Lesson Plan: "Mr. Plug® Saves Sillyville"

Third/Fourth Grade

Identify and work to eliminate electrical hazards in the home.

"Mr. Plug® Saves Sillyville" Lesson Plan and Support Materials

Objectives

Identify seven electrical safety hazards in the home.

Preparation

1. Review "Mr. Plug® Saves Sillyville" story.
2. Provide writing paper and drawing paper for the activity.

Procedure

1. Read "Mr. Plug Saves Sillyville" to the students.
2. Have students take notes on the concepts presented.
3. With the students, make a list of the four safety hazards identified in the story.
4. Challenge the students to:
   1. Name three more electrical safety rules that the Sillyvillans did not follow.
   2. Write a one-sentence safety rule for each of the seven unsafe items found in Sillyville today.
   3. One day Mr. Plug visited Sillyville. He was worried about all that he saw. He knew something needed to be done to help the creatures of Sillyville. Write a story about what Mr. Plug did to help the creatures of Sillyville become safer with electricity.
   4. Draw a picture of a creature from Sillyville. Describe what the Sillyvillan was wearing and why it needs the item to keep it safer.

Mr. Plug® Saves Sillyville

Once upon a time an enchanted village lay deep within the knolls of the world. Sillyville was its name. Every creature in the village of Silly wore rubber galoshes, carried an ABC fire extinguisher on its back, and knew 9-1-1 by heart. Just to stay alive!

That is because not one creature in Sillyville could remember how to be safe with electricity. Try as they would it was of no use! Their silly minds would not allow it.

As I tell you the safety matters they kept forgetting, identify if you believe it would cause a fire or a shock. And also identify what number you would call to help the people of Sillyville.

• They were forever forgetting where the dishtowel should be hung, and hung it instead on the living room lamp. (Fire, 9-1-1)
• They were forever forgetting to remove the cord from an outlet by pulling the plug, not the cord. (Fire, Shock, 9-1-1)
• They were forever forgetting to dry their hands before turning on the light switch. (Shock, 9-1-1)
• They were forever forgetting to put only one plug into each electrical socket. (Fire, 9-1-1)

The residents of Sillyville need YOUR help. What can you do to help them?

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