The ThinkFirst For Kids Program was developed by the ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation to increase awareness and knowledge among children 6-8 years of age about the risks of brain and spinal cord injury, and the use of good safety habits. The program was designed to enhance students' interest and learning by using four interactive components.
The four components of the program include:
1) a brain and spinal cord injury prevention curriculum with six subject-integrated
lessons
2) an animated cartoon video that provides an overview of
brain and spinal cord injury and safety topics
3) a set of five comic sheets (one per safety topic)
4) a set of five full-color classroom posters that reinforce key
messages presented during classroom instruction.
All components feature Street Smart, the safety messenger who enthusiastically teaches
his friends how to have fun and be safe. Several teaching strategies that inspire
creativity and learning (e.g., role-play, stories, visual enforcement, hands-on,
reading, sharing ideas, etc.) were used in developing the curriculum. More>>
