What skills do we have to be physically safe?

About this Guide

This Second Level guide will help you to create activities around the wellbeing indicator of Safe using the Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sport section of the Health and Wellbeing curriculum.

Suggested HWB Experiences & Outcomes

HWB 2-16a: I am learning to assess and manage risk, to protect myself and others, and to reduce the potential for harm when possible.

HWB 2-18a: I know and can demonstrate how to travel safely.

HWB 2-21a: As I encounter new challenges and contexts for learning, I am encouraged and supported to demonstrate my ability to select, adapt and apply movement skills and strategies, creatively, accurately and with control.

Suggested Learning Intentions

To perform learned skills with a degree of accuracy and control.
To apply knowledge of risk and safety when planning activities for themselves and others.

Suggested Success Criteria (I Can…)

HWB 2-16a: Demonstrate different ways of moving my body safely, creatively and with control.

HWB 2-18a: Assess risk and demonstrate safety when working and sharing space with others.

HWB 2-21a: Create a short sequence of actions, linking movements in a controlled and smooth manner.

Suggested Learning Experiences

Large space

Games-Making activities – using a range of small equipment eg, hoops, quoits, balls, racquets, etc. Create simple rules, consider safety.
Aesthetics eg, gymnastics/dance – work with a partner to design a routine involving balance, rotation, inversion and travelling, thinking about safe use of space and equipment.
Central net and wall activities eg, volleyball, badminton, tennis – create a mini activity with a partner which focuses on passing and moving, throwing and catching – encourage children to think about safe space, timing, cue recognition.
Outdoor Learning – eg team-building activities, orienteering, to reinforce learning about safety of self and others in the outdoor environment.

Small Space

Whole-school events eg, sports day/week – children could be involved in planning a sports event for the whole school – this could involve risk assessment – consider best use of available space in school grounds, weather, equipment, staffing, contingency planning, suitability of activities for age and number of pupils etc.

Suggested Word Bank

Safe
Risk
Care
Danger
Protect
Harm
Secure
Space
Hurt
Share
Injury
Healthy
Careful
Considerate
Sure
Try
Apparatus
Speed (Fast/Slow)
Control
Level (High/Low)
Big
Small
Actions
Behaviours
Sequence
Movement
Control
Feedback
Success