NERDC Curriculum for Safety Measures Ages 0 – 3 Years. Accidents and their Prevention Schemeofwork.com
Week 1
Topic: Accidents and their Prevention
Performance Objectives – Parent/Caregiver: Should be able to:
1. Make the environment safe
2. Identify and remove dangerous objects
3. Identify dangerous actions
4. Explain how these actions cause accidents among children
5. Simulate safety or accident prevention measures
Performance Objectives – Child: Should be able to: By 24 months
1. Recognize safe environment
2. Recognize dangerous objects
3. Identify dangerous objects, actions and situations
4. Keep away from dangerous objects
5. Demonstrate some safety or accident prevention measure
Content:
1. Safe environment
2. Dangerous objects
3. Dangerous actions
4. Lists of some safety or accident prevention measures such as fire drills proper crossing of roads
Etc.
Activities – Parent/Caregiver:
1. Describe safe environment to children
2. Show child some dangerous objects Such as: blades, knives, needles, sharp edges, medicines, matches, hot liquid, cellophane bag
3. Tell child about some dangerous actions and situation that can cause accidents playing with dangerous objects, swallowing pins, and putting seeds and bead into ear-hole and nostrils
4. Take children through some safety and accident prevention measures: e.g. Tell child not to cross road alone, not to follow strangers, etc.
Activities – Child:
1. Keep within safe environment
2. Avoid dangerous objects, and fires, situation.
3 Role-play some dangerous actions and situation
4. Role-play some safety and accident measures
Caring/Learning Materials:
1. Dangerous object
. Blades
. Knives
. Pins
. Needles
. Kerosene etc.
2. Fire extinguisher
. Sand
. Bucket of water
. Blankets
3. Posters, Charts, newspaper cuttings
Picture
On dangerous object
Evaluation Guide:
Child
1. Safe environment identified
2. Dangerous objects and actions avoided
3. Ability to role-play some safety and accident prevention measures
Caregiver
1. Safe environment, maintained
2. Child kept away from dangerous objects
3. Dangerous actions and situations Prevented.
NERDC Curriculum for Safety Measures Ages 0 – 3 Years. Accidents and their Prevention Schemeofwork.com
Week 2
Topic: First Aid
Performance Objectives – Parent/Caregiver: Should be able to:
- provide First Aid to children
- show children a First Aid box and name the contents and tell them the uses
- Demonstrate first aid techniques
- show children how to use the content in a First Aid box
Performance Objectives – Child: Should be able to:
- name the contents in a First Aid box
- tell situations requiring First Aid
- Call caregivers attention when Firs Aid is required.
Content:
1. First Aid for
I. cuts
ii. Wounds
iii. Fever
iv. Minor burns
V. poison
vi. Choking
T vii. Snake bite
viii. Nose bleeding
ix. Simple fractures
X. insect bites
Activities – Parent/Caregiver:
- Get First Aid box for the home or center
- Take child through use of the contents in a First Aid Box
- Tell child about minor ailments requiring first Aid
Demonstrate First Aid techniques
Activities – Child:
By 36 months:
- identify a First Aid box
- Name some contents of a First Aid box
Caring/Learning Materials:
. First Aid box containing
a) Plaster
b) Bandage
c) Cotton wool
d) Scissors
e) methyl-laded spirit
f) Iodine
g) Disinfectant
. Soap
. Water
. Hand towel
. Sponge
. Charts & poster
Evaluation Guide:
Child
- First Aid Box identified
- Some contents in a First Aid Box named
Caregiver
- Knowledge of First Aid box and contents
- Ability to apply First Aid appropriately
NERDC Curriculum for Safety Measures Ages 0 – 3 Years. Accidents and their Prevention Schemeofwork.com
Week 3
Topic: Coping with Emergencies
Performance Objectives – Parent/Caregiver: Should be able to:
1. Show understanding of emergency and Emergency situation
2. Explain emergency Situations to child.
3. Demonstrate how to cope in emergency situation to child
4. Show child correct behaviors in emergencies.
Performance Objectives – Child: Should be able to:
By 24 months
1. Recognize emergency situation
2. Exhibit correct behavior during emergencies
Content:
Emergency situations
a) Accidents
b) Fire outbreaks
c) Collapsed buildings
d) Floods
e) Conflicts/wars
f) Bomb blast
Activities – Parent/Caregiver:
1. Talk to children about emergencies and how to cope
2. Get children to role play how to cope in emergencies
3. Tell stories of emergency situations to Children, using folktales and songs
4. Show pictures of emergencies situation to children, and how to cope.
Activities – Child:
1. Role play how to cope in emergencies
2. Talk about emergency situation to their mates and other People.
3. Listen to and obey instructions during Emergency.
Caring/Learning Materials:
. Pictures
. Posters
. Story books
Evaluation Guide:
Caregiver
1. Emergency situation explained correctly to child
2. Coping in emergencies explained
3. Correct behavior during emergencies Displayed.
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