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Year 3 · Physical education · Water safety · Lesson 1

Spotting dangers and the Water Safety Code

Water dangers (cold water shock, currents, depth, banks, tides), beach flags and lifeguards, and the four points of the Water Safety Code.

Whiteboard video lesson: Spotting dangers and the Water Safety Code

13-minute video lesson

Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.

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What your child will learn

  • Spot dangers near water
  • Explain cold water shock
  • Know beach flags
  • Recall the Water Safety Code

The method

  1. Stop and think.
  2. Stay together.
  3. Float.
  4. Call 999.

Key words: water safety, cold water shock, current, lifeguard, Water Safety Code.

Worked examples

The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.

Question 1

Name one danger near water.

  1. Step 1: Cold

Answer: cold water / currents / deep water / slippery banks

Question 2

What is cold water shock?

  1. Step 1: Gasp

Answer: a reaction to cold water that makes you gasp and panic

Question 3

What is a current?

  1. Step 1: Moving

Answer: moving water that can pull you along