Staying Safe Near Water

• PSHE
• Primary Education

Introduction

Part of the Summer Safety series, this session looks specifically at safety near inland water.

Instructions

We have designed our Summer Safety lessons so that teachers can pick up and teach a topic to their class with confidence.

We have chosen to use a balance of interactive tools and 'unplugged' creative activities.

Lessons can be taught directly from the LessonUp slides but work best when children have access to the pupil app

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3. Staying Safe Near Water

Summer Safety

This lesson can be used a a stand alone activity or as part of your school's PSHE curriculum.

Lessons link to the PSHE association objectives for KS2:

H38. how to predict, assess and manage risk in different situations

H41. strategies for keeping safe in the local environment or unfamiliar places (rail,

water, road) and firework safety; safe use of digital devices when out and about

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will understand the importance of summer safety, identify common hazards, and know how to stay safe during outdoor activities.

By the end of the lesson, you will be able to:

• Recognise some of the
   dangers of playing near water
  
• Know how to keep
   yourself safe
  
• Know what to do if someone
   gets into difficulty in the water

Introduce the learning objective and explain the importance of staying safe near water.

This lesson is part of LessonUp's Summer Safety series.

It can be used as a standalone session or can form part of your school's PSHE programme of study.

The session can be fully customised to suit the needs of your class. If you need any help or would like further information, please do use the chat function on our website of drop us an email:

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How much do you know about water safety?

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This slide will enable you to capture pupil confidence in this topic.

You will repeat this activity at the end of the session to see if there has been an improvement and to help you to plan next steps.

What do you already 

know about staying 

safe near water?

This slide will enable you to gather student views on the topic and also to begin to spot misconceptions.

This may be a sensitive topic in your school. Consider customising this slide or alternatively, using the slide as a pre-teach activity.

Water can be found in many places such as rivers, lakes, canals, and weirs. Can you think of any other types of water?

Water can be found in many places such as rivers, lakes,

canals, and weirs. Can you think of any other types of water?

Pupils may wish to take pictures to respond to this question. Alternatively, they can add a written response from their research.

Water Hazards

Water can be dangerous. It is important to know the hazards of water such as fast currents, deep water, and hidden objects. Can you think of any other water hazards?

Where water

is found

Water can be dangerous. It is important to know the hazards of water such as fast currents, deep water, and hidden objects. Can you think of any other water hazards?

Pupil Spinner

Discuss the hazards of water and ask students to share their ideas.

Use the spinner to choose one of the places where water is found and the next spinner to choose someone to respond.

You can find out how to use the spinner in our help guide.

When swimming, always have an adult or lifeguard present. Make sure you know how to swim and never swim alone. Do you know any other swimming safety tips?

When swimming, always have an adult or lifeguard present. Make sure you know how to swim and never swim alone.

 Do you know any other swimming safety tips?

Teach students important swimming safety tips and ask them to share any additional tips they may know.

Wear a life jacket when boating and never overload the boat. Do not stand up or move around in a moving boat. Can you think of any other boating safety tips?

Boating Safety

Wear a life jacket when boating and never overload the boat.

 

Do not stand up or move around in a moving boat

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 Can you think of any other boating safety tips?

Teach students important boating safety tips and ask them to share any additional tips they may know.

The RYA have some further information to share here.

Weirs and canals can have strong currents and hidden objects. Never swim or play near a weir or canal. Do you know any other weir and canal safety tips?

Weir and Canal Safety

Weirs and canals can have strong currents and hidden objects. 

Never swim or play near a weir or canal. 

Do you know any other weir and canal safety tips?

Teach students about weir and canal safety and ask them to share any additional tips they may know.

The Canal and Water Trust have some brilliant resources on their website, including this video

Drowning Prevention

If someone is drowning, do not jump in to save them. Instead, throw them a floatation device or find an adult to help. Do you know any other drowning prevention tips?

If you see someone in the water:

•  Throw them a floatation device 
• Find an adult to help. 

• Never jump in

Teach students about drowning prevention and ask them to share any additional tips they may know.

There are some additional resources which support this topic on the Royal Life Saving Society's Website

Review

Let's review what we learned today. What are some water hazards you should be aware of? What are some swimming safety tips? What are some boating safety tips? What are some weir and canal safety tips? What should you do if someone is drowning?

 What are some water hazards you should be aware of?

 How can you keep yourself safe near water?

Let's recap with a quiz

Review the main points of the lesson and ask students to answer the questions.

What should you never do when near canals, weirs and lakes?

What should you never do when near canals, weirs and lakes?

1. Go too close to the water.
2. Push and shove other people
3. Throw objects in the water.
4. Jump in the water.

When playing near lakes, canals and weirs, you should always keep well away.

Inland water might look calm but it can hide dangerous hazards.

What should you always do when near canals, weirs and lakes?

What should you always do when near canals, weirs and lakes?

1. Always have an adult with you.
2. Always climb over fences.
3. Always mess about near the water.
4. Always play alone.

If you see someone who has fallen in, what should you do?

If you see someone who has fallen in, 

what should you do?

1. Nothing
2. Throw them a float.
3. Call for help
4. Go in after them.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Write down 2 things you

want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

How much do you know about water safety?

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.

How much do you know about water safety?

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This slide will enable you to capture pupil confidence in this topic.

You will repeat this activity at the end of the session to see if there has been an improvement and to help you to plan next steps.

A quick guide to creating a poll in LessonUp can be found here

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