SOCIAL DISTANCING RECOMMENDATIONS

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6-8 LESSON 4: RUN! ©2020 Safe Kids Inc.

“We are continuing to learn the safe-thinking skills called H.E.R.O. In our previous lessons, we learned that we can prevent violence when we recognize and report concerning behaviors. We learned that HIDE! is a stronger response than freeze. And we also learned we can ESCAPE!: we can leave and don’t have to stay. In today’s lesson, we’re going to learn the H.E.R.O. safety strategy – RUN!”

Project visual aid slide 2.

Write the following on the board or use the accompanying visual aid slide 3 so students can see:

“We are continuing to learn the safe-thinking skills called H.E.R.O.”

H – HIDE! E – ESCAPE! R – RUN!

O – OVERCOME!

Have the students read Chapter 4 of Real Life Heroes!

This curriculum is designed to teach survival skills as well as empowerment and safe-thinking strategies simultaneously. The teacher can feel free to modify the guidelines for most of the lesson with the exception of the body portion. The body portion has

been carefully crafted with the input of safety and survival experts. It is important to teach this part of the lesson as scripted.

SOCIAL DISTANCING RECOMMENDATIONS Lessons include various activities to reinforce learned concepts. Follow school or district guidelines for social distancing in the classroom. Students should only engage in activities individually. For instance, select one student to “model” the suggested

H.E.R.O. strategy for the rest of the students.

Provided: • Narrative: Real Life Heroes! • RUN! Visual aids • RUN! Rubric Not Provided: • Stopwatch • Whistle • Prize for Danger Running contest

Empowerment Strategy: You don’t have to freeze – you can flee!

1. Review – previous lessons 2. Compare/Contrast – Fun Running/Danger

Running 3. Discuss – to where to RUN! 4. Discover – accessibility plans for physical

limitations

The Hook

The provided PDF version of the narrative may be printed or shared to

students’ tablets. Alternatively, the story can be projected and read by the

whole class.

TEACHER NOTE

Materials Needed Objectives & Outcomes

IMPORTANT NOTE

VISUAL AID 2

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“Today, we’ll learn how to RUN from danger and tap into our bodies’ natural instinct to flee! This may sound obvious, but there are running strategies that can keep you much safer than others.”


Think-Pair-Share: “Real Life Heroes! teaches us our innate responses to danger are: Fight, Flight, or Freeze.”

Break students into groups.

“In your groups, share stories about how you’ve reacted when you were scared: Did you fight? Did you flee? Or did you freeze?”

Project visual aid slide 6. “Danger Running is harder than it sounds. That’s why we need to take the time to learn it. You must not RUN in a straight line. You must RUN in a zig-zag. You must scatter. You must RUN as fast as you can. And most importantly, you must RUN until you find a good Hideout or Holdout.” Project visual aid slide 7. “Today we are going to learn the safety strategy: It’s not how fast you RUN that can save your life! Danger Running – fleeing rather than freezing – can save your life. Think about your favorite sports player. When they RUN, they may “juke” their opponent. This is what you want to do when you are danger running.”

Whole Class

Body of Lesson

VISUAL AID 5

VISUAL AID 6

VISUAL AID 7

VISUAL AID 4

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“We are going to go into the gymnasium. When you get there, I want all of you to stand in a group on the half court line. You will receive further instructions when we get there.”

Walk your class to the gymnasium. Break your class up into groups of four. One group will participate in the exercise at a time.

Groups will take turns running from the half court line to the end of the basketball court. While the students are running, you will time them with a stopwatch. Also, you will blow your whistle periodically to prompt the students to zig and zag.

Make sure you blow your whistle the same amount for each group, so the game remains fair. Each group will go through the exercise twice, and the group with the fastest time wins the game.


Print the RUN! Rubric and use it to keep track of the score and time.

Once your class is split up into groups of four, select a group to line up on the half court line. Make sure no other students are on the basketball court (to avoid students colliding). Once the first group is in place, make the following announcement so the whole class can hear:

“Today, we’re going to have a Danger Running contest. You’ve been broken up into teams and each team will RUN from the half court line to the end of the basketball court. I will time you with a stopwatch, and the fastest team will win the contest. The fastest group will win _______. But there’s a catch…”

“When I give the signal: “RUN! RUN! RUN!,” you’ll RUN to the other end of the basketball court as fast as you can. Every time I blow my whistle after that, you’ll have to change directions, like a zig-zag. Make sure you change directions quickly every time I blow the whistle. Be careful not to bump into each other. Anybody intentionally bumping will automatically disqualify their entire team.”

“This a contest but remember this is also skill that can save your life! The more you zig and zag without bumping into each other, the safer you will be.”

“Okay. Are you ready to begin? Any questions?”

Give the signal: “RUN! RUN! RUN!”

Begin the contest and keep score.

You don’t have to freeze – you can flee!

Empowerment Strategy

VISUAL AID 8

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Keep all rubrics to evaluate progress. These serve as documentation of the practiced skill and a copy should be kept for yourself and school administration.


Have students share their ideas, then compare them to visual aid slide 11.

Project visual aid slides 12 through 13. Discuss it’s okay to break the rules in an emergency.

Project visual aid slide 14. Emphasize not to Danger RUN in a group but rather scatter away from anyone else.


“In the next lesson, we’ll continue learning the H.E.R.O. safety strategies!”

“So far, you have learned to prevent violence by recognizing and reporting. You also learned stronger strategies for hiding safely and that you don’t have to stay in a dangerous situation. Today, you learned you can Danger RUN! instead of freezing. In the next lesson, you’ll learn the final strategy that can help you be safe and help you feel safe.”

Assessment/Closing Discussion

VISUAL AID 10

VISUAL AID 15

VISUAL AID 12

VISUAL AID 14

Documents

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