Electrical safety for K–7
A collection of activities for all grades to learn how to be safe around electricity, during Electrical Safety Week and all year long.
- Grades K-7
- 10 activities
- 5.8 hours
Big idea
Electricity is a useful but potentially dangerous form of energy that requires informed and safe behaviour.
Students learn to recognize electrical hazards, practise safety strategies, and apply this knowledge to real‑life situations at home, school, and in the community.
Learning objectives
Students will be able to:
- Access existing knowledge about electrical safety
- Identify electrical safety hazards
- Explain how to stay safe around electricity
- Demonstrate what to do near a downed power line
- Share practical safety tips with others
Activities
Electrical safety review
Fill in the blanks to complete these important safety statements.
Safety sing-along
Learn how to spot the dangers and stay safe around power lines.
Staying safe around a fallen power line
What do you do if you see a downed power line?
Safety street
Learn how to stay safe around electricity and downed power lines.
Stay away to stay safe
Make power line safety fun with these puzzles and crosswords.
BC curriculum fit
All activities connect to the Physical and Health Education curriculum for grades K-7.
Content
- Strategies and skills to use in potentially hazardous or unsafe situations
- Basic principles for responding to emergency situations: following safety guidelines
Curricular competencies
Social and community health
- Identify and describe strategies for avoiding and/or responding the potentially unsafe, abusive or exploitive situations
- Describe and apply strategies that promote a safe and caring environment
Some of the activities engage with other curricular topics as well. See each individual activity page for more details.
- Think ahead... Electrical safety:
- Science Gr. 5-7
- Safety shuffle:
- Careers Gr. 4-7
- Safety sing-along:
- Arts Gr. K-1
- English Language Arts Gr.K-1
- How far is 10 m:
- Arts Gr. K-1
- English Language Arts Gr.K-1
- Math Gr. K-1
Assessments
In these activities, observation of individual and group work identifies students’ ability to:
- Identify electrical safety hazards and strategies for staying safe
- Explain what to do near a downed power line
- Apply their learning to everyday situations
- Work in small groups
Background info
In the Physical and Health Education curriculum, students are expected to learn how to make healthy choices that influence their well-being. This includes identifying and describing strategies for avoiding or responding to unsafe situations at home, at school or in the community; accurately identifying signs and symbols and potential hazards; and describing possible consequences of unsafe behaviours.
For primary students, we recommend doing these activities in the following order:
- Stay safe around power lines
- Safety sing-along
- How far is 10 metres?
- Safety Street
- K-3 Stay away to stay safe
For intermediate students, we recommend doing these activities in the following order:
