Today we are going to talk about times when we feel safe and times when we don’t feel safe, and about what we can do when we
don’t feel safe.
Get a glass of water or pot of compost and put it in the middle of the
table. Ask the children if they think the glass of water is safe there. Why?
Why not? Move the glass to the very edge of the table so it nearly falls off.
Ask the children to comment on whether or not the glass of water is safe
or unsafe there. Why? Why not?
In this story listen carefully for the times when Olivia felt safe an unsafe
Map a journey
Draw a map of a journey you might take, for example, going from the school to the park or the football field or the church.
Identify places you pass, junctions on the road. Is there places on that journey where you might not feel
very safe, for example, crossing a busy junction or walking on the road where there is no path.
In your pods draw a map to show your journey to school or any other journey you take regularly, marking out different places, roads, etc.
Mark places where they feel safe with a green circle, for example, their house, school, pedestrian crossing etc.
Put a red cross where you feel unsafe. Examples might include places where there is noise, traffic, other adults, an aggressive dog, etc.
When finished each group shares their map with the whole class – pointing out the places they feel safe and unsafe.
Before you start what helps you to feel safe – could it be being looked after; spending time with friends; walking with an adult they know and like.
Questions on your maps when complete
Why is it that you feel safe or unsafe in that particular place?
Did everyone agree on places that feel safe or unsafe? If not, why did some people feel differently?
Is feeling unsafe always a bad thing? No, it’s not, for example, if you feel unsafe near a busy road it helps you to be careful.
Is there anything you could do in an unsafe situation to make you feelsafe again?
What did I learn today
To talk to an adult about what is causing you to feel unsafe.
