Reflecting on Safety

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Lesson Overview

Year Level: Year 3
Subject: Health and Physical Education
Duration: 60 minutes
Unit: Safety Skills for Kids (Lesson 10 of 10)
Curriculum Links:

• Australian Curriculum - Health and Physical Education (Version 9.0)
  • Strand: Personal, Social and Community Health
  • Sub-strand: Making Healthy and Safe Choices
  • Content Descriptions:
    • ACPPS036: Identify and practise strategies to promote health, safety and wellbeing
    • ACPPS037: Describe and apply strategies that can be used to manage situations that make them feel uncomfortable or unsafe

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Lesson Objectives

By the end of this lesson, students will:
✅ Review key safety skills covered in the unit.
✅ Reflect on their personal growth in understanding safety strategies.
✅ Share their individual safety plans with their peers.
✅ Engage in a collaborative Q&A session to reinforce safety learning.

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Lesson Structure

1. Warm-Up Activity – Safety Snap (10 minutes)

Purpose: Activates prior knowledge in an engaging way.

• Prepare 20 safety scenario cards in advance (e.g., “What do you do if a stranger offers you a ride?”, “What should you do if there is a fire at home?”).
• Divide the class into four groups of six students.
• Place the cards face down in the centre of each group’s circle.
• One student picks a card, reads it aloud, and the first student who correctly responds with a safety strategy 'snaps' their fingers to answer.
• Rotate turns to ensure all students participate.
• Discuss briefly after each correct answer to reinforce knowledge.

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2. Whole-Class Discussion – Personal Growth Check-In (10 minutes)

Purpose: Encourages reflection on learning progress.

• Pose the question: “How have your safety skills improved since the start of this unit?”
• Display a Growth Tracker (a large piece of paper or whiteboard with sentence starters such as “Before I started this unit, I didn’t know how to… but now I can…”)
• Students take turns adding a sentence with their reflections (or share verbally if preferred).

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3. My Safety Plan – Individual Showcase (15 minutes)

Purpose: Encourages personal responsibility and application of safety strategies.

• Prior to the lesson, students would have created their Personal Safety Plan Worksheet (outlining key strategies for handling unsafe situations).
• Each student presents their plan to a small group of four peers.
• Ensure each group provides constructive feedback (e.g., “I really liked how you included who you would call in an emergency”).
• After sharing, ask students to discuss:
  • “What was one thing in someone else’s safety plan that you will also use?”

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4. Quiz Show – Safety Mastermind (15 minutes)

Purpose: Reinforces key learning in an interactive format.

• Set up a Safety Mastermind Quiz with ‘buzzers’ (or students slap their thighs to 'buzz in').
• Questions should range from easy (e.g., “What is the emergency phone number in Australia?”) to challenging (e.g., “What are three signs that someone might be unsafe online?”).
• Award team points for correct answers.
• Ensure students explain their reasoning after answering.
• Celebrate the winning team but reinforce the idea that everyone is a winner when it comes to safety!

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5. Exit Activity – Letters to My Future Self (10 minutes)

Purpose: Encourages long-term reflection and application of safety skills.

• Students write a short letter to their future selves:
  • “Dear Future Me, these are the most important safety strategies I have learned…”
  • “I hope that in the future I will continue to use these skills by…”
• Seal letters in an envelope and return them in six months as a reminder of their learning.

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Assessment & Reflection

• Teacher Observation: During discussions, assess student confidence in discussing safety strategies.
• Student Self-Assessment: Growth reflection activity and individual safety plans demonstrate understanding.
• Peer Feedback: Students engage in constructive feedback during small group presentations.

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Resources & Materials

✔ Safety Scenario Cards for group activity.
✔ Large poster paper or whiteboard for Growth Tracker reflection.
✔ Student-created Safety Plans (prepared in a previous lesson).
✔ Quiz Questions for the Safety Mastermind game.
✔ Writing materials & envelopes for Letters to My Future Self activity.

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Differentiation & Support

🔹 For students needing support:

• Provide visual prompts for safety plans.
• Offer sentence starters for reflection activities.
• Pair students with a peer mentor for group tasks.

🔹 For students needing extension:

• Challenge them to create a scenario-based role-play demonstrating a safety strategy.
• Ask them to think beyond personal safety and include community safety initiatives.

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Teacher Reflection After Lesson

🔍 What worked well?
✍ How engaged were students?
💡 Any necessary adjustments for next year?

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Final Note

This lesson wraps up the Safety Skills for Kids unit with a hands-on, reflective approach. Students celebrate their learning, share their knowledge, and understand the importance of lifelong safety awareness.

Let’s empower our Year 3 learners to make safe, smart choices wherever they go! 🚦✨