Safety Education Curriculum and Resources

Middle School Curriculum

Full Curriculum (October 2012)

Individual Lessons and Sections:

• Cover and Introduction
• Curriculum at a Glance
• Pre-Unit Preparations
• Lesson 1: Introduction
• Lesson 2: Captain Barclay
• Lesson 3: Eyeballs!
• Lesson 4: Clothing & Equipment 
• Lesson 5: Bicycle Handling Practice
• Lesson 6: Beginning Traffic Skills Practice 
• Lesson 7: Advanced Traffic Skills Practice 
• Lesson 8: The Walking Audit
• Additional Resources

Additional Lessons and Adaptations

• Walk Around the World - Students track their walking distance to help learn geography and history.
• Oral History about Walking to School - Students interview grandparents or seniors about how they got to school as children and create an artistic display or story about the interview.
• Abreviated Curriculum Schedule for Weekly Elementary PE - an adjustment to the curriculum schedule to accomodate limited or infrequent class time.

Curriculum Resources

• Letter Home Template - A sample letter home and permission slip for you to adapt to your school.
• English Version:
• Word File
• PDF
• Spanish Version:
• Word File

• Barclay Cards - the cards used in Lesson 2, Captain Barclay
• Walking Audit Lesson Plan Photos - a set of photos to facilitate discussion on the built environment
• Bicycle Part Translations
• English/Spanish Diagram
• Chart for English, French, Spanish, and German
• Handout to for Checking Over the Bicycle Fleet - This is a handout to assist teachers in preparing the bicycle fleet to make sure the equipment is opperational.
• Bike Maintenance - The Bicycle Alliance has a collection of how-to videos and resources to help you keep the bikes running smoothly.

Additional Brochures, Handouts, Videos

• Washington Bike Laws Brochure - a brochure that outlines the traffic laws in Washington State specific for riding a bike
• Washington Drivers Guide
• The Scoot Method - a guide to teaching someone how to ride a bicycle without using training wheels. Elementary school focused, but the technique can be used with any age.
• Share the Road Rules for Motorists and Bicyclists
• Share the Road Rules for Pedestrians
• Share the Trails
• Bike Safe - Bike Smart (video)
• Ride Smart - It's Time to Start (video)
• NHTSA's Bicycle Safety Tips for Adults (video)

Surveys

• Parent Survey - From the National Center for Safe Routes to School
• Student Arrival and Departure Tally - From the National Center for Safe Routes to School
• Student Self-Reported Behavior Survey

Contact

Seth Schromen-Wawrin
SethS@BicycleAlliance.org
206-224-9252 x301