Bike Riders' Rules

Why

What are the rules for safe bike riding? Embed a safety message in this colorful helmet poster!


Steps

1. What are the rules for safe bike riding? For example: it's important to wear a helmet, look all ways before changing directions, use lights and reflectors at night. Why are these rules so important to follow? Make a catchy poster to remind your friends about safe bike riding.


2. On a large piece of paper, use Crayola® Erasable Colored Pencils to sketch a side view of a bike rider's head wearing a bike helmet.


3. Color in the face and add facial features with Crayola Multicultural Markers.


4. Inside the helmet, outline in block letters a bike safety message such as WEAR A HELMET or SIGNAL YOUR TURNS. Fill the message with one color of Crayola Washable Markers.


5. Use your imagination to fill in the rest of the helmet with all kinds of shapes. Fill them in with various marker colors.


6. Frame your poster on a larger sheet of colored paper if you like.


Safety Guidelines

Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project. Observe children closely and intervene as necessary to prevent potential safety problems and ensure appropriate use of arts and crafts materials. Some craft items, particularly beads and buttons, are potential choking hazards for young children. Avoid use of such small parts with children younger than 3 years. Craft items such as scissors, push pins and chenille sticks may have sharp points or edges. Avoid use of materials with sharp points by children younger than 4 years. Read all manufacturers' safety warnings before using arts and craft supplies.

Adaptations

  • With younger children and those who have special needs, ask an older child to demonstrate rules in a safe area using a real bicycle. Make sure the helmet is current and the bike is working properly.
  • Design a floor-size street map. Make miniature bicycles and traffic signs. Practice safe biking with toys on the map.
  • Discuss the importance of wearing a passenger safety belt. Talk about booster seats for young children. How do they prevent injuries in vehicles? Make posters promoting these safety measures.
  • Create a 3-D ball with six circles showing bike and car safety tips. Fold circle edges to make squares. Draw pictures and write messages on all sides. Glue folded edges together to form a ball.

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Lesson Plans

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Supplies

crayola supplies
  • Erasable Colored Pencils
  • Markers
  • Multicultural Markers
  • Construction Paper

Overview

grades

  • Grades 1 to 3
  • Grades 4 to 6
  • Special Needs

subjects

  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Visual Arts

time

  • 30 to 60 minutes

benefits

  • Students list rules and regulations concerning responsible bike safety.

  • Students find out why wearing a bike helmet can prevent head injuries.

  • Students promote bike safety awareness by creating a poster containing an embedded safety message.

Cirriculum

Research Canada Standards
Research UK Standards
Research U.S. Standards