About This Daily Classroom Special
Each week Homework
Hotline will suggest homework assignments aimed at grades K-1 and
2-3. Homework Hotline was written by Buzz Eyler, Director of Educational Technology at the Orcutt School District ( CA) and a former Teachers Network web mentor.
To
the Homework Hotline Directory
Home Safety
Activities
This week the homework
will center on home safety activities. The activities are appropriate
for K-3, except as noted. Feel free to copy, cut and paste the assignments
into your own word processor for sending home (or print this page).
Day
1
Have the children talk
to the adults in the home about an escape plan in case of fire. Practice
the plan. Have the non-writers' adult write the plan to be brought
to school to share. Writers should do the same in their owns words.
Day
2
Have the children walk
around the rooms in their homes and find dangerous things. Make a
list. For five of the objects, write (dictate) a safety rule for that
object. For example, for a mixer, never stick your fingers in between
the blades when it is plugged into the electrical outlet.
Day
3
Have the children write
(dictate) five safety rules for using their bikes. Bring these rules
to school for a class poster or book of Bike Safety Rules.
Day
4
Have the children discuss
with an adult Telephone Safety: how to answer and what to say and
not to say. Also, have the children and parents decide on a family
password. If someone's calls or talks to the child who says the parents
have sent them, the child can ask for the password. |