Curriculum Connections

The information, activities and Think Challenges that make up the Helmet Safety module were designed by teachers to match curricular outcomes in the Alberta Health and Life Skills, Physical Education and Social Studies programs of study for grades 4 – 7.  Successful completion of this module will help students to:

Health and Life Skills

  • L–4.7 describe the impact of service contributions on self; e.g., increase in self-worth, confidence and understanding of others
  • L–4.8 select, perform as a class and analyze volunteer accomplishments; e.g., participate in spring cleanup, collect used eyeglasses
  • W–5.8 promote safety practices in the school and community
  • W–5.9 determine appropriate safety behaviours for community recreational situations; e.g., using snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, trampolines
  • W–6.8 analyze how laws, regulations and rules contribute to health and safety practices
  • W–6.9 evaluate the impact of personal behaviour on the safety of self and others
  • L–6.8 analyze and assess the impact of volunteerism in the school and community
  • L–7.8 apply effective group skills to design and implement a school–community health enhancement plan; e.g., plant trees in playgrounds to provide future shade

Physical Education

  • D4–3 follow rules, routines and procedures for safety in a variety of activities
  • D5–3 identify and follow rules, routines and procedures for safety in a variety of activities
  • D6–3 identify, describe and follow the rules, routines and procedures for safety in a variety of activities from all movement dimensions
  • D4–5 describe how to move safely in various environments; e.g., skating rink
  • D5–5 identify safe practices that promote an active, healthy lifestyle; e.g., water safety
  • D6–5 select simple, safe practices that promote an active, healthy lifestyle; e.g., rules of the road for cycling, inline skating
  • D7–3 identify, describe and follow the rules, routines and procedures for safety in a variety of activities in all dimensions
  • D7–5 recommend safe movement experiences that promote an active, healthy lifestyle; e.g., protective equipment for in-line skating, ball hockey

Social Studies

Benchmark skills and processes:

  • Dimensions of Thinking
    • critical thinking and creative thinking – assess significant local and current affairs from a variety of sources, with afocus on examining bias and distinguishing fact from opinion
    • historical thinking – use primary sources to interpret historical events and issues
    • geographic thinking – construct and interpret various types of maps (i.e., historical, physical, political maps) to broaden understanding of topics being studied
    • decision making and problem solving – propose and apply new ideas, strategies and options, supported with facts andreasons, to contribute to decision making and problem solving
  • Social Participation as a Democratic Practice
    • cooperation, conflict resolution and consensus building – demonstrate the skills of compromise in order to reach group consensus
    • age-appropriate behaviour for social involvement – demonstrate commitment to the well-being of the community by drawingattention to situations of injustice where action is needed
  • Research for Deliberative Inquiry
    • research and information – determine the reliability of information, filtering for point of view and bias
  • Communication
    • oral, written and visual literacy – express opinions and present perspectives and information in a variety offorms, such as oral or written presentations, speeches or debates
    • media literacy detect bias present in the media