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Today children and grown ups will
enjoy a delightful version of Little Red Riding Hood with
wonderful images and text that is dabbed with humor put together by
Leanne at DLTK. To make the story time and learning even more fun there are some great teaching aids/crafts the children are sure to enjoy. On a serious note, the Little Red Riding Hood story is an appropriate opportunity to address a safety issue that we altogether much rather not even think about or contemplate: child abduction; nonetheless it requires our attention to help our children avoid the unthinkable. We can discuss with young children how to deal with potentially dangerous situations with strangers following some simple tips from the experts. These tips have been put together in a manner that children will not be frightened or stressed but ALERT to situations and actions by strangers. Note: Educators may want to let parents know the topic that will be discussed and provide a safety sheet outlining the key safety tips before hand, so parents are prepared for children's questions. There are links below to help you with the safety sheet. There are a number of ways to present these materials, it is a matter of preference and what you feel best works for the age group. 1. Alternative #1: For larger groups it may work to have a Little Red Riding Hood and wolf crafts (links in the materials column) ready to present and use for presentation purposes during the reading to use as puppets, and then tell the children they will be making their own to play with and take home. 2. Alternative #2: The crafts can be made after the reading without revealing them before hand. 3. There are enough crafts and materials for this story and topic to divide the activities into a two day session. Here is a suggested flow of activities: Day 1: * Read the story discuss the events. * Discuss safety issues and the children will help "reinvent" the story by applying the safety issues. What should have Little Red Riding Hood done to avoid what happened. * Make one craft of the characters. Day 2: * Ask children to recall the events in their own words. * Make the second craft. * Review key safety issues briefly and role play with the crafts (see DLTK´s McGruff the Crime Dog page for ideas). * Print and send the coloring page with a safety sheet for parents. For parents at home extend the activities for a third day by practicing the safety tips and doing the coloring activity. Activity #1: Online Story time: Version 1: Little Red Riding Hood at BBC Beenies Version 2: Little Red Riding Hood at DLTK 1. Read from screen or have a book and Little Red Riding Hood Craft and wolf for presentation. 2. Refer to flow of activities suggested #3 above. Activity #2: Safety "Be Alert with Situations and Actions of Strangers" - Character Craft Here are three different links with professional safety tips to avoid child abduction to discuss with young children. There also tips for teens and parents. There is no doubt that these agencies have enough experience with this issue to rely on their research for putting together these tips. FBI Safety Tips - Abduction You may have to adjust these slightly since they are designed for grades K to 5. Child Find Canada Review the following topics listed on the left column *30 Ways to Help Prevent Child Abduction: |
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