Child Safety Week | EYFS & KS1 Activity Ideas

**Note: This page is for educational inspiration and is not officially affiliated with Child Safety Week. Child Safety Week is an annual campaign run by Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT), a UK charity dedicated to reducing the number of children and young people killed, disabled, or seriously injured in accidents. The week takes place in June each year and aims to raise awareness of the risks of child accidents and how they can be prevented. It provides a focus for local and national activities, promoting safety messages in an accessible way for families, communities, and professionals. For official information, themes, and resources, please visit the Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT) website: www.capt.org.uk/child-safety-week/.

Understanding Child Safety Week in EYFS & KS1

Let's learn how to stay safe and sound during Child Safety Week! 🛡️🚦🏠

For early years settings, nurseries, preschools, childminders, and Year 1 and Year 2 classrooms, this week provides a crucial and practical theme for exploring personal safety, health and well-being, road safety, home safety, healthy habits (food, hygiene, teeth), emotions, physical development, and understanding the world (safety rules). It's about empowering children with knowledge, building responsible behaviours, and helping them understand how to make safe choices in different environments. This week offers fantastic planning ideas and inspiration for engaging activities that truly resonate with young minds, making learning about safety both essential and wonderfully empowering!

Why Is Learning About Child Safety Important for Young Children?

Integrating Child Safety Week and themes of safety and well-being into your practice with young children (aged 0-7) is incredibly important for fostering self-awareness, responsible behaviour, and foundational life skills.

• Empowers Children: Gives children the knowledge and confidence to identify risks and make safer choices.

• Prevents Accidents: Directly teaches practical ways to avoid common childhood accidents.

• Builds Awareness of Risks: Helps children understand potential dangers in various environments (home, road, outdoors).

• Promotes Healthy Habits: Reinforces the importance of good hygiene, healthy eating, and physical activity for overall well-being.

• Develops Self-Care Skills: Teaches children how to look after themselves and seek help when needed.

• Fosters Responsibility: Encourages children to be mindful of their actions and their impact on their own safety and others'.

• Supports Social-Emotional Learning: Helps children understand how to manage emotions related to safety and seek comfort or assistance.

Engaging Safety & Health Activities for Child Safety Week (EYFS & KS1)

Let's explore how to stay safe and sound for Child Safety Week with these planning ideas and activities perfect for EYFS and KS1 children. The focus is on practical learning, role-play, and positive reinforcement of safe behaviours across various areas! Many of these early years and year 1 activities can be supported by our dedicated ‘Road Safety’, ‘Sun Safety’, ‘Food’, ‘Medicine’, ‘Handwashing & Hygiene’, ‘Teeth & Oral Health’, ‘Eye Health’, ‘Mental Health’, and ‘Safeguarding’ resources.

Here's some inspiration for celebrating Child Safety Week in your setting: (Please use your own discretion and knowledge of your children to ensure appropriateness of each activity and safety concerning any materials given and activity undertaken. Emphasise positive messages about staying safe.)

Home & Personal Safety

• General Safety:

  • Discuss what to do 'When I Got Hurt' Sheets' or 'When I Was Ill' Sheets', encouraging children to talk about seeking help.

• Health & Medicine:

  • Set up a 'Doctor's Surgery Role-Play Pack'. Also consider 'Optometrist Dramatic Role-Play Pack' for eye health.

  • Learn about parts of the body with the full range of 'Poorly Teddy' posters.

  • Use 'Medical Word Mat' and 'Medical Word Cards' to teach relevant vocabulary.

  • Explore 'What Happened To Teddy? - Critical Thinking' to discuss causes of accidents.

  • Practise phonics with 'Ambulance Letters And Sounds Game - Phase 2 & 3 Phonics'.

  • Engage with maths using 'Plaster Counting Puzzles (1-10)' and 'Colour Match Medicine Bottles'.

  • Make 'Get Well Soon Cards - Vertical' to show care for others.

  • Learn about the human body systems with 'The Human Body' resources ('Weeing Poster', 'Kidney Playdough Mats', 'Colour, Cut And Stick - Kidneys', etc.), particularly focusing on how to keep them healthy.

• Hygiene & Teeth:

  • Set up a 'Dentist Dramatic Role-Play Pack' or the full version, along with 'Dentist Word Cards' and 'Dentist Word Mat'.

