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Week 11 · Ready for Anything

Tuesday

Who to ask for help
// Know it, ask for help, and have a plan
⏱ about 15 min

Tuesday: Who to ask for help

Bruce tells a story at the den. "Once, at the big market, I turned around and my grown-up was gone."

Lucy the Ladybug gasps. "What did you do?"

"I stopped. I stayed right where I was. I looked around slowly. Then I found a worker with a name tag at the front desk."

"I said, I am lost, and I told them my grown-up's name. We waited together. My grown-up came in two minutes."

Stop, stay, look, ask

If you lose sight of your grown-up, do not run around looking. Running makes you harder to find.

Stop where you are. Stay there for a slow count of twenty. Look around in a circle. Most of the time your grown-up is close.

If you still cannot see them, find a safe helper and ask.

  1. Stop where you are.
  2. Stay in that spot and count slowly to twenty.
  3. Look around in a full circle.
  4. Find a safe helper and say, I am lost.
  5. Tell them your grown-up's name and wait with the helper.

Who is a safe helper?

A safe helper is a grown-up who is there to help people. Look for these signs.

Safe helperHow you can tell
A worker at the storeA name tag, a uniform, or standing behind a desk
A police officer or firefighterA uniform and a badge
A teacher or a coachSomeone you already know from school or a team
A parent with childrenA grown-up who is looking after kids of their own

A safe helper stays with you in a busy, open place. You do not go anywhere with them.

Never leave with anyone who is not your grown-up. Not even if they say your grown-up sent them.

PUT THE LOST PLAN IN ORDER.
  • ?Stop where you are
  • ?Stay and count slowly to twenty
  • ?Look around in a full circle
  • ?Find a safe helper and say you are lost
  • ?Wait with the helper for your grown-up
WHY THIS EXERCISEStop, stay, look, ask, wait. Your grown-up is looking for you too, so staying put helps them.
SAFE HELPER OR NOT?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
You are lost in a store. Who is the best person to ask?
Someone says, Your grown-up sent me, come with me. What do you do?
You cannot see your grown-up. What is the very first step?
How high do you count while you stay in your spot?
What do you say to a safe helper?
Does a safe helper wait with you in a quiet corner or an open place?
StatementTrue or false?
Running around is the fastest way to be found.?
A name tag is one sign of a safe helper.?
A parent with children can be a safe helper.?
You may leave with someone who says your grown-up sent them.?
WHY THIS EXERCISESafe helpers wait with you. They never take you away.
What did the worker who helped Bruce have on their shirt?
WHY THIS EXERCISEA name tag is the quickest sign that someone works there.
Try it
With your grown-up, play Stop, stay, look, ask in your living room.
Your grown-up pretends to be the worker. You say, I am lost, and give their name.
Then swap and let your grown-up practice too.
Safety first
This is a practice game at home. Never practice being lost in a real store.
A safe helper waits with you in the open. You never go anywhere with anyone but your grown-up.

Brave and smart, Helper! Tomorrow Bruce shows you what to do about a scrape.

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