Bicycle Safety

Grade Level:
4

Subjects:
Health, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies

Learner Outcomes:

• Students will have a basic understanding of bicycle safety.
• Students will determine that wearing a bicycle helmet is necessary for safe bike riding.
• Students will learn about traffic signs and how to use hand signals.
• Students will support statements with facts.
• Students will identify traffic signs and tell the purpose of each.

Materials:
bicycle, helmet, pencil, anticipation guides, article

Technology Tools:
computer, projection device

Teacher Notes:

• Become familiar with the procedures of using an Anticipation Guide
• Arrange to have a bicycle and helmet brought to your classroom
• Have some way of securing the bicycle in your classroom so students can not be hurt
• Bring a screwdriver in to use during the bike safety check
• Familiarize yourself with any websites listed in the lesson
• Pictures of traffic signs

Day 1:
1.  Explain to students each part on the bicycle, allowing individual students to come up and identify
     each part.  Refer to the following diagram as a guide. You may have to scroll to page 4 in order to see
     the diagram.
2.  Explain to students that they should always check the parts of their bicycle to make sure they are in
     good working order.  Discuss the safety checklist that cyclists should do each time they ride their
     bicycles.  Allow students to demonstrate a complete safety check of the bicycle you have brought in.
3.  Display the What's Missing? activity sheet using a projection device and discuss it with students. You
     may have to scroll to page 7 in order to see the correct activity sheet.  Lead them into discussing why
     it is important to wear a helmet. Make sure you cover the guidelines for choosing an appropriate
     helmet.   You may have to scroll down the page of this website to Safety Basics in order
     to view the guidelines.

Day 2:
1.  Divide students into groups of 3 or 4 and give them pictures of traffic signs.  Instruct them to
     brainstorm what they think each sign means.  After students have had enough time to go over
     each traffic sign, have a whole class discussion, guiding students to the correct meanings of the traffic
     signs.  Use the chart on the Bikes & In-Line Skating Kids Page for traffic sign meanings.  You will
     have to scroll down the page to find the chart of traffic signs.
2.  Next, demonstrate proper hand signals. Emphasis that you always use your left hand when using a
     hand signal.

Day 3:
1.  Have students complete the Anticipation Guide entitled Bicycle Safety individually.
2.  Then, divide students into groups of 2 or 3 and have them read and discuss the article A Consumers
      Guide To Bicycle Helmets.
3.  Go over the Anticipation Guide with students, allowing time for them to discuss and debate.
     Remember to allow for student opinions here, there may not be a right or wrong answer to the guide.
4.  Have students complete the bicycle safety quiz.

Modifications:
Take into consideration any IEP/504 plans of your students.
Heterogeneously group your students.

Enrichment Activities:
Have students complete the TourDeMath

Evaluation/Assessment:
Teacher observation, student participation, bicycle safety quiz

West Virginia IGO’s:
Health:  4.2, 4.6, and 4.13
Language Arts:  4.15, 4.35, and 4.83
Social Studies:  4.5
Science:  4.26

National Standards:
Health:
Knows essential concepts and practices concerning injury prevention and safety.
Knows how to maintain and promote personal health.

Technology
Knows the characteristics and uses of computer software programs

References:
A Consumers Guide To Bicycle Helmets
Anticipation Guide website
School Icons website
Bike & In-line Skating Page
Bicycle safety quiz
TourDeMath
Hand Signals
 
 

Overview

Lesson 1 Fire  Safety

Lesson 2 Water  Safety

Lesson 3 Bicycle  Safety

Lesson 4 Seat belt Safety

Lesson 5 Poison  Safety

Lesson 6 Safety All  Around

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