Title:  Bicycle Safety

Grade Levels:  2nd and 3rd

Subjects:

• Health
• Physical Education
• Technology

• Students will learn the basic knowledge on bicycle safety and participate in bicycle activities.
• Students will participate in bicycle activities.

Duration of Lesson:  2 or 3 - 45 minute periods

Materials:

• Poster paper
• Markers or crayons
• Bicycle and helmet for demonstrations

• Computer
•  Internet
• Scan converter
• T.V.

• Only students who have demonstrated that they can ride a bike safely will be permitted to ride on the "Rails to Trails".
• Students need permission forms from parents to go on field trip to North Bend State Park to "Rails to Trails".
• Need bus for transportation.  Do a transportation request to the Board of Education.
• Need parent volunteers to chaperone field trip.
• Parent permission for students to use Internet.
• Have poster paper and markers/crayons ready for students.
• Need to have scan converter connected to computer and T.V.

• The teacher will introduce to the students bicycle safety tips. The teacher will print these safety tips for each student as a handout.
• After the teacher has discussed these safety tips the teacher will go to "Rad Rider" and introduce each of these characters:  Rad Rider, Mayor Taggert, Professor Henry Hardrive, and Billy "The Kid" Williams.
• Read the comic book "It's Rad Rider Safety Cycler!"  using scan converter and T.V.
• After the students have read the comic book they will take a safety test using the test on the Internet or the teacher can print test for the students.
• The lesson will be wrapped up by having an area guest speaker visit the class to demonstrate the steps taken before riding one's bike.

Modifications:

• For special needs students, follow their IEPs.

Enrichment Activities:

• Students will make posters creating public safety announcements to share with the community at the bike rodeo.
• The students can participate  in the community rodeo.
• Take a trip to North Bend State Park to ride bicycles on the "Rails to Trails".

• The students will demonstrate hand turn signals when bicycling.
• Students will be evaluated by using an assessment from the Internet.
• Students will perform a pre-test checklist for a bicycle verbally stating what components they are checking.

Health- 2.6, 2.7,  2.19, 3.32
Physical Education-  2.8, 2.12, (Technology) 2.23

National Standards:

Physical Education

• Understands the benefits and costs associated with participation in physical activity.

•  Knows essential concepts and practices concerning injury prevention and safety.

• www.rtis.com/reg/bcs/org/bvcweb/bvc-tips.htm
• www.radrider.com/meet-rad/index.html
• www.nhtsa.dot.gov/kids

 
 
 

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