-NiE ,
5 APRIL 2017
Elementary Staying safe Note to the teacher
century learning skills
OUR children are riding the great wave of technology today. They now have facts and procedures at their fingertips. Teachers have to equip their students with a new set of skills that allow them to thrive in today’s global economy. The activities in The Star’s Newspaper-in-Education pullout combine literacy skills with content to build this set of skills. The key below indicates the skills integrated into the activities in this pullout.
Numbers you should know GROWING up can be fun! You gain more freedom and knowledge, and become a lot smarter! How do you get all this knowledge? It’s called life experiences. Sometimes, we have good experiences but other times, we face nasty, unpleasant ones. Learning to tell the difference between good and bad experiences, and knowing what to do when you are faced with scary experiences, is all part of growing up. The more you know how to handle a situation, the better prepared you are. That helps you to stay safe.
Activity
Critical thinking
● Identify
● Reason
● Organise
What if you were faced with an emergency? What would you do? Pick five actions you should take and arrange them in sequence:
A. Give your name, address and phone number
the emergency services operator what is D. Tell wrong
hang up the phone. Wait for G. Don’t instructions from the emergency
B.
Dial 911
E.
Cry – it’s okay to let it all out!
H. Panic
C.
Stay calm
F.
Dial 999
I.
services operator
Critical thinking
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Answers:
2.
5. G
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4. A
● Measure
Sequence:
3. D
● Reason
2. F
● Identify
● Organise
Creative thinking
NiE Activity
● Imagine
Critical thinking
● Brainstorm
● Identify ● Reason ● Measure ● Organise
● Connect ● Invent
Creative thinking ● Imagine ● Brainstorm ● Connect
● Oral ● Aural
Collaborating Problem solving ● Question ● Research ● Present
Problem solving
Communicating
● Listen ● Contribute respectfully ● Compromise ● Attain goal
● Question
Make sure you are in your Sunday best when the emergency services people arrive!
1. C
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The Star carries important telephone numbers that the public may need. Do you know where you can find these numbers? (Clue: Turn to the StarMetro section.) Tell your teacher on which page these numbers are printed. Next, cut out five telephone numbers that you feel are very important and then paste them on “My personal list” below. Once you have done so, gather in groups of four with your list. Share your list with your group members. As a group, discuss and agree on a common list. Take turns sharing your group’s list with the class. Explain to your classmates why each number your group has selected is important. This is because the entire class will eventually have to agree on just ONE list! So, if you feel that the numbers on your list are important, make sure you present a strong argument for your case. Don’t forget to arrange the telephone numbers in order of importance, too!
● Research ● Recreate ● Present
(Note to teacher: Your students understand the abbreviations listed and what each department does before they start on this activity.)
Communicating ● Oral ● Non-verbal ● Written ● Aural
Collaborating ● Listen ● Contribute respectfully ● Compromise
My personal list
My group’s list
Our final list as a class
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● Attain goal nie editorial manager: SHARON OVINIS senior nie executive: ROWENA CHUA writer: A. NAIR layout designer: SHOBA illustrator: HASSAN BAHRI To order The Star for NiE lessons, call: Sundarrajan 03-7967 1388 ext 1437 or 016-288 3682 We welcome feedback; write to: Star-NiE, Star Media Group, 15 Jalan 16/11, 46350 Petaling Jaya or e-mail us at: starnie@thestar.com.my