Skill 15: Recite Phone Number

Goal: The student can Recite Family Phone Number and Emergency Number, and can use the phone with appropriate manners.

Teach phone skills
Even a very young child can learn his first and last name and phone number (Hint: it’s often easier for very young kids to learn a phone number by singing it as a jingle to a familiar tune such as “Jingle Bells” or “Twinkle, Twinkle.”) As soon as your child can speak and use a phone, teach him how to call 911 and the operator. You might put a sticker on the “0” on your phone so a little finger can find it easily. As your child gets a bit older, teach him how to dial the operator to reverse the charges to you. That way your child can call you from any phone anywhere.

Keep personal information private
Tell your child that personal information such as her name, birthdate, phone number, address (and later email address and password) should never be given out to anyone other than teachers, doctors [coaches, karate instructors, Brownie leaders…] and other family members. Also, don’t put your child’s name on the outside of her jacket or backpack. This is so a predator can’t easily read the name and pretend that he knows the child already.

Be Smart Be Safe
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