.
J: Just remember to ride in the back seat of the car.
L: Leave guns alone.
M: Make your playground safe.
N: Never eat anything without asking a grown-up.
O: Only grown-ups should use matches.
P: Poisons are dangerous.
Q: Quickly leave the house when the alarm sounds.
R: Ride your bike with a grown-up.
S: Stop, drop, roll if your clothes catch fire.
T: Tell a grown-up if you find matches.
U: Use the crosswalk to cross the street with a grown-up.
V: Very small things can be a choking hazard.
W: Wear a PFD when on a boat.
X: eXit when you hear the alarm.
Y: You should always wear a safety belt.
Z: Zippers instead of draw strings.

Expand this lesson!
Divide the classroom into small groups to create several Risk Watch
alphabet books. Have the students share the books with younger children or make a special book that can be checked-out of the school library.

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