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CRAFTS:

All About Me cards
height, weight, color of hair, eyes, make fingerprint....write child's signature....or they can if they know how (Do like on a post card or something like that)

Stranger Collage
Clip magazine pictures of a variety of people. Take photographs of students and staff members -- to be photocopied or scanned into a computer and printed. Have children sort the pictures into two groups: "people we know" and "people we don't know". Write each of these headings on a separate piece of construction paper. Students glue pictures under appropriate headings.

GAMES & ACTIVITIES:

911 Telephone Acting 
Have a few phones in the class, and go over with the children what to say when the phone rings and the child answers. Teach them the proper and safe things to do, like: not giving their name, telling the person on the phone where they live, or if they are alone. You can even have each child come up to the phone , as you pretend to ring the phone & be the stranger. This is also a good time to go over dialing 911 in case of an emergency.

Double Trouble
Equipment: none
How to Play: The group should stand in a circle holding hands, except for two "lost" Children who stand outside of the circle holding hands. The pair outside of the circle, wander around looking for a place to rest. Whenever they decide they like a spot they can break two peoples hands apart. The lost pair must then start running around the circle, and the broken pair must join hands again and run around in the other direction. These two pairs race to see who will make it back first to fill the space in the circle. The pair that is left outside is now "lost", and goes wandering around looking for a new spot.

Stranger Danger
Talk about strangers with your child. Who is a stranger. Show pictures of many different people. Are they strangers?

Safety Walk
Walk around the house/school with the kids and count how many safety items they can find. (first aid kit, fire extinguisher, etc.) On the reverse side, you could have the kids point out all the unsafe items (open cupboard doors where someone could bump their heads, toys on the floor where they could trip,etc.)
 

SONGS:

Have any good songs? Let us know!
 

STORIES:

Little Red Riding Hood
Use the story of Little Red Riding Hood to help teach stranger danger. Change the story because we have the children act it out. The wolf locks Grannie in the closet. Wolf chases Red around a table. Woodsman hears, enters and chases wolf away. Props: a red hooded cape for Red (made out of a red bathrobe), Granie: nite-cap and shaw, wolf: wolf-hat (took a wolf bedroom slipper, cut and hot glued onto a baseball cap), woodsman: flannel shirt.

FOOD SUGGESTIONS:

Have any good food ideas? Let us know!
 

TIPS/NOTES:
Have a police officer come in to talk about stranger danger.
 Have a crossing guard or security guard visit your school.