Risk Scenarios Cards

Use these 12 scenario cards for the sorting activity. Read each card aloud, then decide if it describes a safe risk or an unsafe risk.

Safe Risks (6 cards)

1. You try a new vegetable at lunch while your teacher sits nearby.
   
   
   
2. You ride your scooter on the sidewalk wearing a helmet and knee pads.
   
   
   
3. You ask a classmate to join your group game at recess even though you don’t know them well.
   
   
   
4. You volunteer to read your story to the class with your teacher’s support.
   
   
   
5. You introduce yourself to a new student in the hallway while an adult is close by.
   
   
   
6. You practice swimming in the shallow end with a lifeguard watching.
   
   
   
   
   Unsafe Risks (6 cards)
7. You climb to the top of a tall tree during recess with no adult around.
   
   
   
8. You run through the school hallways even though there are other students and corners you can’t see around.
   
   
   
9. You touch a stray dog outside without asking an adult first.
   
   
   
10. You play tag near the school parking lot where cars drive by.
    
    
    
11. You turn on the stove at home by yourself to cook popcorn.
    
    
    
12. You jump off the roof of a shed onto the grass below without checking how high it is.
    
    
    
    

Safe vs Unsafe Sort Mats

Use these mats in your group sorting activity. Print one copy per group. Cut out and place Risk Scenarios Cards in the boxes below.

Safe Risks ✓

Unsafe Risks ⚠️

Brave Choices Chart

Use this chart to record one safe risk and one unsafe risk from your sorting activity. Explain why each risk fits its category.

Safe Risk

Describe the safe risk your group chose:

Explain why this risk is safe:

Unsafe Risk

Describe the unsafe risk your group chose:

Explain why this risk is unsafe:

Good luck making brave, safe choices! Feel free to refer back to Risk Scenarios Cards and Safe vs Unsafe Sort Mats as you complete this chart.

Reflection Journal Pages

Use this journal page to think about a safe risk you’d like to try and how you’ll stay safe. Write or draw your answers below.

1. One safe risk I’d like to try this week is:
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

2. Why is this a safe risk?
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

3. One strategy I will use to stay safe when taking this risk (for example: ask an adult, plan ahead, practice) is:
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

4. How do you think you will feel before, during, and after trying this risk? Draw or write your feelings below:
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Good luck taking brave, safe risks! Remember, you can look back at your Brave Choices Chart or Risk Scenarios Cards if you need ideas or reminders about safe choices.