Lesson at a Glance

	Lesson at a Glance Ideas and Information for Michigan Model Teachers
GRADE K	Kindergarten Phase I Lesson 2

Lesson Title: Rules to Stay Safe So We Can Learn (30 minutes)

Learning Objective(s)

I-4. Students will list rules for staying safe and getting along with others at school outside the classrooms

I-5. Students will state safety rules for riding the bus.

Preparation

Gather the needed materials.
Plan where you will go in the safety walk
Pre-cut a 10 foot piece of string or yarn (unless students will be measuring and cutting)
Arrange for a bus or van to be parked in front of the school.
If possible, arrange for a bus driver to talk with the students.
Duplicate Family Resource Sheet, one per student or use student workbook.

Addenda
There has been no addendum published for this lesson. The Poster, Bus Safety, was originally issued by AAA but is no longer distributed. If you have access to this poster it is still a valuable resource for this lesson. It is currently being redesigned by the EMC and will be available soon.

Materials List

Poster: Bus Safety (see addenda note)
Family Resource Sheet: Bus Safety
Optional Resource Person: School bus driver
String or yarn
Measuring tape, 10 feet in length
School Bus or Van

Michigan Benchmarks
In the process of teaching this health lesson you can meet the following Michigan Benchmarks from the core curricular frameworks. (STD=Standard, BMK=Benchmark)

English

Math

Science

Social Studies

Health

STD	BMK
Introduction
1	1, 2
2	1
3	3
10	3

STD	BMK
Introduction
II-3	6
III-1	1
III-2	2, 3

STD	BMK
Correlation data not currently available

STD	BMK
Introduction
I-4	1
III-1	2
IV-3	2
V-1	3
VII-1	1

STD	BMK

1	2, 5, 8
3	6

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