Safety & Person-Centered Focus
Check-In with everyone
Hello all! Check in, share some good news!
PRESENTERS: an * (asterisk) will mean that link goes to a file that people likely had delivered in their packets. Different programs and districts may make different decisions about what to send. You can lead the group through the online objects and have them follow along on paper at home as appropriate.
High Priority Vocabulary
Hurry! Fix this calendar by placing the days of the week in the correct box!
Be sure to follow along at home! If you didn't have time to cut the pieces, just draw a line from the day of the week to the correct box.
Show & Share
Today we will show and share: Share your first job with your peers. What year was it? How old were you? What was your Job Title? etc.
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Make sure to look away from the computer!
Life Skills Story
In this story, four friends bake a going away gift for a teacher and get into the ingredients a little more than intended.
Read the full story today or read half and finish up tomorrow. Make sure to review the questions at the end of the story.
PRESENTERS: Read aloud with your group, or have some readers help. When reading aloud exaggerate tone and emotion somewhat to increase engagement.
Stop reading a few times to prompt participants to VISUALIZE what the words describe. This is an important part of learning to read well which is often challenging.
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Taking Breaks is Good for the Soul!
Thematic Connection
Did you know your eye is the fastest muscle in your body? It sure is! That’s why we use the phrase “In a blink of an eye”
Eye Health is very important. Our eyes play a major role in our overall health. Some of us may wear glasses, have contacts, maybe visit an eye specialist or use certain equipment to help us with our sight. No matter what you do, remember your eye health and safety is in your hands!
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Discussion: What can you do to keep your eyes healthy? Share your ideas with your peers.
PRESENTERS: Using the whiteboard option, start a short brainstorm with your group. Prompt the question: What can you do to keep your eyes healthy. Encourage everyone to type, draw or use the chat to express some ideas.
After you’ve brained stormed: Using the list below, check off the tips that you did write down
- Get a comprehensive dilated eye exam regularly.
Your eye care professional can assess your vision and examine deep inside your eyes to check for any disorders. It's important as you age the risks of age-related macular degeneration, cataracts, or glaucoma increase.
- Take care of your overall health.
Certain eye diseases like diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma are related to other health issues like uncontrolled diabetes or high blood pressure. Follow your doctor’s advice to control blood sugar and blood pressure and to maintain a healthy weight to minimize your risk of eye disease.
- Eat a healthy diet.
A diet rich in fruits and vegetables, including dark leafy greens, nourish eye health.
- Protect your eyes from injury and damage.
Wear safety glasses, goggles, and safety shields as directed in the work place and during certain activites like baseball, raquetball or working with power tools. Wear sunglasses outdoors to block ultraviolet radiation.
- Don’t smoke, or quit if you do.
Smoking raises your risk of many eye diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration, cataracts, and optic nerve damage.
- Take periodic eye breaks.
Staring at a computer all day, or any object, can make you blink less and cause eye fatigue. Follow the 20-20-20 rule: look away for 20 seconds every 20 minutes at something 20 feet in front of you, which can reduce eyestrain.
- Clean your hands and contact lenses properly.
Wash your hands before handling contact lenses. Disinfect and store lenses as instructed. Wash the contact lens case before putting in new solution.
- Know your family’s eye health history.
Certain eye diseases are inherited. Knowing which ones run in your family and telling your doctor can help determine any increased risk you may have.
Review: What will you do or consider changing after reading the tips above?
Use the chat, raise hand option to express you're answer.
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Staying safe on the job is a priority no matter where you're working.
Some Job sites or occupations require certain Proctective equipment for their employees, in order to ensure safety at all times. On the topic of eye safety, can you think of some protective gear that you would need to use for certain job sites?
Discussion:
What jobs can you think of that require their employee to where protective eye wear? Use the raise hand option or type in the chat.
Have you worked at a job site that required you to use protective eye wear? Share your experiences. Staff feel encouraged to share previous jobs too!
Review:
Here are some examples of high-risk occupations for eye injuries:
What else can you add to the list?
Search: Using the web browser find images of protective eye wear.
Here are some examples:
- Non-prescription and prescription safety glasses
- Goggles
- Face shields and helmets
What else can you add to the list?
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Procedure Card: “Cleaning Glasses”
Read: Taking turns reading the procedure card as a group.
After you have read the procedure card, discuss the folowing questions:
- What would happen to your hand if the water was too hot? Could this damage your glasses and your hand?
- Have you used soap and water to clean your glasses in the past? Or do you preffer a different method?
- If you never cleaned your glasses, they were dirty, greasy or dusty should you be using your glasses? What would happen if you left them dirty all the time?
Bous Tip Article: Top 8 For caring for your glasses
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