Term+4+swimming

This term children at Moreland Primary are having swimming lessons. While most of the children are at the pool, we want to make sure that those children not going to swimming lessons are also aware of ways that they can keep safe.

This game will help you make posters about being safe around water. http://mms.netstarter.com/SiteMedia/w3svc739/Uploads/Flash/colouring%20Competition.swf

When you are at home here are some rules for parents: WATER SAFETY INDOORS
 * Always stay within an arm’s reach of your child when he or she is in or near pools, spas, bathtubs, toilets or buckets.
 * Keep doors to bathrooms and laundry rooms closed.
 * Empty all buckets, containers and wading pools immediately after use. Store them upside-down and out of children’s reach.
 * Keep toilet lids closed and use toilet seat locks.
 * Close top loading washing machines.
 * Never leave your child unattended in the bath or around any other body of water, even if he or she knows how to swim.
 * Never leave your child alone or in the care of older children during bath time.

= Water Safety Outdoors = Here is a great message for being safe at the beach. Remember to always swim between the flags. http://www.sls.com.au/beach-safety

Kids need constant supervision around water — whether the water is in a bathtub, a wading pool, an ornamental fish pond, a swimming pool, a spa, the beach, or a lake.


 * Always stay within an arm’s reach of your child when he or she is in or near water
 * Ensure that pool gates and fences are secure and in working order
 * Gates should be self-closing and self-latching, and the latch should be out of kids' reach

Here are our lessons for students not swimming so please discuss these issues with your children. Monday - 22nd October

**LO: I can explain water danger around my home** **Engage -** Where can water be found around the home? Think about inside and outside. Teachers write down brainstorm suggestions. **Explore -** Why might these be dangerous areas? Go through brainstorm suggestions and talk about problems. Role play? **Explain -** What could some safety tips be for these dangerous areas around the house? **Elaborate -** In small groups, make a poster about water safety in the home - Supervise children around water - Keep the toilet lid closed - Keep the bath plug out of reach of small children - Never leave children alone in the bath - Keep buckets filled with liquid out of reach of children - Empty paddling pools when finished with them - Close top loading washing machines - Keep fish ponds covered over **Evaluate -** What was the main idea of todays lesson and why?

Tuesday - 23rd October **LO: I can check that my house is safe** **Engage -** Revise places that water can be found around the home **Explore -** What sort of things do you need to check for around your home to know it is safe? Create a checklist of things to look out for. **Explain -** Using puppet pals on the iPads, work with a partner to create a short video about what you could do to make sure one thing in your house is safe. Recall ideas from yesterday's brainstorming. **Elaborate -** Watch each others videos and retell what the message from it was. **Evaluate -** Take your checklist home and get mum and dad to help fill it out to see how safe your home is.

Wednesday - 24th October **LO: I know why pools have rules to be safe** **Engage -** Swimming pools put up rules and signs. Why would they do this? Why are rules and signs helpful? What kind of rules might be important? **Explore -** Different signs at the swimming pool. Discuss what they mean in a pool setting. **Explain -** Hand out the 'what's the rule?' worksheet. Ask students to consider the pictures and work out a rule that could help make the pool safer in each case and brainstorm on the board. **Elaborate -** Write the rule underneath the picture and stick into project books. **Evaluate -**

**Pool safety** [|__**http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI9CoVOLzVc**__]

Thursday - 25th October **LO: I can look for things to keep safe around the pool** **Engage -** Video [|__http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNO18rEMR1o__] **Explore -** Show students the 'Pool safety mobile' (Activity 5) sheet. Discuss what the objects are and how they might help you be safe around the pool. Colour in the sheet. **Explain -** Once the sheet is coloured in, on prepared bits of paper, have students write down what the thing is and how it helps with pools safety. Construct mobile. **Elaborate -** **Evaluate -**

** Week 4 – NON SWIMMERS program **

**__ Monday __**

** LO: I can explain ways to stay safe at the beach **

=Beach Safety =

Always Swim Between the Flags
Any beach can be dangerous. Beach-goers should be careful and always swim between the red and yellow flags, which indicate that the beach is patrolled. When swimming between the red and yellow flags, always look back to the beach to check that you are still between the flags. If you choose to swim outside these flags, you could be moving into a more dangerous location.

