🌍 Social StudiesLevel 1Lesson 15
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Safety in Our Community

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Learning Objectives

  • 1Identify safe and unsafe behaviors in community spaces
  • 2Explain why safety rules exist
  • 3Name people who help keep the community safe
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Mini Lesson

Whether you are walking to the park, riding a bike, or crossing the street, knowing how to stay safe helps protect you and everyone around you!

What is community safety?

  • Community safety means following behaviors and rules that protect people from getting hurt in shared spaces.
  • Example: Looking both ways before crossing the street is a safe behavior — it protects you and drivers from a dangerous accident.
  • Safety rules apply on roads, in parks, in stores, and everywhere people share space.

Safe behaviors in the community

  • Look both ways before crossing the street.
  • Walk on the sidewalk and use crosswalks.
  • Wear a helmet when riding a bike or scooter.
  • Stay with a trusted adult in public places.
  • Never talk to or go anywhere with a stranger alone.

Unsafe behaviors

  • Running into the road without looking.
  • Riding a bike without a helmet.
  • Wandering away from a trusted adult in a public place.

Who helps keep us safe?

  • Police officers — enforce laws and respond to emergencies.
  • Crossing guards — help children cross roads safely near schools.
  • Traffic lights and signs — give everyone clear signals about when it is safe to move.
Safe street crossing sceneA child and adult standing at a crosswalk, a traffic light showing green, and a crossing guard holding a stop sign — all labeled as safe behaviorsWALKSTOPSAFECrosswalkTrafficlight
A child and crossing guard at a crosswalk with a green traffic light — three community safety features shown together
Safe versus unsafe behaviors in the communityTwo columns comparing four safe behaviors on the left with four unsafe behaviors on the rightSafeNot SafeUse the crosswalk.Wear a helmet.Stay with an adult.Look both ways first.Walk on sidewalks.Run into the road.Ride without helmet.Wander off alone.Cross without looking.Go with a stranger.Safety rules protect everyone in the community!
A two-column reference showing five safe behaviors (green) versus five unsafe behaviors (red) in the community
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Ask yourself: "What is one safety rule I follow in my community? Who helps me stay safe when I am outside?

Vocabulary
Safety
Being kept away from harm and dangere.g. Helmets are part of bike safety.
Crosswalk
A safe place painted on the road for crossinge.g. I cross at the crosswalk.
Sidewalk
The walking path next to the roade.g. I walk on the sidewalk.
Stranger
A person you do not knowe.g. I do not go anywhere with a stranger.
Helmet
A hard hat that protects your heade.g. I wear a helmet on my bike.
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