Health Grade 3

Table of Contents Quarter 4 – Injury Prevention/Safety Lesson 1: Keep Safe with Road Signs ................................ 5 Lesson 2: Crossing the Street Safely ................................... 9 Lesson 3: Safety at Loading and Unloading Zones ......... 12 Lesson 4: Safety First Inside a Vehicle ................................ 16 Lesson 5: Unsafe Roads ....................................................... 20 Lesson 6: Hazards in the Community................................. 24 Lesson 7: Be Alert .................................................................. 26 Lesson 8: I Want to be Safe................................................. 28 3  

QUARTER 4INJURY PREVENTION AND SAFETY 4  

INTRODUCTION:A young child like you enjoys to explore things and different placeswhether this be at home, in school or in the community. This modulehelps you learn how to be a safe passenger and pedestrian, so youcan avoid accidents as you go about your daily activities. Activitieswill also show you some common community hazards and what youneed to do when this happens. So now get ready and learn how toensure your safety.Lesson 1: Keep Safe with Road Signs Let’s Try! Procedure: Study the pictures below and rearrange the letters andidentify the meanings of the following colors in traffic rules:   RED  T  O  S  P   YELLOW WINRANG   OG GREEN 5  

Let’s Do This! Activity 1: Identify road signs in Column A and draw a line toconnect their meanings in Column B. 6  

Let’s Remember!  Sing the song to the tune of “Roll Over The Ocean, Roll Over TheSea”. Create and use actions while singing the song. STOP, LOOK AND LISTEN Stop, stop, stop before you cross the street (2x) look, look, look while crossing down the street Stop and look while crossing down the street lalala…listen to the driver, look well at the street listen to the noise before you cross the street 7  

Let’s Check! Complete the sentence below. It is important to follow traffic road signs because… ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ Let’s do this at home! My Road Signs MobileLook for at least 3 road signs you will see as a pedestrian on yourhome. Draw it in your notebook. 8  

Lesson 2: Crossing the Street Safely Let’s Do This! Activity 1:Study the picture below and identify the pedestrians. 9  

Activity 2: Which is safe?Check () the picture below which shows safe practices for roadsafety. Explain your answer. 10  

Let’s Check! How often do you practice being safe on the street? Check () theappropriate column.Road Safety Practices as Always Often Sometimes NeverPedestrianFollow traffic rules and signsBe alert when crossing thestreet.Use the pedestrian lane incrossing the street.Stop first before crossing thestreet.Stop in the middle of the road.Listen and watch carefully forapproaching vehicles.Cross the street when the trafficlight is green.Play with friends when crossingthe street.Look right and left whencrossing the street.Wear bright clothes especiallyat night if you will nee to crossthestreet. 11  

Lesson 3: Safety at Loading and Unloading Zones Let’s Try! Study the two pictures and spot the difference. 12  

Let’s Do This! Activity 1: Safe PassengersHave you seen these road signs? What do these mean?                                                                                              13  

   Activity 1: DLeotn’s’t Rbeeminema bheurrr!y!  Let’s recite the poem. Road Safety By Aidena L. Nuesca We can all be safer If we follow all the safety rules; There’s nothing we can never do Never can do anything at all Discipline, being safe is important While we are riding, walking and waiting Rules of the road we will obey We shall all be accident free Rules of the road we will obey We shall all be accident free 14  

Let’s Check! Which are safe practices when getting in and out of a vehicle?Encircle thumbs-up if you agree and thumbs-down if you don’t.1. Wait for a ride at the proper place forpassengers.2. Get off the vehicle anywhere you want.3. Fall in line while waiting for a vehicle.4. Race with other people to get a ride.5. Take care of your things throughout the trip. Let’s do this at home!LOADING AND UNLOADING ZONE IN THE COMMUNITYLook for the loading and unloading zones in your community. Drawon your notebook the road safety signs in the area. 15