For Elementary School students
Fun, interactive ways to introduce pedestrian and cycling safety to Grades K to 8.
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These resources teach primary and junior students the importance of pedestrian, cycling, and overall road safety in a fun and interactive way and provide students with opportunities to practice safe walking and cycling behaviours.
Pedestrian safety resources
Best Foot Forward
Best Foot Forward pedestrian safety presentations teach student the basics of pedestrian safety, from safely crossing the street to being seen at night.
- Best Foot Forward pedestrian safety presentations JK to Grade 3
- Best Foot Forward pedestrian safety presentations Grade 4 to 8
Drawing sheets and toolkits
- Peel Regional Police’s printable drawing sheet to share what “spring safety” looks like to students.
- Town of Ajax's Active School Travel Toolkit
Cyclist safety resources
- Peel Regional Police's Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety virtual program for Grades K-3
- Peel Children's Safety Village gives elementary school children a place where they can practice road safety rules, and reduce the rate of preventable traffic collisions involving children aged one to nine
- Cycling lesson plans, videos, guides, and handouts.
- Bicycle Skills and Drills kit: A guide to running a bicycle Skills and Drills event at your school.
- Physical and Health Education Canada (PHE Canada)'s Guide to Ride
- The Ministry of Transportation's Young Cyclist's Guide
Safety games
- Bicycle & Pedestrian Signals Game: Test your knowledge on bicycle and pedestrian signals.
- Bike Ride Checklist: Sort what you should take on your bike ride from things that should stay at home.
- Street Diagram: As a pedestrian, learn about what can help to keep you safe as you’re walking.
- Road Sign Matching: Do you know your signs? Test your road sign knowledge.
- Bicycle Labelling: Label the important pieces of your bicycle.
- Cyclist Trivia: Test your cyclist knowledge with this Kahoot.
- Pedestrian Trivia: Test your pedestrian knowledge with this Kahoot.