Safety Picture Sort for Special Education Teens

Safe-Not Safe Picture Sort and MORE!

It’s so important to teach teens what to do when faced with a situation where they feel unsafe, uncomfortable or in danger. Sadly, teens with disabilities are often a target for abuse and may lack an understanding of healthy, appropriate social relationships and boundaries. This activity is perfect for home or school to help tweens and teens understand the difference between a stranger who might be a danger and one who may be helpful (i.e., store clerk when lost, police officer after an accident).

The sorting cards are geared for tweens and teens to elicit discussion and understanding of safe or unsafe situations and actions.

Different cards can be used throughout the year. The cards can be rotated based on topic (i.e., computer or internet safety, safe touches/boundaries, risky/dangerous behaviors). The Safe – Not Safe cards can be used for Community Instruction Prep, Morning Meetings, or review prior to field trips.

This activity supports the Circles curriculum which teaches social and boundary relationships. Use this resource as a companion to reinforce the social skill units you teach.

FOCUS AREA:

• Appropriate touches and boundaries

• Appropriate greetings

• Computer safety and on-line security

• Personal safety

• Community safety and avoidance of risky situations that could put you in danger

Learner Outcomes

• Identify safe and not safe actions

• Understand appropriate touch and inappropriate touch

• Understand difference between a stranger and a trusted adult

• Correctly answer comprehensive questions about safety

• Discuss consequences or dangers of unsafe choices

• Make personal connections with safe actions/choices

• Demonstrate safe actions with others at school, home, and in the community

The four Pre-Post Assessment Sheets can be used prior to instruction to determine what students already know about being safe. It’s a quick assessment to introduce the topic or lesson activity and after instruction to determine what students have learned or may need to review. Responses can lead to further discussion about the importance of safety, personal experiences, rationale for choices, and much more. Text or descriptions were intentionally left off the picture choices or kept at a minimum to allow the student to problem-solve with the cues given. Does the situation look safe? Does the picture appear to be a friend, trusted adult or stranger?

Click on the PREVIEW to see sample pages.

This SUPER EASY PREP product includes:

Activity title header for pocket chart

2 sizes of Category labels

104 sorting cards

4 Pre-Post Assessment Sheets

Mini Poster

Easy assembly instructions

Instructional activity directions with pictures for staff

Lesson Plan Guides

Writing Activity Sheet

Simple Communication board

Definition Pages for Stranger and Trusted Adult.

15 Word Wall Cards (people)

Let’s do more to teach our teens to stay safe as their independence grows.

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Melanie Mastin

Adapted for Teens