Unintentional injury is the leading cause of death for children three to five years old.  Each year between 20-25% of all children sustain an injury sufficiently severe enough to require medical attention, missed school and/or bed rest.

The Smart Kids! Safe Kids! Injury Prevention Program was developed by Seattle Fire Department and King County Emergency Medical Services to target the main injury categories relevant to three to five year old children.

Smart Kids! Safe Kids! Injury Prevention Curriculum

The Smart Kids! Safe Kids! Injury Prevention Curriculum is mailed free of charge to teachers working at preschools and daycares in the City of Seattle.  The Smart Kids! Safe Kids! Injury Prevention Curriculum targets four of the main categories relevant to three to five year olds.  Topics include:

• Burn and scald prevention
• Poisoning prevention
• Head injury prevention through the use of helmets
• Pedestrian safety

Each unit is designed to teach children a concrete safety skill that can be used to stay safe and to avoid unnecessary injuries. The curriculum includes an instructor's guide, hands-on activities, story cards, lesson plans and classroom ideas for teachers to use when teaching these important skills to preschoolers.

The Resource Guide is free and is available to preschool teachers and caregivers in the City of Seattle.  Please use the form below to request a free copy of the Smart Kids! Safe Kids! Injury Prevention Curriculum.

Smart Kids! Safe Kids! Injury Prevention Curriculum Request Form

Smart Kids! Safe Kids! A Resource Guide for Teachers

The Smart Kids! Safe Kids! A Resource Guide for Teachers is mailed free of charge to teachers working at preschools and daycares in the City of Seattle. 

The Seattle Fire Department Public Education Section and Public Health Seattle-King County Emergency Medical Services Division have collaborated to produce this wonderful tool for preschool and daycare providers.

We hope this collection of informational articles, fun and educational lesson plans and classroom activities will help you incorporate valuable fire and life safety system information into your classroom learning activities.  Additionally, we hope it will assist you in involving the parents of your students in these valuable lessons  The Smart Kids! Safe Kids! Resource Guide is divided into three topic areas:

• Home Fire Safety and Fire Escape Planning
• Match and Lighter Safety
• Injury Prevention

The articles in the guide are informative and user friendly and can be shared with staff and parents alike.  The lesson plans are targeted to the needs of 3-5 year old children and can help them develop valuable skills to help keep them safe.  By providing quality information in an audience appropriate manner to teachers, parent and preschoolers, we can begin to reduce the devastating effects of childhood injuries.

The Resource Guide is free and is available to preschool teachers and caregivers in the City of Seattle.  Please use the link below to request a free copy of the Resource Guide.

Smart Kids! Safe Kids! Resource Guide for Teachers Request Form

To receive further information, Email the Public Education Office