CFC 26 Craft activities for young children

Polite reminder

Please turn mobiles on silent

Take coats and jackets off

Put your bags under the table (we don’t want anyone tripping over)

Aim/learning outcome

• Understand health and safety when providing craft activities for young children

By the end of the session you will be able to:

• List aspects of health and safety risks that need to be considered when providing craft activities for young children

• Identify how to deal with the health and safety risks listed in relation to craft activities

• Identify the support a young child may need when carrying out craft activities in relation to health and safety

Recap

What do you remember from last weeks lesson?

What is health and safety?

Key termHealth and safety risks- any harm or injury that may take place

Health and safety during craft activities

Health and safety risks with craft activities need to be thought about by adults before the activity is set or given.

Risks in craft activities could be things that could cause an accident or injure a child.

Take for example, a pair of scissors:• Scissors can be dangerous, even ones

especially made for children• They are often made from hard material and

are long, thin and slightly pointed• They may cause injury if a young child puts

them inside their own mouth, or if one child uses the scissors to poke another

Health and safety during craft activities

Over to you

• In pairs, list risks that need to be considered:

A young child eating fruit or vegetables that had been used for painting

Glue on skin, sticking fingers together

Paint going in child's eyes

Spilled water on floor, making it slippery

A child putting foam into their mouth

Putting pipe-cleaners up noses or in ear

A young child putting a marble in their mouth, or choking on a small piece of dried pasta

How to deal with health and safety risks

• Checking all equipment• Cleaning surfaces before hand (slippery)• Ensuring enough space is available for activity• Putting picture warnings of ‘does’ and ‘don't’What else could you do?

THE BIG ONE

KEEP BABIES AND YOUNG CHILDREN UNDER SUPERVISON

Over to you

In pairs- On the flip chart paper write any risks your children may have experienced at nursery or school

Supporting children when carrying out craft activities

During any activity with young children, the adult should be aware of accidents that may happen.Even with careful planning and thought, things could go wrong.Children often put things in their mouths, or use equipment in the wrong way, such as waving a paintbrush like a sword.

It is very important children are watched carefully when they are participating in activities. Why should they be watched?

Supporting children when carrying out craft activities

Always make sure that the tools and equipment are in good condition and suitable for the craft activity.What else could be done to minimise risk and support young children?

Supporting children when carrying out craft activities

Adults working with babies and young children need to think about health and safety risks before doing an activity with them.When as risk has been identified by the adult, they can then think of ways to deal with the risk and stop an accident from happening.

Supporting children when carrying out craft activities

Check learning

Little quiz to check learning

Assessment work

Continue with work books- Task 2