Looking to teach essential water safety and personal survival skills through an engaging, inquiry-based approach?

This resource provides 6-week Scheme of Work overviews for each year group from Early Years to Grade 5, helping teachers develop students’ confidence, independence and safety awareness in and around water while aligning with the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP).

These are planning frameworks, not detailed lesson plans, giving you the flexibility to adapt activities to your own students, facilities and Programme of Inquiry.

Included:

• Personal Survival & Water Safety planning (EY–Grade 5)
• Progressive skill development across all year groups
• Age-appropriate learning outcomes from water confidence to self-rescue awareness

Each overview includes:

• Links to the relevant IB PYP Units of Inquiry
• Meaningful inquiry connections and curriculum ideas
• Progressive personal survival and water safety skills
• A clear planning framework to support curriculum design
• Flexible guidance that can be adapted to your school’s Programme of Inquiry

Perfect for:

• Teachers new to the IB PYP
• Swimming and PE specialists
• International schools delivering inquiry-based learning
• Schools developing or strengthening their water safety curriculum

Help students become safer, more confident and responsible around water while saving hours of planning with a progressive, inquiry-based framework that supports both physical development and conceptual understanding.

Please note: These resources are planning frameworks and Scheme of Work overviews designed to support curriculum planning. They are intended to inspire and guide teachers rather than provide fully detailed lesson plans.