Burglary Free aims to create burglary-free zones around schools and their communities.
What students will learn
These year 4–6 resources will help students to learn:
- about burglary and how they feel about burglary
- about the consequences of burglary
- assist their family/whānau to have a safer home.
Three focus areas
Learning activities are arranged in three focus areas.
Focus area 1: Burglary – the facts
Students define burglary and have questions about burglary answered by a police officer. They make posters and notices about the correct things to do if they have been burgled or are being burgled.
- Burglary – the facts (PDF, 701KB)
- Burglary – the facts (Word, 165KB)
Focus area 2: Burglary – a crime against people
Students discuss feelings about burglary and how burglary is a crime and is hurtful. They discover some of the consequences of burglary.
- Burglary – a crime against people (PDF, 773KB)
- Burglary – a crime against people (Word, 248KB)
Focus area 3: Safe homes
Students consider safe and unsafe home security practices and work with their parents to check their own home security and to record details of valuable property.
- Safe homes (PDF, 85KB)
- Safe homes (Word, 142KB)