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Water Safety Rules Introduction

Read the ferry-trip story, then complete each task. Water can be dangerous even when it looks calm. Follow safety signs and listen to the responsible adults.

The ferry crossing

Levi, Tui and Hemi are travelling across a harbour with their whānau. Before the ferry leaves, an adult helps each child put on a correctly fitted life jacket. The children stay behind the safety rail and listen to the crew. When they arrive, they walk carefully on the wet wharf. Later, they see a ball floating near the edge of the water. The children do not climb down to get it. They tell an adult instead.

Notice the safe choices

Use the story and your water-safety knowledge to answer. In an emergency, get an adult and call 111 in New Zealand. Do not enter the water to rescue someone; tell an adult and follow their instructions.

1.Why did the children put on life jackets before the ferry left?
  • To keep their clothes dry
  • To help keep them safe if they fall into the water
  • To make them swim faster
  • Because life jackets are only for adults
2.Choose two safe actions from the story.
  • Staying behind the safety rail
  • Climbing down to get the floating ball
  • Listening to the ferry crew
  • Running on the wet wharf
3.In this story, what does a correctly fitted life jacket help do?
4.True or false: If the water looks calm, it is always safe to go in without asking an adult.
TrueFalse
5.Complete the rule: Near water, stay with a responsible who is watching you.
6.The wharf is wet. What should the children do as they walk off the ferry?
7.The ball floats near the edge. What is the safest thing for the children to do?
  • Climb down and grab it quickly
  • Lean over the edge to reach it
  • Tell an adult and stay back from the edge
  • Ask a younger child to get it
8.Match each place with a sensible safety action.
  • On a boat
  • At a pool edge
  • Near a river or harbour
  • Walk, don’t run
  • Wear a properly fitted life jacket as directed
  • Stay with a responsible adult and keep back from unsafe edges
9.You notice someone in trouble in the water. Write two safe things you can do without entering the water.
10.Levi says, “I can take off my life jacket because we are nearly at the wharf.” What should Levi do, and why?
11.Choose one water-safety rule you will remember. Explain where you might use it, such as at a beach, pool, river, lake or on a boat.

3 printable pages

  • Water Safety Rules Introduction, page 1 of 3: The ferry crossing, Notice the safe choices

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  • Water Safety Rules Introduction, page 2 of 3: 3. In this story, what does a correctly fitted life jacket help do?

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  • Water Safety Rules Introduction, page 3 of 3: 9. You notice someone in trouble in the water. Write two safe things you can do

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