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TOPIC 5: SAFE BEHAVIOURSOverview: Essential safety behaviours for children on farms are explored and rules for different family members discussed. Children comparesafe and unsafe ways of behaving using activities in the Giddy Goanna Series. Basic first-aid situations are investigated and children practicehow to get help in an emergency.Teaching Strategies ACTIVITIES ResourcesActivity 1: SAFE BEHAVIOURSKeypoints: Child safety agencies recommend the following behaviours as essential to prevent themore serious injuries that happen on farms. Under the care of an adult, children need to:• Play in the safe play area unless an adult takes them out and looks after them.• Stay within sight / sound / contact of a supervising adult when out & about on the farm• Tell a carer immediately if they are feeling unsafe / unsure of a situation on the farm• Other important safety behaviours include:• Wearing seatbelts and restraints in farm vehicles• Children do not ride on tractors, ATV’s or on the back of utes• Always wear helmets when riding bikes, motorbikes and horses• Knowing how to respond in an emergencyClass discussionKnowledge andunderstandingAnalysisSafety signsKnowledge andunderstandingSynthesisActivity sheetApplicationDiscuss some of the rules children and adults need to follow at home, at school etc. Children can:• Suggest why we have rules• Describe what might happen if children did not follow these rules.• Give examples and suggest reasons why rules are different for a toddler, an 8, and 14 year old.• Suggest why telling a toddler to follow rules does not usually work.Make some “signs” based on the key safety rules described above (activity 1). Children can:• Choose one of the key safety rules• Write a sentence to explain why this rule is important• Draw /find /cut and paste pictures to illustrate the message on A3 / 4 size poster• Attach the posters around the edge of the class mural / modelFocusing on key safety rules, children can:• Complete the activity sheet*• Ask parents about ways they keep children safe at home/on farms and rural properties.Art + craftsuppliesActivity sheet 2.5.1Giddy Goannabooks - gameKnowledge andunderstandingAnalysisSynthesisActivity 2: GIDDY GOANNA (If available)Keypoint: Giddy Goanna behaves in safe ways on farms and rural properties.The Careless cousins behave in unsafe ways. Children identify well with these characters.Using one or more of the 3 farm-based Giddy Goanna Activity Books, in small groups,children can:• Point out how Giddy plays safely on the farm• Compare this with the behaviour of the Careless Cousins• Play the board game in the centre of the activity book• Draw a picture of Giddy in their workbook with a safety message Giddy might say.Giddy GoannaActivity Books1, 2 or 341