Children love to learn through interaction. Young children love to listen to a fireman or policeman talk about their job (especially if they bring a K-9) and how they can keep themselves and their families safe. Contact your local fire or police station to see if they are available to do a community talk or presentation.
You can rent a movie from the library that shows how children should react to certain situations (i.e. stranger looking for a puppy; when a friend falls down and is bleeding; stop drop and roll for fires; bike safety; crossing streets; etc.). During the movie provide simple snacks for the kids (they don’t need to be in a theater – set up small rugs in the basement) and after the movie hold a discussion – you ask them what they would do in that situation and how would they react.
Children are sponges, they soak up this information and store it for future use. It never hurts for them to be aware of potential dangers they may encounter, and they should be prepared in case of an emergency, at home or on the playground, in order to know how to handle themselves and whom to contact. Make the lesson fun and they will remember it better!
