 0 – 4 year olds |
Key fact: Walking near roads and travelling in cars are the riskiest activities for these young children.In any car crash, a loose child will be thrown about inside the vehicle, injuring themselves and others. |
Action points: Walk with your child, always hold hands and set a good example. In the car, always strap them in properly and drive safely.
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Click on the thumbnail images to enlarge and view. You will also be given the option to download in PDF format, to print and/or save, where appropriate. If you’d like to share images of your children involved in road safety activities, we’ll publish them in a gallery. We can also publish children’s work if you’d like to send us copies of their drawings or worksheets. Submit here.
| 1. Worksheets and lesson plans | |||
 Holding hands worksheet Autumn term |
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 In car safety lesson plan Spring term |
 Stop look listen THINK Summer term |
 Stop look listen worksheet Summer term |
 Holding hands songs to accompany lesson plans |
 In-car safety songs to accompany lesson plans |
 Stop look listen songs to accompany lesson plans |
| 2. Resources to book and borrow from us (educational establishments only – subject to availability) | |||
 Stickers – a fun memory jogger covering various subjects. Order stocks here |
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 ‘Street feet’ loan box. Consists of road layout mats with zebra and pelican crossings. Through role play the pack aims to develop skills and awareness to cope with today’s traffic. Order here |
 NEW!! Traffic Club loan box. Can be used stand alone or with Street Feet. Contains hand puppets, bean bags, story and lesson plan. Order here |
| 3. Advice & Guidance for parents/teachers/carers | |||
 Poster to promote ‘free of charge’ child car seat checks by Fire & Rescue. Order here |
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 Seatbelts & car restraints leaflet. Gives a summary of the law on all seatbelts and car restraints, with some good advice. Order here |
 A guide for teachers – delivering your own road safety education. Order here |
 Lavishly illustrated A4 book. Follow Paws the bear, talk about the pictures with your child and begin to teach them how to cope with today’s busy roads. Order here NEW!! |
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| 4. Sources of further advice | |||
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Department for Transport |
Includes advice on teaching road safety to key stages 1 & 2. Includes lesson ideas, advice on organising trips, road safety policy, travel plans, and road safety for special educational needs. |
Safety information and (some free) resources. Includes rural road safety, advice for carrying other people’s children safely, resources for children with English as a second language, and a CD of songs. |
Schools and education pages, includes advice on other areas of child safety as well as road safety.
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| 5. Evaluation | ||
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