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This Water Safety: Grades 3-5 lesson plan also includes:
Two lessons remind scholars of the importance of water safety. In the first lesson, pupils create posters highlighting three safety rules for a pool, beach, pond, or lake. The second lesson challenges partners to roleplay water safety as a lifeguard and swimmer.
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Instructional Ideas
- Conduct the lesson before spring and summer break
- Send articles home for parents and caregivers to read with their learner
- Display finished products in your classroom, the office, library, or cafeteria
Classroom Considerations
- Ask class members to bring in their own whistle for sanitary reasons
- Requires poster-making materials
Pros
- One of the two extension activities encourages participants to learn how to swim from a professional
Cons
- None