The Careful Country Farm Safety Coloring and Activity Book was developed to teach children to recognize the primary safety hazards on the farm and how to avoid or prevent them. Each picture or activity in the book is based on information about frequent serious childhood farm-related injuries. The pictures are arranged in order, beginning with the most frequent cause of serious injuries to farm children, riding as passengers on tractors. At the bottom of each page is a Parent Alert message designed to help parents become more aware of childhood hazards.
The Careful Country Teacher's Kit is a comprehensive educational
resource designed to help teachers, parents, and other interested parties
teach injury prevention principles to rural and farm children. The Teacher's
Kit is structured around the Careful Country Farm Safety Coloring and
Activity Book, which uses animal characters and "parent alerts" to
depict the primary health and safety hazards to farm children.
Teacher's Kit Contents:
This 8-page, color booklet is designed for parents, teachers, 4-H/Youth Educators, and others who present safety information to children and youth. The booklet contains background information on the primary hazards to farm and rural children, and presents basic strategies for reducing the risk of injuries associated with such hazards. Topics include: farm safety (tractors & machinery), livestock safety, motor vehicle safety (selecting child seats), water safety, fire safety. The booklet also contains a discussion on safety day-camps, a case history of a grain wagon entrapment, as well as a listing of child safety resources, and a reproducable pull-out safety activity page.