FREE What Should I Do? Lesson Plan and Teaching Slides (PPT)

FREE LESSON PLAN (FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY) AND LESSON SLIDES

Help children build confidence, resilience, and safety skills with this engaging 45–60 minute lesson plan based on the beautifully illustrated book What Should I Do?

With a focus on staying safe, protective behaviours, and help-seeking, this lesson empowers students to recognise unsafe situations, understand the difference between accidents and unkind behaviour, and practise using their voice to ask for help.

Through a combination of storytelling, group discussions, role play, and creative activities, children will be equipped to:
✔ Recognise when something doesn’t feel safe or right
✔ Learn the difference between accidents and unsafe behaviour
✔ Identify trusted adults they can talk to
✔ Practise using safe words and help-seeking strategies
✔ Build confidence with affirmations: “I am brave. I am clever. I can ask for help.”

The included “My Circle of Safety” activity helps each child create a personalised handprint template of five trusted adults, while scenario cards and role play activities make learning practical and memorable.

This lesson plan is perfect for:

• Classroom teachers
• Chaplains and wellbeing staff
• Sunday school or church groups
• Parents and carers teaching safety at home

✨ Extension ideas included: Safe/Unsafe sorting game, Worry Box activity, and Home Connection prompts.

Give children the tools to feel safe, speak up, and make positive choices with this empowering resource.

This lesson plan is designed to work alongside our book What Should I Do?. We’re giving you the chance to explore the lesson plan first—so you can see the value it brings before purchasing the book. Don’t miss out on this special offer!