You Never Grow Out of Safety

Donna Huyber of the Childcare Family Access Network team in Manitoba continues to promote farm safety - an effort begun in her early childhood education programs (see "Farm Safety Through Early Childhood Education") - with elementary school students.

Each spring, she gives a 45-minute presentation to local Grade 2 and 5 classes. The presentation, created by Farm Safety 4 Just Kids, includes overheads, a short video and a demonstration using a miniature gravity-fed grain wagon and an action figure to show just how quickly a person can become buried. "Before I come to the school, I send a safety pre-test for the class to complete," says Huyber. "And after my presentation I send a post-test to see how their awareness has improved." She also sends children home with a colouring book and safety game, information for parents and warning stickers to place on tractors and other hazardous machinery.