Creator: Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh | visit site
Grade Range: K - 11
This site from Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh offers safety and accident prevention tips for children, teens, parents and guardians, teachers, and health professionals. Children’s Hospital has a long tradition of efffective outreach programs to encourage safety and health. This resource is sensibly designed and easy to use.
In the Classroom
Check out these home safety tips with students on an interactive whiteboard or with a projector. Since most accidents happen at home, this is a great way to become more aware of hazards and use preventive measures to avoid them. Extend the experience of this site by having your students write a blog post from the point of view of a young person who has had an accident and what they could have done to prevent it. Place students in small groups and have them make safety reminder posters using Adobe Spark, <a href="/single.cfm?id=17152">reviewed here</a>, and place them at strategic places in your at your school.
At Home
Check out these home safety tips and use them with the entire family. Since most accidents happen at home, this is a great way to become more aware of hazards and use preventive measures to avoid them. Have your children make safety reminder posters and place them at strategic places in your home.