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Year 1

Dangers outside the home

I can describe dangers outside the home and ways to keep myself safe.

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Year 1

Dangers outside the home

I can describe dangers outside the home and ways to keep myself safe.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. We should be careful when crossing the road.
  2. Lakes, rivers, pools, ponds and the sea are dangerous.
  3. We can call 999 in an emergency.

Keywords

  • Dangerous - something that can cause us harm

  • Emergency - a dangerous situation that needs immediate help

Common misconception

It is always fun to swim outdoors by ourselves.

Although swimming can be fun, it is very dangerous to get in the water without a trusted adult.


To help you plan your year 1 RSHE (PSHE) lesson on: Dangers outside the home, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...

Talk about places in the local area that are especially dangerous (for example, a local river where people sometimes go swimming or a dangerous road crossing). Take pictures and talk through how pupils can stay safe in these places.
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Equipment

Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

Licence

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Lesson video

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Prior knowledge starter quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the word with the correct definition.

Correct Answer:swallow,when your throat muscles push something into your stomach

when your throat muscles push something into your stomach

Correct Answer:battery,something we put in electronic things to make them work

something we put in electronic things to make them work

Correct Answer:chemical,a substance that can change things that it touches

a substance that can change things that it touches

Correct Answer:poisonous,something that can make us very ill if we swallow it

something that can make us very ill if we swallow it

Q2.
What dangers might we find in our homes?

toys
Correct answer: fire
Correct answer: batteries
food

Q3.
What can happen if we swallow a battery?

it can make us feel happy
Correct answer: it can make us very sick
it can make us feel tired
Correct answer: it can kill us

Q4.
We can call in an emegency.

Correct Answer: 999, the police, firefighters, the ambulance service, the emergency services

Q5.
Which statement is correct?

Medicine is always good for us.
Medicine is always bad for us.
Correct answer: Medicine is only safe to take if a trusted adult has told us to take it.

Q6.
Which of these things could fall on us and hurt us?

feathers
Correct answer: shelves
pillows
Correct answer: cupboards

Assessment exit quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the word to the correct definition.

Correct Answer:dangerous,something can cause us harm

something can cause us harm

Correct Answer:emergency,a dangerous situation that needs immediate help

a dangerous situation that needs immediate help

Correct Answer:pedestrian button,the button we press to cross the road at a pelican crossing

the button we press to cross the road at a pelican crossing

Q2.
What dangers do we need to be careful of outside our homes?

trees
Correct answer: roads
Correct answer: water
fish

Q3.
How do we keep safe around roads?

we play on roads
we run on roads
Correct answer: we always hold our trusted adult's hand
Correct answer: we look both ways before crossing the road
Correct answer: we listen carefully before crossing the road

Q4.
Rivers and the sea can have strong .

Correct Answer: currents, waves, current

Q5.
It's always fun to swim in the water by ourselves. True or false?

Correct Answer: False, F, Incorrect, No, false

Q6.
How can we stay safe around water?

we should go into the water on our own
Correct answer: we could wear armbands or use a floating device
Correct answer: we should swim with a trusted adult in the shallow parts of the pool or sea
we should run around a swimming pool
we should only swim in the deep end of the swimming pool