  • Teach about oral hygiene with 'Brush Your Teeth Morning And Night Poster' (and colouring version), 'Brush Your Teeth Posters' (and colouring version), and 'Dentist Teeth Posters'.

  • Practise fine motor skills with 'Clean Your Teeth Pencil Control Sheets' and 'Clean Your Teeth Pencil Control Mats'.

  • Learn about healthy food choices for teeth with 'Colour The Foods That Are Better For Your Teeth' and 'Cut And Stick Good Vs Bad For Teeth'.

  • Engage with phonics using 'Clean Your Teeth Letters And Sounds Game - Phase 2 & 3 Phonics'.

  • Make 'Make Some Teeth Playdough Mats' and use 'Cut And Stick Teeth Number Activity'.

• Eye Health:

  • Learn about keeping eyes healthy with 'Eye Health - 'Keep Your Eyes Healthy!' Poster', 'Eye Health - Word Cards', and 'Eye Health - Word Mat'.

  • Explore 'Eye Health - Glasses - 2-Piece Puzzles'.

Road Safety

• Road Safety Rules:

  • Use 'Road Safety Word Mat' and 'Road Safety Colouring' to introduce key vocabulary.

  • Display 'Stop Look Listen' A4 Posters'.

  • Learn about road signs with 'Road Signs - Display & Role-Play'.

  • Create a display or use for writing with 'Road Safety Border Sheets - Horizontal'.

  • Engage in role-play with 'Bus Stop Dramatic Role Play Pack' or discuss different types of transport with 'Transport - Colouring Pack'.

  • Sing along to 'The Wheels On The Bus - Words/Lyrics Poster - Colouring'.

Food Safety & Healthy Eating

• Healthy Choices:

  • Learn about fruits and vegetables with 'Fruit & Vegetables - Fruit Posters', 'Fruit & Vegetables - Vegetable Posters', 'Fruit & Vegetables - A4 Posters/Cards', and create a display with ''Fruit And Vegetables' Banner'.

  • Sort 'Healthy & Unhealthy Snack Sorting Activity'.

  • Discuss balanced meals using 'Healthy Plate - Balanced Diet Posters' and encourage children to 'Draw A Healthy Meal'.

  • Keep track of healthy eating with 'Fruit & Vegetable Diary' and 'My Healthy Eating Diary Booklet'.

  • Learn about '5 A Day' with the '5 A Day - Poster/Chart'.

  • Discuss limiting sugar with ''Don't Eat Too Much Sugar!' Posters'.

• Food Preparation & Play:

  • Engage with the story of 'The Enormous Turnip - Display Banner & Characters' and 'The Enormous Turnip - Sentence Illustration'.

  • Set up a Farm Shop Role-Play using our ‘Farm Shop Role-Play Pack ' for imaginative play about food.

  • Practise sorting with 'Fruit & Vegetable 2-Piece Puzzles' and 'Fruit And Vegetable Size Ordering Cards'.

  • Engage with numeracy using 'Fruit & Vegetable Number Slice Puzzles (1-5 & 1-10)', 'Fruit & Vegetable Pom Pom Mats', 'Fruit And Vegetables Number/Counting Multimats - Playdough, Whiteboard & Pen Or Loose Parts', 'Carrot Create & Count Playdough Mats', and 'Tomato Create & Count Playdough Mats'.

  • Explore textures and creativity with 'Fruit And Vegetable Loose Part Mats - Playdough, Loose Parts, Art & Craft'.

Sun Safety & Outdoor Play Safety

• Sun Safety:

  • Introduce key sun safety items with 'Sun Safety Items - Posters'.

  • Remind children about sun protection with 'Sun Safety 'Don't Forget...' Posters', 'Sun Safety Poster', and 'Keep Sun Safe! - Mark Making/Writing/Drawing'.

  • Play games like 'Sun Game' and 'Sun Safety Memory Find Game', or use 'Sun Safety Picture Snap'.

  • Practise counting with 'Sun Cream Counting Puzzles'.

  • Use 'Sunglasses 2-Piece Puzzles' and 'Sunglasses Colour Match Cards'.

  • Develop fine motor skills with 'Sun Safety Colouring' and 'Sun Safety Multimats'.

