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Most children are probably familiar with
the police officer, but how much do they know about this
important community helper?
There is no doubt that it is very important that we acquaint our
children with this very important community helper because our
children will learn about safety, and who to call or ask for help in
an emergency. The ability of our children to know how to
communicate with and trust a police officer is
critical and can save their lives and those of others.
Ideally, it would be wonderful to
make arrangements to have a police officer come to visit the
preschool or childcare facility so that children can meet and listen
to them. Most local police departments offer this community
service and they come prepared to discuss basic safety issues with
young children. You might even be able to make arrangements to
have a police dog visit -- also a great community
helper! Sometimes their schedule is full with other
school visits, but they can help with printed educational
materials such as coloring books, stickers, posters, etc. to help
enhance the activities.
Activity #1: Resources for
Learning about the role of the Police Officer and Crime Prevention:
What does a police officer do?
Police
Officer
The information here is perfect to introduce children to the
basics of a police officer's responsibilities. answers
Additional information about the police
officer at Wikipedia.org
Crime
Prevention Coloring Book by the San Diego Police Department
(Ages 5 - 8)
PDF File
This is a wonderful resource featuring McGruff the Crime
Prevention Dog for addressing crime prevention and it is bilingual
(English/Spanish). It has 20 pages and you may want to review
and use as a base for lesson planning. Many of the messages
can be discussed with the 2.5 - 5 year group.
Below are some safety tips that are very important and can be developed
into separate extended activities on different days:
Safety tip 1: Learn and memorize your street address
and telephone number
For this tip a separate activity can be conducted to practice street
and telephone address by making a tracer as well as practicing how
to dial
the phone -- please view the following related activity that addresses
learning home telephone number and learning emergency 911
Safety tip 2: Fill in your emergency numbers and keep
next to your phone
Same as above, a special sheet can be prepared similar to the one
featured in the coloring page to include and practice emergency
numbers and how to dial these numbers using a toy phone.
Safety tip 3: Never let anyone touch you who makes you
feel unsafe.
Very important to discuss in a sensitive
way. Tip: Child care providers and educators may want to
discuss with parents prior to presentation so parents are prepared
for questions and concerns by the children on this issue.
Information: A police officer is your friend
It is important that children understand that in an emergency, and parents are not available, that they feel comfortable with the
role of the police officer as a community helper, and that he/she can
be trusted to help them.
Information: Explain what is the law and how important
it is to obey the law -- in simple terms address that a law is a rule
that every one must follow so that our communities can be safe,
etc.
Activity #2: Crafts: Police Officer Hat
and Badge and other craft suggestions
Activity #3: Letter P is for Police
Officer Lesson plan activities and printable materials
Activity #4: Book recommendation > Officer
Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann
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Caldecott Medal Winner 2006
An excellent book to introduce the police officer, a faithful team
member Gloria the police dog, and the importance of
safety.
The shape of the star is an important symbol in this book. You
may want to replace the template badge in the crafts for a star
badge when presenting this book.
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