Description includes out-of-school safety responsibilities such as
- locking doors
- refraining from giving personal information to strangers
- being familiar with the home fire escape plan
- avoiding risky behavior
- using digital and social media
- knowing whom to contact in case of emergency and what emergency supports are available in the community.
Process/Skill Questions:
Thinking
- What factors might determine whether you are considered responsible enough to be at home alone?
- What is appropriate to post using digital and social media?
- When is it appropriate to use social media?
- What is your digital footprint? How does it form? Why is it important?
- What is the relationship between self-responsibility and self-protection?
- What is risky behavior?
Communication
- What resources are available for managing safety at home?
- What are appropriate ways to communicate with people you do not know?
- How can you assess the safety of social media and other Internet sites?
- What practices should you use with regard to personal information and social media?
- What effects could your digital footprint have on your future?
- What community supports and emergency contacts are available in your area?
Leadership
- What qualities do you possess that show you can be responsible for your own safety?
- Why is it important to keep others informed about your whereabouts at all times?
Management
- What risky behaviors do people your age participate in?
- What are some of the effects of taking unnecessary risks concerning your personal safety?
- How does taking responsibility now for your personal safety affect your future?