This is a dryland learning stream, conducted in the classroom or local environment. It doesn't involved students getting wet.
Water safety and awareness is a deep and involved subject area. The subjects covered here include students identifying different bodies of water and environments in Aotearoa and in their local environment, learning place names of bodies of water, dangers and hazards across various water environments, floatation and traditional methods of keeping safe in the water and safety rules.
These topics have Health and PE, Technology and Social Studies as minor curriculum foci, if they're not already the major curriculum focus and are well placed within the Te Aho framework of teaching at a Kura Kaupapa in Aotearoa. Read our Unit Plan of learning template here.
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Identifying bodies of water in Aoteaora is a learning intention from the Water Safety and Awareness classroom module in kura and primary schools. This activity is helps students understand about different bodies of water in their local environment and more broadly across Aotearoa. In addition, students learn to identify recreational uses of...
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Maori place names of bodies of water in Aotearoa have significance about those waters. The naming of places is deeply rooted in whakapapa and matauranga of the people who made these places their home. They can also describe the nature and physical attributes of the bodies of water and the activities conducted there.
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There are many traditional ways Maori used to protect themselves in the water and some of which are used today. Karakia before waka ama, boating, before fishing, before taking kai moana and before long voyages and rahui, taniwha. Maori use kokowai rubbed onto their bodies for insulation in the water and hue were used for buoyancy as well as...
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The Water Safety Code consists of four simple rules to remember when you're in, on or around water. Understanding potential dangers around water, how to recognise them and how to stay safe in, on and around water will result in students and their whanau having an enjoyable time at the beach, river, lake, ocean or pool.
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Knowing our local river helps students understand about the river in their local environment which they may recreate around or swim in. In addition, students learn about the significance of their river for Māori, who is in charge of the river, how to describe the river and understand how it may have changed over time.
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Being able to stay afloat, especially after a while in the water, gets harder and tiring for people. Accidental immersion, where people didn't intent to be in the water, but ended up in the water is a major cause of preventable drowning fatalities. If bystanders had the presence of mind to throw a person an improvised floatation device, then...