What is a patrolled beach?
Patrolled beaches are identified by red and yellow flags. With 67 of Victoria’s most popular beaches having lifesaving patrols during the summer months, there’s no reason for you not to swim between the flags. For further information on professional and volunteer patrols check the Life Saving Victoria website.

What if a beach is not patrolled?
As beaches are not patrolled every day of the year, please remember to:


 * check it’s OK to swim
 * never swim alone,
 * read and obey the water safety signs.

What is a Rip?
A rip is a strong water current running out to sea from a beach. Rips can easily sweep swimmers out to sea from shallow water, sometimes several hundred metres offshore. Rips occur at all beach locations, including bays. Common signs of a rip are:


 * murky brown water caused by sand and seaweed
 * being stirred up off the sea bed
 * foam on the surface extending beyond the break
 * waves breaking on both sides of the rip but not inside the rip (the rip may seem calm and inviting)
 * water that appears dark, indicating deeper water
 * debris floating out to sea.

You can survive rip currents by knowing your options:


 * For assistance stay calm, float and attract attention.
 * To escape a rip, swim parallel to the beach.
 * Always conserve your energy, waves can assist you back to the beach.

** Engage - ** Identify all the scenarios in the poster

** Explore - ** Which ones are related to safety?

** Explain - **[|**http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI0oYaTJd_Q**]

** Elaborate - ** Come up with some rules to follow when going to the beach.

** Evaluate - **

**__ Tuesday __**

** LO: I know why we should swim between the flags **

** Engage - ** Discuss key tips for swimming at the beach

- always swim with an adult

- never swim on your own

- swim between the flags

- obey lifeguards

** Explore - ** Colour in the beach scene and the swimmers. Cut out the swimmers and stick them on to the beach scene.

** Explain - ** Discuss where students put the swimmers and why, []

** Elaborate - **

** Evaluate - **

__ **Wednesday** __ **LO I know what the sign mean to keep me safe near water.**

=Water Safety Signs =

Engage-What signs do we know to keep us safe? Brainstorm on the road, no smoking,
Explore and explain- the signs below. Play game and match the sign to it's explanation as a concentration game

Regulation Signs
Red circle with a slash on white background with a black pictogram.

Activities pictured with this type of sign are prohibited.

Prohibited || Fishing Prohibited || Personal Watercraft Prohibited || Surfing Prohibited ||
 * [[image:http://www.watersafety.vic.gov.au/resources/cbb1f5f4-b157-4420-a7e1-268939ad8d01/1/smwsswim.gif]] || [[image:http://www.watersafety.vic.gov.au/resources/cbb1f5f4-b157-4420-a7e1-268939ad8d01/2/wssfish.gif]] || [[image:http://www.watersafety.vic.gov.au/resources/cbb1f5f4-b157-4420-a7e1-268939ad8d01/3/wsscraft.gif]] || [[image:http://www.watersafety.vic.gov.au/resources/cbb1f5f4-b157-4420-a7e1-268939ad8d01/4/wsssurf.gif]] ||
 * Swimming
 * [[image:http://www.watersafety.vic.gov.au/resources/cbb1f5f4-b157-4420-a7e1-268939ad8d01/5/wssdive.gif]] || [[image:http://www.watersafety.vic.gov.au/resources/cbb1f5f4-b157-4420-a7e1-268939ad8d01/6/wssboat.gif]] || [[image:http://www.watersafety.vic.gov.au/resources/cbb1f5f4-b157-4420-a7e1-268939ad8d01/7/wssboard.gif]] ||  ||
 * Diving Prohibited || Boating Prohibited || Bodyboards Prohibited ||  ||

Warning Signs
Yellow diamond, black pictogram.

Warning this type of sign identifies danger or a potential dangerous situation.

Edge || Beware Deep Water ||
 * [[image:http://www.watersafety.vic.gov.au/resources/cbb1f5f4-b157-4420-a7e1-268939ad8d01/8/smwsshdive.gif]] || [[image:http://www.watersafety.vic.gov.au/resources/cbb1f5f4-b157-4420-a7e1-268939ad8d01/9/wsscliff.gif]] || [[image:http://www.watersafety.vic.gov.au/resources/cbb1f5f4-b157-4420-a7e1-268939ad8d01/10/wssdeep.gif]] ||
 * Caution Shallow Water || Beware Cliff

Elaborate: choose a sign and write what it means- Don't........ or No......