PBL Focus Term 3  Weeks 5 and 6 - SAFE

Our PBL focus for this week is, ‘Wondall Learners are SAFE when playing with others’.

The objective of this focus is to decrease the number of rough play occurrences across the school by teaching the importance of student safety during play; to encourage students to take accountability for their actions during play and to recognise others’ reactions to types of play.

Students discussed and recorded what SAFE play looks like/sounds like/feels like, and acted out scenarios depicting examples of safe and unsafe play.

They learned about the importance of first recognising their own feelings in different situations.

• What facial or body prompts begin to happen when play turns to ‘rough’ play?
•  Identify moments on the playground that have been in the Green Zone, Yellow Zone, Blue Zone and Red Zone. What does play look like in each of these zones?
• What can you do if you see someone in the yellow or red zone?

Finally, as a whole class, students generated a list of strategies to ensure safe play for all, such as:

- establish clear rules before game commences

- look at others’ facial expressions and body language to ensure others’ well being

- use ZOR strategies if you move into yellow zone

- be aware of others’ zones

- use kind words

- allow all friends to play

- ask for adult help if required

This fortnight’s behaviour focus will be mostly in playground situations; so when students are seen displaying safe play behaviour during breaks they will be rewarded with DOUBLE DOUGIE DOLLARS.