Minds On
Safety scenarios
What are some ways that people stay safe when they are being active? Explore the pictures and descriptions to get some ideas.
Record your ideas digitally, orally, or on paper. If possible, share your ideas with a partner.
Riding a Bike Safely
A child wearing a helmet sitting on a bike. When riding a bike, make sure that you wear your helmet properly and wear one every time you ride a bike.
Playing Basketball Safely
A student in a wheelchair playing basketball and using his equipment safely. Ensure that you use appropriate equipment safely when being active.
Hydrating When Playing Soccer
Soccer players drinking water to practice self-care while playing. Staying hydrated means making sure the body has enough water. This is important when playing a sport for healthy muscles and joints.
Baseball Player
A baseball player wearing a batting helmet and gloves. Appropriate safety equipment is very important for staying safe when being active.
Running Cross Country
Children running cross country. It is important to wear the proper clothing and shoes for running.
Pause and Reflect
Pause and reflect
What are some things that you can do to stay safe when being active? Choose one activity you enjoy and list all the ways in which you can stay safe while being active.
Press ‘Possible answer’ to access one example of a way to stay safe when being active.
For example, wearing the proper safety equipment for the sport that you are practicing is one way to stay safe.
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
Making safe choices is important to keep you healthy as you grow. Who makes the safety rules for people? Choose two people or organizations who make safety rules from the list and brainstorm the rules that they make to keep you healthy and safe.
- School Boards and schools
- Parents
- Government
- Doctors
- Health care professionals
- Sports organizations.
Action
Making safe choices
Making safe choices are important to keep you healthy as you grow.
All safety rules and expectations are created to make sure you are healthy and happy as individuals and as a community.
For example, having fun in water sounds amazing, however it is important to be very cautious around pools, lakes, rivers, and ponds. Even if people do not intend to swim in the water, they could fall in by accident. No one should ever run on pool decks because it can be very slippery. People always need to wear a life vest on boats. It is a good idea to learn basic swimming skills, and practice water safety skills by speaking with an adult or swim instructor so that everyone knows what to do.
Access this video entitled “Water Safety” to learn more about how to stay safe in water.
Student Success
Think-Pair-Share
What is one safety message about water safety that you would like to share?
Note to teachers: See your teacher guide for collaboration tools, ideas and suggestions.
Press the following tabs to access more information about safety in different circumstances.
Concussion safety rules are in place in sports to protect people’s heads . A concussion is when a person hurts their brain from a bump, or a hit, or a shake to their head. Sometimes brains need a lot of time to heal. Everyone needs to consider this when participating in physical activities. If they go skating or bicycling, they need to wear a helmet to prevent a concussion. If someone does hit their head, they need to have someone assess their injury and give their brains time to heal.
What is one additional safety message about head safety that you can share?
When peoples are out in their community, it is best to stay in safe places with people they know and trust. Here are some rules that will help to keep everyone safe in their community:
- Parents or caregivers should always know where their children are.
- People should stay away from animals they do not know, even if they seem friendly or look like they need help. Hurt, sick, or scared animals may attack people.
- No one should pick anything up from the ground if it looks sharp, or if they don’t know what it is.
- Everyone should always check both ways before crossing the street, and pay attention to cars when walking past driveways and parking lots.
- If anyone sees or hears something that makes them feel uncomfortable or scared, they need to tell an adult.
What is one additional message about safety in the community that you would like to share?
Safety scenarios
Consider a scenario to explore. In each scenario there is an unsafe activity happening. What could the child do in order to stay safe?
Safety using a helmet
A child and their peers want to go for a bike ride but one of them says it’s “not cool” to wear a helmet so some of the peers aren’t going to wear theirs. It is the law that all cyclist under the age of 18 must wear a bicycle helmet. What should the child do?
When I or someone else get hurt
A child is playing outside and one of their peers falls and hits their head. They get up and say they are fine. What should they do?
Safety outside in my community
A child is walking home from school alone and someone who they don’t know asks them to help them find their lost puppy. What should the child do?
Safety while at home
A child is home with their sibling and they smell smoke. Their sibling begins to panic. What is the child going to do to help their sibling?
Consolidation
Showcase your learning
Choose one area of safety from the Action section and create an information presentation to help others stay safe.
How can you present your information?
You could:
- Create an information poster about your chosen area of safety
- Create an oral presentation about your chosen area of safety
- Create a video presentation about your chosen area of safety
- Create an artistic presentation such as a graphic piece, dance piece, dramatic piece, song or poem
Use this checklist to help you include important information in your presentation.
Safety Presentation Checklist
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Reflection
How do you feel about what you have learned in this activity? Which of the next four sentences best matches how you are feeling about your learning? Press the button that is beside this sentence.
I feel…
Now, record your ideas about your feelings using a voice recorder, speech-to-text, or writing tool.