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Water Safety @ Home

Life Saving Victoria (LSV) has developed The Water Safety @ Home series which provides online, practical sessions for kids to stay active, and learn water safety, CPR, first aid, swimming and the lifesaving Nippers program – all from home or classroom. There are sessions for age ranges from early childhood through to upper primary-school age, as well as Water Safety Watch & Learn videos and resources that align to the Victorian curriculum.


Water Safety Watch & Learn

In this entertaining and interactive video series, follow Kaitlyn as she shares key water safety messages in a range of environments. Targeted at early childhood to primary-aged children.

Episode 1 ‘At Home’ for Pre-school to Grade 2 – Watch here
Episode 2 ‘At the Beach’ Pre-school to Grade 2 – Watch here
Episode 3 ‘At the Lake’ Pre-school to Grade 2 – Watch here
Episode 4 ‘At the River’ Pre-school to Grade 2 – Watch here
Episode 5 ‘Rainbow River’ for Grade 3-4 – Watch here
Episode 6 ‘Rock Pool Ramble’ for Grade 3-4 – Watch here
Episode 7 ‘Wild Weather Mayhem’ for Grade 5-6 – Watch here
Episode 8 ‘Beach Adventures & Inventions’ for Grade 5-6 – Watch here

To access the teacher resources for these episodes, which are aligned to the Victorian Curriculum please visit the Swimming and Water Safety Online Toolkit

This activity is supported by the State Government’s Public Water Safety Initiative.

Brain Breaks

Check out LSV’s 5-minute active Brain Break videos for your students! These Brain Breaks teach key water safety messages and encourage students to get up and get moving during the day or between lessons.

Never Swim Alone Brain Break – Watch here
Always Swim at a Patrolled Waterway Brain Break – Watch here
Always Read the Safety Signs Brain Break – Watch here
Swim Between the Red and Yellow Flags Brain Break – Watch here
Wear Your Lifejacket Brain Break – Watch here
Raise Your Hand for Help Brain Break – Watch here

Swimming @ Home

Have you ever tried swimming outside of the water? Well now you can! Swimming @ Home provides 7 sessions designed to increase your swimming and water safety knowledge as well as keep you active.

What you will need:

  • Internet access
  • Laptop or iPad
  • Comfortable clothes or even your rash vest
  • Household items as prompted at the start of each session i.e. drink bottles and cushions

*These sessions are delivered dry – no in-water practice!

Lesson 1 – Water Familiarisation and Staying Safe by the Water – Watch here
Lesson 2 – Freestyle and Rescues – Watch here
Lesson 3 – Backstroke and SunSmart – Watch here
Lesson 4 – Survival Backstroke and Helping in an Emergency – Watch here
Lesson 5 – Breaststroke and Exploring Different Waterways – Watch here
Lesson 6 – Sidestroke and Virtual Reality – Watch here
Lesson 7 – Butterfly and CPR – Watch here

Resources
Swimming @ Home Activity Book
Swimming @ Home Activity Book Answers

CPR for Kids @ Home

Have you ever thought about what would happen if you found yourself in trouble and needing emergency services? Would members of your household, including children, know how to help?

This online, one-off program is designed to give children the knowledge and skills to help if they found someone in an emergency. This is a family-friendly program, which has been created to bring your household together to learn lifesaving skills.

Share images of your kids participating using the hashtag #LSVwatersafetyathome

CPR for Kids Watch here

What you will need:

  • Internet Access
  • Laptop or iPad
  • Paper and Pencils
  • Make your own manikin using an old T-shirt, textas, pillow, ball or milk carton. Instructions here.
  • Or, simply use a teddy bear or pillow.

We would like to thank Royal Life Saving Bahrain for their contribution to the development of this program.

First Aid for Kids @ Home

Have you ever thought about what would happen if you found yourself in trouble and needing emergency services? Would members of your household, including children, know how to help?

This online, one-off program is designed to give children the knowledge and skills to help if they found someone in an emergency. This is a family-friendly program, which has been created to bring your household together to learn lifesaving skills and work through a range of different first aid scenario’s. This includes bleeds and breaks for those doing more DIY projects or burns from getting into the kitchen and cooking more.

