Has it been a while since you’ve taught a Safe Sitter® class? Even experienced Safe Sitter® Instructors sometimes forget things from their original training and benefit from Instructor teaching tips. Here are reminders of some important details you may have forgotten:
- Safe Sitter® classes require a minimum of 3 students, but they can be much larger. Typical Safe Sitter® classes are 4 – 16 students. Instructors teach most sections as a single group; however, during the rescue skills practice, divide students into groups of 8 students or less. Each group needs an Instructor to facilitate the scenarios and give feedback to each student on their skills performance.
- Instructors need to have student registration forms in-hand prior to class. These forms include emergency contact information for each student, as well as important information about student disabilities or accommodation needs. If your registration system doesn’t collect this information, have parents complete our form (available in Instructor Resources) before students arrive in class.
- “Games” are more than just fun—they’re valuable group activities designed to reinforce key class material. These activities are a required part of the curriculum and are often the students’ favorite part of the day!
- Instructors can use either the digital presentation or print posters from the Graphics Pack (we recommend printing them on 11×17 paper) and refer to them as they teach. Instructors can even make copies of the posters for each student or table of students.
If it’s been a while since you’ve taught a class, go to safesitter.litmos.com and take the Instructor Refresher course. As always, contact your Program Support Specialist if you need help or have questions.
