No matter where you are, you can keep yourself safe by following these personal safety habits. There are a few things I want you to remember:


1. If you are home alone, it is important that you always have access to a phone so that you can call or text for help if you need it. This could be a cell phone or a landline. Does everyone know what a “landline” is? [Allow students to raise their hand.] If you were home alone, how would you call for help? [Allow students to share how they are able to access a phone if they need to make a call.]


2. Stay away from people that make you uncomfortable because they are talking to you, touching you, or behaving in a way that feels wrong. Trust your feeling. If you are scared of someone, or they give you a bad feeling in your stomach, stay away from that person, and call or text your parent or another safe adult to come get you.


3. Talk to your parent about gun safety. All guns in the house should be stored safely. Treat every gun like it is loaded. Stay away from any gun that you find.


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Whenever you are home alone, it is important that you know how to reach your parent as well as a back- up adult. For example, you could call them at work or on their cell phone. Make sure you know these numbers.


A back-up adult could be a neighbor, a parent of a friend, or another safe adult that is close by and can help you if you are in an unsafe situation. Make sure your parent has chosen a back-up adult for you BEFORE you are home alone, and make sure you have that person’s phone number written down and in a handy location in the house.


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Let’s look at the bottom of page 7. If you leave home, always follow these rules: Rule #1: Get permission from your parent or guardian. Rule #2: Make sure your parent or guardian knows:


[Hold up your hand and count each number off on your fingers until you are holding your entire hand up for a “high five.”]


1. Who you will be with 2. What you will be doing 3. Where you will be 4. When you will return home 5. How you are getting there (and back home) 9 We call this the “High Five” info.


Let’s pause for a moment and talk about that last part of the High Five. Whenever you leave home, you should have a safe way to get where you’re going, and a safe way back home.


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