First Aid for Kids Watch here 

What you will need:

  • Internet Access – Sessions delivered via Microsoft Teams
  • Laptop or iPad
  • Paper and Pencils
  • A Teddy Bear or Family Member
  • Empty Drink Bottle
  • Book or Magazine
  • Bandage i.e. Scarf, Tie, Tea Towel, Long Sleeve Top

Resources
First Aid for Kids Parent Information Sheet
First Aid for Kids Follow Up Activities
First Aid for Kids – Workbook (Editable)
First Aid for Kids – Workbook (Printable)
First Aid for Kids – Workbook (Answers)
First Aid for Kids Certificate of Participation (editable)
FAQ’s First Aid for Kids

Nippers @ Home

Have you ever wanted to give Nippers a go? Why not participate in some online sessions, with a range of lifesaving club members, to stay active and keep up lifesaving skills and knowledge.

What you will need:

  • Internet access
  • A clear space for activities
  • Comfortable clothes, or even your lifesaving club uniform or rash vest!
  • Household items as prompted at the start of each session i.e. drink bottles and cushions

*These sessions are delivered dry – no in-water practice!

Session 1 – Meet a Lifesaver and practise your Run-Swim-Run – Watch here
Session 2 – Learn about rips, practise your beach events and visit LSV Comms – Watch here
Session 3 – Learn about being SunSmart, practise your board skills and to meet a lifeguard – Watch here
Session 4 – Learn about the Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter and Drone Services, do a rescue workout and practise rescue techniques – Watch here
Session 5 – Learn about beach signals, practise your aquacameron and hear about Life Saving Victoria’s RWC (JetSki) Service – Watch here
Session 6 – Learn about First Aid, waves and how to catch them and meet a paramedic – Watch here
Session 7 – Learn about the Iron event, practise you DRSABCD and hear about what you can do after Nippers? – Watch here

Resources
Nippers @ Home Warm Up’s and Games
Nippers @ Home Activity Book (Printable)
Nippers @ Home Activity Book (Editable)
Nippers @ Home Activity Book (Answers)

Swimming & Water Safety Toolkit

No planning or preparation required! Life Saving Victoria have put together some fantastic activities for students to develop their understanding of swimming and water safety in the classroom, or at home, to help meet the Victorian Curriculum criteria.

The activities and booklets include image-based activities, open-ended questions, design projects and much more. These can be printed and distributed to students or shared online.
Visit www.lsv.com.au/toolkit

The Toolkit is supported by the State Government’s Public Water Safety Initiative.

Share Water Safety @ Home with your Networks

To help spread the word about The Water safety @ Home series, we have come up with some resources to help you share these sessions with your families, friends, workmates, and networks.

Share images of your kids participating using the hashtag #LSVwatersafetyathome

Suggested content for social media posts:

Our friends at @lifesavingvic have put together a great program of online, practical sessions for kids to stay active, and learn water safety, CPR, first aid, swimming and the lifesaving Nippers program – all from home. There are sessions for age ranges from early childhood through to upper primary-school age, as well as special Water Safety Watch & Learn videos.

Head to www.lsv.com.au/watersafetyathome for more information, as well as activity sheets and resources to help keep the kids entertained and active, while teaching them important water safety and lifesaving skills.

Download photos to use with your social media post on our Water Safety @ Home series.

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Contact
If you have any questions, please contact the Education team on 03 9676 6940 or email schoolswimming@lsv.com.au

Disclaimer
Life Saving Victoria (LSV) is committed to the Safeguarding of Children and Young People (CYP). We provide a safe and supportive environment for CYP, that focuses on fun, education and building the confidence of CYP through positive learning and development. LSV is committed to reducing the risks of abuse, harm and exploitation and we work with our staff; members, Clubs and licensees to raise awareness, educate and monitor adherence to the policy and legislation. As we move online, eSafety is at the forefront of our mind, LSV maintains this commitment by using safe and protected platforms, educating our team and reminding parents, care givers and CYP how to stay safe and what to expect from us. For more resources on safety see https://www.esafety.gov.au/ and more details on LSV’s commitment to child safety see https://lsv.com.au/SafeguardingCYP/

LSV encourages you to ensure that your home is appropriate and safe to undertake our Water Safety @ Home online program. Please note that you are responsible for where you undertake the program and LSV takes no responsibility or liability for any injury that might occur at your home whilst you are undertaking the program.

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