  • Discuss staying cool with 'Heat Health Poster', 'Heat Health - 'Drink Some Water' Visual Communication Aid', and 'Heat Health - 'Drink Some Water' Reminder Wristbands'.

Emotional & Mental Well-being (Safety of the Mind)

• Emotional Safety:

  • Discuss feelings and how to stay safe emotionally with 'Mental Health - Mood Booster Activity Cards' and 'Mental Health - 'Healthy Minds' Display Pack' or 'Mental Health - 'Healthy Minds' Poster' and the full version.

  • Explore emotions with 'Emotions - 'Emotion Of The Day' - Display (Large)', 'Emotions - 'I Am Feeling...' - Emoji Cards', 'Emotions - 'I Am Feeling...' - Emoji Colouring', and 'Emotions - 'What Happens When You Feel...' - Prompt Cards'.

  • Use 'Emotions - 'Why Is Teddy Sad?' Activity Pack' and 'Emotions - 'Why Is Teddy Happy?' Activity Pack' to discuss empathy and supporting others.

  • Promote connection with 'Let's Connect - With Each Other - Activity Prompt Poster' and 'Let's Connect - With Each Other - Activity Prompt Cards'.

  • Encourage kindness with 'Let's Show Kindness - Activity Prompt Poster' and 'Let's Show Kindness - Activity Prompt Cards'.

  • Connect feelings to creative expression with 'Emotions - 'This Music Makes Me Feel...' - Mark Making' and 'Emotions - 'This Story Makes Me Feel...' - Mark Making'.

• Mindfulness & Calm:

  • Introduce mindfulness with 'Mindfulness - Activity Prompt Poster', 'Mindfulness - Activity Cards', 'Mindfulness - Mindfulness Walks Poster', and 'Mindfulness - Mindfulness Walk Cards'.

• Sleep Safety:

  • Discuss the importance of sleep for a healthy mind and body with 'Mental Health - 'Sleeping Area' A4 Sign', 'Mental Health - 'Sleep' Banner', and 'Mental Health - 'Amount Of Sleep' Poster'.

Professional Safeguarding Resources

• For practitioners and settings, explore essential safeguarding resources like 'EYFS Framework - Child Record Forms', 'EYFS Framework - Child Absence Tracking Sheet', 'Safeguarding And Welfare - Safer Recruitment Checklist - Childminders', 'Safeguarding And Welfare - Safer Recruitment Checklist - Group And School-Based Providers', 'Safeguarding And Welfare - Reference Request Letter And Form Template', and 'Safeguarding And Welfare - Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) Checklist', and 'Safeguarding And Welfare - Safeguarding Training Record Template'. These support the safe running of your setting.

• Explore More: To explore our extensive catalogue of Health and Safety resources, please visit our ‘Medicine’, ‘The Human Body’, ‘Exercise’, ‘Handwashing & Hygiene’, ‘Eye Health’, ‘Teeth & Oral Health’, ‘Food’ (Fruit & Vegetables plus Balanced Diet), ‘Mental Health’, ‘Sun Safety’, ‘Road Safety’, ‘Science’ or ‘EYFS Framework’ (Safeguarding) pages. You may also like to explore additional pages covering relevant and/or connected themes such as ‘Clothes’, ‘Emotions And Feelings’, ‘Exercise’, ‘Expressive Movement’, ‘Fireworks’, ‘Football’, ‘Handwashing And Hygiene’, ‘The Human Body’, ‘Kindness And Friendship’, ‘Medicine: Doctors And Nurses’, ‘Out And About’, ‘Sport And PE Games’, ‘Stay Healthy’, and ‘Stay Safe’.

These activities offer great inspiration for making Child Safety Week a memorable and impactful experience in your early years and Key Stage One setting, fostering awareness of risks, responsible behaviours, healthy habits, and a lifelong commitment to staying safe and well.

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Disclaimer:
This page is for educational purposes only and is intended to support early years and primary practitioners with ideas and resources related to 'Child Safety Week'. We are not officially affiliated with or endorsed by Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT), who run this annual campaign. We do not claim any rights to specific trademarks or official materials associated with this event. For official information, themes, and resources, please visit the Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT) website: www.capt.org.uk/child-safety-week/.