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Staying safe

Teachers and youth leaders

5-7 year olds (KS1, CA1)

School and youth projects developed to assist cross curriculum lessons

Projects in school are a great way of developing independent learning in young people.   Many different project topics can link to the RNLI, including People who help us, transport, the beach and many more.

How might a teacher use this Project area?

 

Click on the tabs below to find project maps for a range of different topics, at Key Stages 1 and Key Stages 2 and 3.  Each project map links directly to the appropriate teaching resource or web page.

 

 

People who help us (KS1)




As part of your People Who Help Us topic why not explore the roles of crew members and historical figures such as Grace Darling. Use the website and downloadable resources to write rescue stories, watch interviews with crew members and even book a visit to a lifeboat station.  Click on the links on the project map to find each resource.

Seaside (KS1)

 

 

 

Oh we do like to be beside the seaside...  Everyone enjoys a project about the seaside.  Link to lesson plans to learn about boats, interactive whiteboard activities to teach beach safety and why not book a visit to a lifeguarded beach.  Click on the links on the project map to find each resource.  Click on the links on the project map to find each resource.

 

Staying safe (KS1)

 

 

 

 

 

Going out on the water can be a lot of fun, and is a way of life in coastal communities around the UK and the RoI. But the sea can be an unpredictable and dangerous place.  Use the RNLI website and interactive whiteboard lesson plans to learn about staying safe by the sea.  Click on the links on the project map to find each resource.

 

Transport and technology (KS1)

 

 

 

 

Use this Transport project map to learn about the different crafts that the RNLI uses, as well as downloadable lesson plans covering self-righting boats and waterproofing.   Click on the links on the project map to find each resource. 

 

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