DELIVERY GUIDE FOR TEACHERS 3 Published by the Lifesaving Society. First Printing, November 2020. Copyright 2020 by the Royal Life Saving Society Canada. Reproduction, by any means, of materials contained in this book is prohibited unless authorized by the publisher. Requests should be directed to the Alberta and Northwest Territories Branch (see back cover for address). Water Smart®, Swim for Life®, Swim to Survive®, and Lifesaving Society are registered trademarks of the Royal Life Saving Society Canada. Trademarks other than those owned by the Lifesaving Society used in this document belong to their registered owners. Funding and Support provided by: 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS 6 About The Lifesaving Society 7 Letter from the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta 8 Introduction 9 Key Considerations 10 Program Overview 12 Pre & Post Program Checklists 13 Modules & Lesson Plans 44 Water Smart Pledge 45 Resources 5 CANADA’S LIFEGUARDING EXPERTS SAVING LIVES FOR MORE THAN Making Canadians Water Smart 100 YEARS The Lifesaving Society focuses Water Smart® drowning prevention efforts on people most at risk — like men The Lifesaving Society is a full-service provider of fishing in small boats — or on those who can make programs, products, and services designed to prevent a significant difference, such as parents of young ® drowning. The Society saves lives and prevents children. The Society delivers Water Smart messages water–related injuries through its training programs, through its swim program, through the media and ® Water Smart® public education, drowning research, community action. The Society’s Swim to Survive aquatic safety management and lifesaving sport. Program provides the essential minimum skills required The Society is a national volunteer organization and to survive an unexpected fall into deep water. registered charity composed of ten provincial/territorial branches, tens of thousands of individual members, Drowning Research and over 4,000 affiliated swimming pools, waterfronts, schools, and clubs. The Lifesaving Society has a long The Lifesaving Society conducts research into fatal and proud history of teaching swimming and lifesaving and non-fatal drowning, aquatic injury and rescue to Canadians. interventions. Ongoing research and analysis support the Society’s evidence–based water rescue training and Water Smart® drowning prevention education. The Society has been teaching swimming, water safety and water rescue in Canada since 1896. Established in England (1891) as the Swimmers’ Lifesaving Society, it Setting the Standard became The Royal Lifesaving Society in 1904. Today, it is The Lifesaving Society establishes aquatic safety known simply as the Lifesaving Society. The Lifesaving standards and consults on aquatic safety issues for Society is a leader and partner in the delivery of water the aquatic industry, government and the judiciary. safety education throughout Canada and around the The Society offers a suite of services to help aquatic world. facility operators maintain and improve safe pool and waterfront operations. The Society performs aquatic safety audits and serves as experts in legal cases Teaching Canadians to Save Themselves involving aquatic safety. and Rescue Others Annually 1,200,000 Canadians participate in the Lifesaving Society’s swimming, lifesaving, lifeguard, first aid, and leadership programs. Each year, the Society certifies thousands of instructors who provide the leadership for its training programs. Over 30,000 Canadians earn the Society’s Bronze Medallion each year. As Canada’s lifeguarding experts, the Lifesaving Society sets the standard for lifeguard training and certifies Canada’s National Lifeguards. 6 MESSAGE FROM THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF ALBERTA We are fortunate to live in a province with countless beautiful and exciting lakes, rivers, streams and waterfalls. Our communities also have wonderful indoor and outdoor pools and waterparks where we can all have fun and stay fit. Before we visit any of these places, it’s important that we all know how to be water smart. Drowning is a leading cause of accidental death for young people, both in Canada and around the world, but these tragic deaths are preventable. When we teach our young people water safety, we’re giving them the tools and the confidence they need to save their own life and to help keep their family and friends safe as well. This module is designed to build a foundation for lifelong water smart education. It teaches young people about the risks water presents, how to be safe around water, and what to do if someone gets into trouble. It is a starting point to get basic water safety knowledge and awareness into the minds of those who need it most, our precious youth. This excellent program is part of the Lifesaving Society’s vision for a Canada Free From Drowning, a vision I am proud to support as Patron of the Royal Lifesaving Society Canada, Alberta and Northwest Territories. I wish everyone success with the module, and I hope you will all come away with the information you need to stay safe and have fun in the water. Her Honour, the Honourable Salma Lakhani AOE, B.Sc. Lieutenant Governor of Alberta 7 INTRODUCTION THE 3D MODEL The Lifesaving Society, in coordination with the Injury DEMONSTRATE Prevention Centre, is pleased to introduce the Grade 3 Be Water Smart® Program. The objectives The teacher demonstrates all of the of this program are to: identify the drowning steps or skills required for the learning problem, hazard identification, lifejacket use and outcomes. This may either be in-person or importance, drowning recognition and response, with the aid of a video or tutorial. boating safety, cold water and ice safety, and overall safe behaviour in and around water. DISCUSS The purpose of the discussion is to This program is approximately 60 minutes in length prepare students with the key information and can either be delivered as a Long-term Lesson they need in order to move from the Plan (over multiple days) or as a Short-term Lesson Demonstration to the Do activities. Plan (in one session). Regardless of whether the Teachers highlight information and program is taught as a long or short-term lesson key points required for each section, plan, it is important that the activities are delivered using both this Teacher Guide and the in the same order as outlined below. This order takes additional speaking points listed in the Be into consideration that some short-term lessons Water Smart powerpoint presentation. require skills that are introduced earlier in other short-term lessons. DO All Lesson Plans are designed to ensure the learner Students try new skills or complete experiences practical applications of knowledge, activities in their workbook. skills and judgment. All of the Lifesaving Society’s programs use teaching activities which model a teaching approach based on maximizing practical application. Activities are taught using the 3Ds: Demonstrate, Discuss and Do. Demonstrate, Discuss and Do are presented in the Lesson Plans as separate teaching opportunities. It may be appropriate to deliver two of them simultaneously such as the Discussion with the Demonstration. The two activities together may provide for better understanding and time management to achieve the learning outcome. 8 KEY CONSIDERATIONS Safety Selecting Equipment Student safety should be a key part of every lesson. In some situations, it may be necessary for teachers Teachers must ensure that the formations used for to select alternative equipment in order to achieve activities and the directions given to students are the required outcomes. This may include teaching designed to create a safe environment and protect equipment such as: projectors, screens, smart- them from injury. board, speakers, lifejackets (if possible). Time Management Visual Presentation Materials Each lesson plan comes with an estimated total A range of visual presentation materials may teaching time. Total time recommended for the be used to present information and activities course delivery is longer than the sum of the throughout the program. Examples of these individual lesson times in order to provide time materials include flip charts, whiteboard, for transitions between topics, any short breaks worksheets, videos, and computer presentations. given to students, practice activity sessions and for A key consideration is how teachers can use perception checking and debriefing. Breaks are not presentation materials in a way that reinforces the included in the total teaching time. connection between the theoretical knowledge, Please note! There is adequate time to cover practical activities and the environment where the the content included in the lesson plans. Careful knowledge will be applied. planning, lesson preparation and attention to time management helps students to successfully learn. If teachers add additional information or try to share everything they know about a topic, there will not be enough time to cover the required content. Minimum standard is not substandard. It is the standard. The objective of all Lifesaving Society courses is to teach students to achieve the standard. Students must achieve mastery of the content required and meet the standard before teachers consider including any additional content. 9 PROGRAM OVERVIEW The Grade 3 Be Water Smart® Program is designed Target Age for students to conduct a basic risk assessment Grade 3 in common water environments (swimming pool, hotel pool, waterfronts, and rivers). At completion they should be able to