CHAPTER 11: PLANNING FOR CHILDREN’S
HEALTH AND SAFETY EDUCATION
Answers to Review Questions
ANSWERS TO CHAPTER REVIEW
A. By Yourself
1. Matching exercise:
1. h 2. c 3. a 4. e
2. Appropriate(A)/not appropriate (NA) health/safety topics
A dental health
A feelings and how to get along with others
B. As a Group
1. Health and safety education is an essential part of children’s early education because it is
2. Assessment Evaluation helps the teacher to determine if children have learned what was
3. Families are children’s most important teachers. Including families in children’s health and
safety education enhances their understanding about what children are learning. This
4. Teachers benefit from participation in inservice training opportunities by staying current with
5. Several criteria can be used for evaluating the reliability of resource materials, including its
ANSWERS TO CASE STUDY
1. Some of the activities Eduardo has planned are developmentally appropriate for four-year-
2. Although Eduardo’s choice of activities may increase children’s awareness of food items,
3. Objectives related to naming foods, identifying where foods are purchased, learning about
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION
1. What is the major cause of many contemporary health problems?
2. Why is health/safety education critical during children’s early years?
3. What are some creative ways that teachers can involve families in children’s health and
safety education?
4. What criteria should be used when selecting topics appropriate for health/safety education?
5. What is an objective? Why is it important to use behavioral terms when writing an objective?
6. What criteria should a teacher consider when presenting educational instruction to young
ADDITIONAL APPLICATION ACTIVITIES
The following exercises are designed for instructors to assign as individual or group activities.
1. Develop a lesson plan that teaches five– and six-year-olds to protect themselves against sexual
abuse and/or exploitation. Include learning objectives, length of time, materials, learning
2. Conduct an online search and identify a children’s health-safety educational website that you
believe to be of poor quality. Use criteria presented in this chapter, “Effective Instructional
3. Videotape yourself (or have a classmate assist) while you present a lesson to children on