- Check the space and the kit.
- Get your child's attention first.
- Show it from two sides.
- Say one thing only.
- End on one that works.
Put the phone down where you can see it. Tap Next with your thumb, or use the arrow keys.
Is the space marked?
Four signs in four corners of a room: life jacket, cold water, buddy system, dress for paddling.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Stand in each corner and read its sign aloud.
- Say one sentence for each: "A lifejacket keeps you floating"; "Cold water makes you tired fast"; "Always paddle with someone"; "Wear clothes that keep you warm when wet".
- Read one example and walk to the corner it belongs to, saying why.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Everyone starts in the middle of the room.
- You read a scenario.
- Everyone goes to the corner they think matches.
- One child explains the choice.
- 8 scenarios.
How much: 8 scenarios, before any water visit
Think first, then go
Four corners
The rules
Everyone goes to the matching corner, and one child explains each choice.
- Everyone starts in the middle
- Read a scenario, then count to 5 aloud
- By 5 everyone must be standing in a corner
- Choose one child to explain why. 8 scenarios
Fair play: A younger child gets pictures on the signs.
- Points
- 1 point for the right corner; 1 more point to the explaining child for a right reason.
- Fouls
- No point: changing corner after the count of 5; running or pushing (walk fast instead)
- Win
- The most points after 8 scenarios.
- 4
- 6
- 8
The child names all four safety ideas without help.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
Saved in this browser only. Next time, "What should we practise today?" picks up from here.