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Life Skills Education Library - Staying Safe series
Set of 8 books 24 pp each [Series ISBN 1-77008-089-9

| Listen to your instincts | Staying safe at school | Staying safe by saying no |
| Stranger danger |Ten steps to staying safe |Staying safe at the playground |
| Staying safe around fire | Staying safe around water |

REVIEW: "A useful resource for both home and school. These books deals with safety. It prepares the learners on how to react when confronted with danger. Real life situations are used. Materials are colourful and appealing to the learner. The artwork compliments the text. Material is user-friendly, durable and sustainable." [Northern Cape Department of Education]

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Listen to your instincts

Explains what instincts are and the importance of listening to them to stay safe.

Cynthia MacGregor

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Contents

  • What are instincts?

  • Using your instincts 

  • Linda 

  • Instincts or manners?

  • Trust yourself first

  • “It can be our secret”

  • Obey your instincts

  • Making a scene 

  • Being safe using the Internet

  • A reminder 


Staying safe at school

Explains school safety, including tips on how to stay safe while travelling to school.  

Maribeth Boelts

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Contents

  • John and Tebogo

  • Walking to school

  • Travelling safely 

  • School rules

  • Break time

  • Saying no

  • Violence doesn’t help

  • Talk it out 

  • No place for weapons

  • A favourite place


Staying safe by saying no

Explains the significance of saying no in potentially dangerous situations, particularly with strangers.

Cynthia MacGregor

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Contents

  • Is yes always the right word?

  • Sometimes no is a safer word

  • A long walk 

  • Ryan and Birju 

  • Strange questions

  • A parcel 

  • A friend of your mom 

  • Biscuits

  • “Our little secret” 

  • A survey


Stranger danger

Explains why it is necessary to be careful around strangers and offers advice on ways to stay safe. 

Cynthia MacGregor

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Contents

  • Meeting people 

  • Who is a stranger?

  • Dangerous strangers play tricks

  • Protect yourself 

  • Finding help “Your mom sent me” 

  • Street safety rules 

  • More rules to remember

  • Home alone 

  • Relax ... but be careful 


Ten steps to staying safe

Provides tips for staying safe while dealing with strangers, including walking with a friend, knowing your name and phone number, and knowing what to do.

Cynthia MacGregor

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Contents

  • Step 1: Know your emergency numbers

  • Step 2: Keep calm

  • Step 3: Don’t talk to strangers 

  • Step 4: Don’t be fooled 

  • Step 5: Walk with a friend 

  • Step 6: Know your names and numbers

  • Step 7: Carry emergency money 

  • Step 8: Know your home-alone tips 

  • Step 9: Sometimes saying no is okay

  • Step 10: Listen to your instincts


Staying safe at the playground

Offers tips on how to keep safe at a playground, including using the
swings, see-saws, and other equipment safely and not talking to strangers.

Maribeth Boelts

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Contents

  • Thomas and Susan

  • Is my playground safe? 

  • The safe way to play

  • Swings

  • Slides

  • See-saws and jungle gyms

  • Accidents can happen 

  • Danger: strangers

  • Protect yourself

  • A good choice 


Staying safe around fire

Discusses the dangers of a fire,what to do if caught in a fire, and how to plan an emergency exit.

Maribeth Boelts

 

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Contents

  • Fire

  • Matches and lighters 

  • Fire indoors

  • Fire outdoors

  • Every fire is dangerous

  • Where there’s smoke, there’s fire 

  • Practise escaping from fire

  • Fire safety at night 

  • Your safety is first 

  • How do I call for help?  


Staying safe around water

Provides advice on how to remain safe in and around swimming pools, rivers and the sea. 

Maribeth Boelts

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Contents

  • Swimming is fun

  • Look before you leap

  • Swimming with a friend

  • Staying safe at the pool

  • Swimming in a river

  • The sea

  • Life jackets

  • Swimming lessons

  • Reach or throw, don’t go

  • Staying safe in the sun

 

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