Year 1 -2 | Superstar SunSmart

Protecting My Skin full resource download  |  Concept 4: Keeping Your Skin Sun Safe download

Background

George the Sun Safe Superstar by Kathryn Clifford and Chantal Renn is a wonderful story about a boy who spreads the SunSmart message near and far and educating children about the importance of the sun safety message. This makes George the Sun Safe Superstar. Following a discussion around the SunSmart message of the story, students create a picture of themselves as a SunSmart Superstar with the five S’s (Slip, Slop, Slap, Seek and Slide) incorporated into their artwork. The creativity and ideas are endless! Students may like to use a mixed media of art resources such as crayon and edicol dye, add a photo to their SunSmart drawing using coloured pencils, or collage using fabrics or torn paper to create their SunSmart artwork.

Key messages

• There are five ways to protect your skin from UV radiation from the sun.
• Slip on a shirt, Slop on sunscreen, Slap on a hat, Seek shade and Slide on sunglasses.
• The sun produces three things, light that we can see, heat that we can feel and UV radiation that we
  cannot see or feel. It is invisible.
• Skin damage is caused by ultraviolet (UV) radiation, not temperature. A cool or overcast day can have similar UV levels to a warm, sunny day.
• UV and heat are not the same thing. We do not only need to use sun protection when it is hot. The UV Index can be 3 or above when it is cool and cloudy too.

Resources

• George the Sun Safe Superstar by Kathryn Clifford and Chantal Renn, also available in PDF
• Resource sheet: Sid the SunSmart Superstar
• Art and craft supplies
• A3 paper
• Colour card cut into pieces approximately 15cm x 3cm (5 pieces per student)

Instructions

1. Decide on creative art technique that will be used to create Superstar SunSmart artwork.
2. Read or distribute the story George the Sun Safe Superstar.
3. Discuss key questions and the five S’s.
4. Share and discuss the sample poster and front cover of George the Sun Safe Superstar.
5. Students draw a picture of themselves as SunSmart Superstars. Add paint, collage or other creative art
   techniques decided on instruction number 1.
6. Once artwork is complete, distribute 5 pieces of coloured card to each student.
7. Write Slip, Slop, Slap, Seek and Slide on each piece of card.
8. Glue the card onto SunSmart Superstar artwork, closest to image representing that word, such as glue SLAP next to the broad-brimmed hat.

Key questions

• What are the five S’s?
• Why is it important to be SunSmart?
• What is UV radiation?
• Describe UV radiation from the sun?