Safe Routes To School - Education

Bicycling

Meet the needs of youth cyclists by offering SRTS in- classroom and on-bike educational opportunities.

• Bicycle Safety Education-2^nd, 4^th, 8^th grades
• Request Bike Safety for your school
• Bicycle Rodeo Guide
• Request a bike rodeo at your school

Walking

Choose one or all of the following SRTS pedestrian safety training models into the school curriculum.

• 2^nd grade curriculum
• Pedestrian Safety Models (Adult Volunteer/Mentor)
• Request Pedestrian safety at your school

Lesson Plans/Guides

Integrate walking and biking into the classroom.

• 6^th Grade English/Language Arts Lessons
  • Appalachian Trail English Lesson
  • Persuasive vs. Expository Writing
• 6^th Grade Math Lessons
  • ​​​​​​​Getting into Gear
  • Travel Tally Math Problems
• 6^th Grade Social Studies Lessons
  • ​​​​​​​Bicycling in Europe
  • History of SRTS
• Middle School Resource Guide

Parents/Guardians

Parents and guardians who model safe behaviors inspire their children to do the same.

• Back Pack Flyer (English)
• Back Pack Flyer (Spanish)
• Adult Ped Safety (Coming Soon)
• Bike Rodeo Guide
• Bike Safety Tip Sheets
• Pedestrian Safety Tip Sheets (English)
• Pedestrian Safety Tip Sheets (Chinese)
• Pedestrian Safety Tip Sheets (French)
• Pedestrian Safety Tip Sheets (Portuguese)
• Pedestrian Safety Tip Sheets (Spanish)

Community Stakeholders

Safety is everybody’s job and all community members have a role to play in providing safe routes to school.

Crossing guards play an important role in keeping students safe on their walk/bike routes to and from school.

• Crossing Guard Video 
• Crossing Guard Presentation
• Crossing Guard Reference Guide
• Bike Rodeo Guide
• Request to borrow a bike rodeo kit