Grade 2 · Health Education
Quarter 4 · Week 1 · TEKS
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This Grade 2 health education lesson helps students understand why it is important to obtain assistance, especially from parents or other trusted adults, when making decisions about personal safety. Students will explore real-life situations where seeking help is necessary, practice identifying trusted adults, and reflect on how this support helps keep them safe. The lesson aligns with TEKS.HEALTH.2.13C and focuses on injury and violence prevention and safety within the interpersonal violence theme.
Students should have a basic understanding of personal safety and recognize adults in their lives such as parents, teachers, or family members.
Personal safety means keeping yourself safe from harm or danger. Trusted adults are people you know and feel safe with, like parents, teachers, or family members. These adults can help you make good decisions when you feel unsure or scared.
Sometimes, situations can be confusing or scary, and it’s hard to know what to do. Getting help from a trusted adult can keep you safe because they have experience and can help you make the right choices. They can protect you and solve problems you might not be able to handle alone.
Examples include if you get lost, if someone is being mean or hurting you, if you see something dangerous, or if you feel sick or hurt. In these moments, asking a trusted adult for help is important to stay safe and feel better.
Trusted adults are people who care about you, listen to you, and help you. They are usually adults you see regularly, like your parents, teachers, or relatives. It’s important to know who these adults are so you can ask them for help when needed.
Trusted adults can help you think through choices and decide what is safe. They can explain what to do and help you act in a way that keeps you safe. They support you and make sure you are protected from harm.
Imagine you are at the park and you get lost from your family. What should you do? Who should you ask for help?
Getting lost can be scary and confusing. Asking a trusted adult, like a park worker or a police officer, can help you find your family and stay safe. Trusted adults know how to help in these situations.
I should find a trusted adult like a park worker or police officer and ask them to help me find my family.
If someone at school is being mean to you and you feel upset, what can you do?
When someone is mean, it’s important to tell a trusted adult like a teacher or parent. They can help stop the behavior and keep you safe.
I can tell my teacher or my parent so they can help me.
Begin the lesson by asking students if they have ever felt unsure or scared and what they did. Introduce the idea that sometimes we need help from adults we trust.
Students share experiences or feelings about times they needed help or felt unsafe.
Students connect their own feelings with the need for assistance from trusted adults to stay safe.
Present scenario cards describing different safety situations. Guide students to discuss what they would do and who they could ask for help.
In small groups or pairs, students discuss scenarios and decide which trusted adult they would ask for help and why.
Students practice applying the concept of trusted adults and assistance to real-life situations.
Define key terms such as personal safety, trusted adult, and assistance. Explain why obtaining assistance helps keep us safe and how trusted adults can guide us.
Students listen and ask questions. They repeat definitions and give examples of trusted adults and safety situations.
Clarifies the importance of trusted adults and assistance in personal safety decision-making.
Lead role-playing activities where students practice asking a trusted adult for help in different safety situations.
Students role-play scenarios, taking turns being the child and the trusted adult, practicing asking for help and responding.
Role-playing helps students build confidence and understand how to seek assistance in real life.
Ask students to draw or write about a time they might need to ask a trusted adult for help and explain why.
Students create drawings or sentences describing a safety situation and the trusted adult they would ask for help.
This activity assesses students’ understanding of the lesson’s key concepts and their ability to apply them.
In small groups or pairs, students discuss scenarios and decide which trusted adult they would ask for help and why.
Who is a trusted adult you can ask for help?
A trusted adult can be a parent, teacher, or family member.
Why is it important to ask a trusted adult for help when you feel scared or unsure?
Because trusted adults can help keep you safe and help you make good decisions.
If you see something dangerous, what should you do?
You should find a trusted adult and ask for help right away.
Explain why it might be hard to ask for help sometimes and why it is still important to do it.
It might be hard because you feel scared or embarrassed, but it is important because trusted adults can protect you and solve problems.
Describe a situation where you might need to ask a trusted adult for help and explain how they can help you stay safe.
If I get lost in a store, I can ask a store worker or my parent for help. They can help me find my family and keep me safe.
Provide picture cards of trusted adults for students who need visual support. Use simple language and repeat key ideas for students who need extra help. Pair students for peer support during discussions and role plays.
Use clear, simple sentences and visuals to explain key vocabulary. Encourage students to practice key phrases like 'Can you help me?' Use gestures and demonstrations to support understanding.
Have students create their own safety scenarios and explain how to get help. Encourage students to role-play more complex situations involving multiple trusted adults. Discuss how trusted adults can work together to keep children safe.
Send a note home asking parents to talk with their child about who the trusted adults are in their family and community and to practice safety scenarios together.
Students learned that personal safety means protecting themselves from harm and that trusted adults like parents, teachers, and family members can help them make safe decisions. They practiced identifying trusted adults, discussed situations where help is needed, and role-played asking for assistance. Understanding when and how to get help from trusted adults is important to stay safe and feel secure.
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