Rescue Role Play

Use role play to explore what happens in a water rescue.

30 minutes
Optional: display equipment
Optional: printer
Stay together

This activity uses role play to demonstrate the correct response practice to an emergency situation. Two scenarios have been provided: one for a beach location and the other an inland waterway.

With the group split into pairs or groups of three, each child assumes one role in the rescue situation.

After a 5-minute rehearsal, the children will act out the scenarios in front of another group or the whole class.

Guidance notes

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Rescue Role Play guidance notes

Workshop resources

Download PDF 5.7MB

Rescue Role Play workshop slides

Videos

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What we do

Play this video to help share our key water safety messages and bring the work of the RNLI to life for your young people.

Curriculum links

England

Learning objective: I’m learning how to stay safe when supervised in, on and around water.

Eng, KS2, PE, Swimming and Water Safety
Eng, KS2, RSE, Health and Wellbeing, Personal Safety, Basic First Aid
Eng, KS2 PSHE Health & Wellbeing, Living in the Wider World

Northern Ireland

KS1&2, PD&MU, Personal Understanding and Health, Safety, KS2, PE, Swimming

Republic of Ireland

SPHE, Myself

Scotland

First and Second Level, Health and Wellbeing (HWB)

Wales

Health and well-being

What to do next

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