 4 – 5 year olds |
Key facts:
Children of this age are not aware of the dangers of the road and should not be allowed out on their own. Walking is good for your child’s health and walking with them near roads will help them understand the dangers. |
Key facts: 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. Talk to them about walking along and crossing the road. In the car, always strap them in properly and drive safely. |
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 | |||
 Hazards worksheet Autumn term |
 In-car safety worksheet Spring term |
 Crossing safely worksheet Summer term |
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 In-car safety lesson Spring term |
 Stop, look, listen lesson Summer term |
| 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 |
 ‘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 |
 Road safety loan box including dress up items and toys. Order here |
 NEW!! Leaders’ notes to plan your own road safety activities for out-of-school-groups. 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 |
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| 3. Advice & Guidance for parents/teachers/carers | |||
 Road Safety Matters – a parents/carer’s guide to keep children safe, with best examples of how to behave. Order here |
 Seatbelts and car restraints leaflet. Gives a summary of the law on all seat belts and in-car restraints, with some good advice. Order here |
 Parking outside school – warns of the dangers to pedestrians trying to cross if people park on these lines. Order here |
 Poster to promote ‘free of charge’ child car seat checks by Fire & Service. Order here |
 NEW!! A guide for teachers – delivering your own road safety education. Order here |
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| 4. Further advice | |||
| Department for Transport Has a specific section for the under 5s, as well as a teacher / parent section. Includes curriculum links and lesson ideas, also interactive resources and home link sheets. Some resources are free. |
BrakeIncludes 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. | RoSPASafety 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. | Glos Fire & RescueSchools and education pages, includes advice on other areas of child safety as well as road safety. |
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