Risk Watch: Make Time for Safety

The Category Game
Grades 3-4

Objective

Students will be able to demonstrate and reinforce their knowledge of Risk Watch risk areas and work effectively in teams.

Core Subject Integration

Materials

Procedure

Tape the 8 Risk Watch icon cards in a horizontal line across the chalkboard. (To shorten lesson time, combine categories as shown below.)
Cut out 25 large construction paper squares. Label the squares with the following amounts (five each): $5, $10, $15, $20, $25. Laminate the squares for durability.
Tape a column of squares, in increasing dollar amounts, under each of the category headings.
Divide the class into teams and ask each team to choose a spokesperson.
Teams should take turns choosing a category and a dollar amount. Ask the team a question related to that category. The team may discuss the question and should announce its answer through a spokesperson. Make the questions more difficult as the dollar amounts increase. If a team answers correctly, it gets to collect the square. If team answers incorrectly, the question goes to another team. The team with the highest score wins the game.

Fire and Burn Prevention	Choking / Firearms Injury Prevention	Poisoning and Falls Injury Prevention	Bike, Pedestrian and Motor Vehicle Safety	Water Safety
Every room in the home should have how many ways out?	Name an item that could easily cause a child to choke?	If someone has been poisoned, who should you call?	When you ride in a car, what should you do as soon as you get in?	Who needs to be around if you are swimming?
What should you do if your clothes catch fire?	What should you do if you find a gun?	If you find poison, who should you tell?	When should you wear a helmet?	When should you wear a personal flotation device?
If you must escape through smoke, what should you do?	If your family keeps a gun in the house, how should it be stored?	Who should give you medication?	What is the correct procedure for crossing the street?	How should you go into water for the first time?
How often should you test a smoke alarm?	What should you do if you see someone choking?	What's the proper way to use an escalator?	How should you cross the street when bicycling?	Before heading onto ice, who should you check with?
If you must escape a high-rise building, how should you escape?	Why are strings around your neck dangerous?	What is the best playground surface to play on?	Where is the safest place for you to sit in a car?	What should you do if you are swimming and hear thunder or see lightning?