Risk Watch: Make Time for Safety

Choking, Suffocation and Strangulation Prevention

Memory Game
Grades 1-2

Objective

Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of Risk Watch safety behaviors in a cooperative group setting.

Core Subject Integration

Health and safety

Materials

Memory Game card sheets (attached PDF file)

Procedure

Make two copies of the Memory Game card sheets to make one deck of 16 cards. Cut out the cards and laminate them for durability.
Put students into small groups of two or more and provide one deck of cards for each group. Explain the rules of the Risk Watch Memory Game to the students:

* Shuffle the cards and place them in rows, face down.
* Taking turns, students should flip over two cards. Try to remember where the cards are. Your goal is to find a matching pair.
* If you find two cards that match, you must state the safety message that the cards are showing. If you are correct, remove the cards from the row and take another turn.
* If the two cards you flip over do not match or you do not know the safety message, turn the cards back over and move on to the next player.
* The game is over when all the cards are matched up. The person with the most cards wins the game.

Safety Messages

"Buckle-up in the backseat."
" Crawl low under smoke."
" Put small amounts of food in your mouth and chew slowly."
" Hold on to handrails."
" Tell a grown-up if you find a gun."
" Wear a helmet every time you ride your bike."
" Wear a personal flotation device in or around water."
" Tell a grown-up if someone finds poison."

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