HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS – Erin’s Law Safe Unsafe Secrets Personal Safety Lesson

Are you looking for a safe, engaging, and age-appropriate way to teach personal safety, boundaries, and help-seeking skills—without overwhelming your students or yourself? Teaching child protection topics based on Erin’s Law can feel sensitive and complex, especially when trying to balance clarity, safety, and emotional readiness. My Safety Matters: Personal Safety & Body Awareness Digital Game (Grades 4–8) is an interactive, trauma-informed Social Emotional Learning (SEL) PowerPoint designed to help students understand their feelings, recognize unsafe situations, and develop the confidence to speak up and seek help when needed.

Through structured psychoeducation, relatable real-life scenarios, and guided responses, this resource gently supports students in building awareness of body signals, boundaries, peer pressure, and safe vs unsafe secrets—all while reinforcing the powerful message: their safety matters, their voice matters, and it is never their fault.

Perfect for school counselors, classroom teachers, psychologists, social workers, SEL lessons, health curriculum, and small group counseling, this game supports both whole-class instruction and targeted intervention in upper elementary and middle school settings.

HOW IT WORKS:

• Play directly in PowerPoint — no special software required
• Use with whole class, small groups, or counseling sessions
• Students read a short psychoeducational insight and real-life scenario
• Encourage students to reflect and discuss before revealing the answer Click to reveal the response and explanation
• Promotes safe discussion, emotional awareness, and confidence
• Press RESET to replay again and again — unlimited use

GAME FEATURES:

This interactive digital SEL game includes 5 engaging sections, each with 5 questions and increasing point values (100–500), designed to build emotional awareness, safety understanding, and real-world decision-making skills:

1.My Body Signals & Feelings – Helps students recognize internal “uh-oh” signals, emotional cues, and body awareness

2.Safe vs Unsafe Secrets – Teaches the difference between fun, temporary secrets and unsafe secrets that involve fear, pressure, or discomfort

3.Boundaries & Personal Space – Builds understanding of physical, emotional, and personal boundaries, including saying no and respecting others

4.Peer Pressure & Tricky Situations – Supports students in navigating confusing social situations, pressure, and uncertainty

5.Speaking Up & Getting Help – Reinforces trusted adults, help-seeking skills, and the importance of using their voice

WHY TEACHERS & COUNSELORS LOVE IT

• Designed specifically for Grades 4–8 (upper elementary & middle school)
• Erin’s Law-aligned and supports child protection education
• Trauma-informed, supportive, and emotionally safe approach
• Uses real-life scenarios to promote deeper understanding
• Encourages meaningful discussion, reflection, and student voice
• Builds confidence, boundaries, and help-seeking behaviors
• Supports SEL, health curriculum, and safeguarding requirements
• Ideal for classroom lessons, small groups, and counseling sessions
• Low prep — simply open and play

IMPORTANT TECH NOTE

This resource requires the desktop version of Microsoft PowerPoint (Windows or Mac). It is not compatible with Google Slides, PowerPoint Online, or Chromebooks without PowerPoint installed.