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Learning objective

  • To explain how to stay safe in, on and around water.

Success criteria

  • I can identify hazards in different water settings.
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National curriculum

RSE and Health

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Optional: remind the children of the PSHE agreement created in the Introductory lesson: Setting rules for RSE & PSHE lessons and recap the agreed rules. If needed, upload an image of the agreement to the Presentation: PSHE agreement.

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Adaptive teaching

Children who need support:

  • Could find one hazard only from the cards in the Activity: Hazard, danger, action cards and then move to the next card.
  • Could use the three-step safety structure to explain risks clearly by repeating the sentence starters, ‘I spotted… This is dangerous because… A safe action is…’

Children working at greater depth:

  • Should compare two water settings in the cards shown in the Activity: Hazard, danger, action cards by explaining one similarity and one difference in hazards using the sentence starters, ‘Both… but…’
  • Should include at least one hidden hazard (for example, cold water, depth changes or poor visibility) and explain why it increases risk using, ‘This is risky because…’.
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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding can:

  • Identify hazards in different water settings, including less
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Vocabulary definitions

  • bank

    The sloping edge of a river, lake or canal.

  • current

    Water flowing in one direction.

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