Queensland kids are

SunSmart

Brisbane
553 Gregory Terrace, Fortitude Valley Qld 4006
Telephone (07) 3258 2200 Fax (07) 3257 1306

Cairns
169 Aumuller Street, Bungalow Qld 4870
Telephone (07) 4031 1555

To w n s v i l l e
24 Warburton Street, North Ward Qld 4810
Telephone (07) 4721 1644

Rockhampton
43 Upper Dawson Road, Rockhampton Qld 4700
Telephone (07) 4927 7088

To o w o o m b a
137 Herries Street, Toowoomba Qld 4350
Telephone (07) 4638 4799

Sunshine Coast
Shop 4, Credit Union Australia Plaza,
Cnr Maroochydore Road and Baden Powell Street, Maroochydore Qld 4558
Telephone (07) 5443 6300

Gold Coast
Cnr Bay and Davenport streets, Southport Qld 4215
Telephone (07) 5591 1500

Cancer
13 11 20
Visit our website:
www.qldcancer.com.au

Cancer Prevention and Early Detection

The generosity of Queenslanders makes this program possible

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The Queensland Cancer Fund is an independent, community-based charity and is not government funded

For information and support contact our Cancer Helpline on 13 11 20, Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm
 What does the sun do?
The sun does helpful things like give us light, keep us warm,
and make the plants grow...

T his SunSmart resource is designed to support

the education component of your SunSmart Policy.

A SunSmart Policy is vital for all Queensland early

childhood settings. It is a very simple process
and is outlined in the Queensland Cancer Fund’s
free publication Working Towards a SunSmart
Queensland – A Policy Guide for Organisations.

A good SunSmart Policy will incorporate the

following factors:

� Environmental factors – (for example is

there enough shade in our playground?);

� Organisational factors – (for example, are the

children inside in the middle of the day,
or playing under shade?);

� Educational factors – (for example, do we ...but the sun does bad

provide the children and their families with things too...uh oh!
education on SunSmart issues?). Sunburn!
All of this information is available from
the Queensland Cancer Fund’s Cancer
Helpline, 13 11 20.
Sid can enjoy the sun.
At the beach, in the garden,

playing, and just relaxing.

 We can choose the
right time.
How can
we enjoy the
sun safely?
11 12 1
10 Not this time!
2
9 3
Early in the
morning or late
8 in the afternoon.
4
7 6 5
We can choose a We need to put on our
shady spot. SunSmart clothes.

Which ones should Which ones would protect

Sid choose? you from the sun?
Hats are important too. Sid is almost ready.
But it has to be the Help him to choose
right one. his sunglasses.

Choose the
SunSmart hats.
There is one last thing to do. So Slip! Slop! Slap! and
Can you guess what it is? Wrap! just like Sid...

Don’t forget
to apply sunscreen
20 minutes before
you go outside!

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 ...and you can sing the
SunSmart song!
Slip! Slop! Slap!
by Peter Best

Teaching Points
� Involve the children in the activities on
The Sun’s shining down. You’re desperate to brown but skin cancer isn’t so hot
each page.

� Take the opportunity for the children to tell

their holiday stories.
(spoken) no it’s not! So when you have fun or sit in the sun should you sizzle like a sausage

� Relate Sid’s SunSmart rules to the

rules at your school or centre.
certainly not! (spoken) Instead of risking skin cancer this summer just say these simple words, Slip Slop
� This book would be best used as a part of
a whole teaching unit about the sun.

Slap. It sounds like a breeze when you say it like that Slip Slop
� Parents will love to know about keeping
their family SunSmart too.

� Make sure you all sing the song.

Slap. In the sun this summer say Slip Slop Slap Slip Slop

Slap. Slip on a shirt Slop on sunscreen Slap on a hat Slip Slop

Slap. You can stop skin cancer say Slip Slop Slap Slip Slop

Slap Slip Slop Slap.