Key Stage 1

KS1 Lesson Plan (1) for Safer Routes to School poster
Introduction:
These sheets are designed to address safety when children are out and about with a
particular focus on a safe journey to school. The poster can be used as a separate
resource or as an introduction to the characters found in the Miss Dorothy
workbooks that children use in KS2
Objectives
National Curriculum Objectives
covered KS1 – PSHE & C
National Curriculum links (KS1)
Resources required
On completion of this lesson children will be able
to:
• Recognise when they feel safe and when
they do not
• Understand how they can help themselves to
feel safe
• Understand that being unsafe can have
serious consequences
• Identify the people or organisations that
can help them stay safe
1c, 2c, 2g, 3g, 5d
Other subjects with possible links to this area of
work: Literacy, Numeracy, ICT, Art & Design,
Geography
Safer Routes to School poster
Introductory activity and discussion (10 minutes)
Start by showing children the Safer Routes to School (SRS) poster that will be
displayed in the class. Explain that the SRS poster is to help everyone in the class be
safe when they are out and about with their parents. It is important to emphasise
that children should not be making journeys on buses or long walking/cycling journeys
on their own. They should always have a grown up with them to help them stay safe.
Go through ‘Planning a Safe Route’ section and fill in the numbers of hands up for
each question. Discuss some of the highest numbers of hands up answers and ask
children whether they were being safe or unsafe in those situations. Discuss how
children feel if they are unsafe eg: heart beats faster, they have a funny feeling in
their tummies, sweaty etc. Get children to recognise how their bodies can tell them if
they are feeling unsafe.
Main activity (20 - 30 minutes)
Read through the next section of ‘Planning a Safe Route’ addressing occasions when
children feel unsafe on the way to school (can be walking/cycling/in the car). Ask
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children how they can change that feeling so they do feel safe. Do they need an adult
to help them feel safe Can they do something to help themselves feel safe
In books or on a larger piece of paper to display as posters in the class or around the
school:
Get children to divide their page/paper in half. On one side write Unsafe and on the
other write Safe. Get children to draw (and write if able) a situation on their way to
school where they feel unsafe and safe.
Optional/Extension activity
Referring to the bottom section of ‘Planning a Safe Route’ section. Do children know
what the game ‘chicken’ is Have they heard or seen anyone do this Allow children to
make open comments about the game before discussing the consequences. Write down
the children’s suggestions about why this is a dangerous game to play.
Optional/Extension activity
Referring to the bottom section of ‘Safety on the Streets’ section. Can children
think of how mobile phones help them stay safe and how they can make you unsafe
Ideas can be drawn or written down depending on the ability of the child.
Plenary (10 minutes)
Discuss with children the ideas that they come up with about how to change an unsafe
situation to a safe one. Ask if they can think of people, other than members of their
family, who can help them stay safe (police, school crossing patrollers, another parent
etc). Referring to the top of ‘Safety on the Streets’ section, complete the poster
with the children’s suggestion for the 4 different situations. Some situations will
require them to get help from other people and some they will have to do things
themselves. For situations that require an adult to help, get children to think of
questions they would ask. Get children to practise asking the questions to each other
so they are confident to do so if needed.
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KS1 Lesson Plan (2) for Safer Routes to School poster
Introduction:
These sheets are designed to address safety when children are outside with a
particular focus on a safe journey to school. The poster can be used as a separate
resource or as an introduction to the characters found in the Miss Dorothy
workbooks that children use in KS2.
Objectives
National Curriculum Objectives
covered KS1 – PSHE & C
National Curriculum links (KS2)
Resources required
On completion of this lesson children will be able
to:
• Recognise when they feel safe and when
they do not
• Understand how they can help themselves to
feel safe
• Understand that being unsafe can have
serious consequences
• Identify the people or organisations that
can help them stay safe
1c, 2c, 2g, 3g, 5d
Other subjects with possible links to this area of
work: English, ICT, Art & Design
Safer Routes to School poster
An item that is reflective
An item that is fluorescent
Map of the local area including the school
Introductory activity and discussion (10 minutes)
Recap on previous lesson and see how much children can recall about what is safe and
what is unsafe. Get children to think about how they get to school. Compile a tally
chart on the board of the different ways that children come to school. Ask children
why they think children come to school in different ways (distance, convenience,
working parents etc). Which is the quickest way to get to school Which is the
healthiest way to get to school Ask children to chose from the categories on the
board, which way they would PREFER to come to school. Discuss the results if they
are different to how they actually travel. Why do more/less children want go in the
car Why do more/less children want to walk or cycle
Look at the number of children who walk or want to walk. Ask the children how they
could walk to school safely. What things would they need What things would make it
too difficult (eg too many bags, musical instruments etc) What things would they
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need to wear Show children the fluorescent item and explain that it is very bright
so drivers can see them very easily. Show children the reflective item and explain
that it is not bright but is made of lots of tiny mirrors so if a light is shone on it, it
looks like a light. Ask children what time of year this would be especially helpful
Main activity (20 - 30 minutes)
Show children a map of the local area and clearly highlight the school. Organise
children into groups of 5-6 depending on where they live in relation to the school (use
pupil address information rather than from childrens’ own account). Use the map to
show children how close or far they are from the school. In their groups children are
to find at least one other person who travels to school the same way as they do
(ideally working in only 2s or 3s). They must then think about how they can help each
other to come to school together eg: walk together, car share, use the bus together.
This is an opportunity for children to find out something new about their classmates
and work together to keep each other safe whilst reducing congestion and keeping
healthy.
Once the children have agreed in their pairs they can draw or write something to tell
the rest of the class what they have decided to do. For children who find they are on
their own in a group see if there are other children in another home location group
that they could work with eg: if they go on a bus together but not live in the same
area. There may be a few children who travel in a unique way to the rest of the class
eg: taxi. These children can either work independently or with another child/pair but
try to encourage them to present their finished work to the class independently.
Plenary (10 minutes)
Get each pair or group to show the class what they have decided to do. Keep children
in their pairs or groups and show them the ‘journey to school’ section of the poster.
Ask each question posed in this section and get children in their pair/3s to come up
with an answer together. The teacher can complete answers on the poster to
consolidate the learning. Particular attention should be made to the numbers needed
in an emergency (999 and their own phone number) and any other information they
may need to give (home address and any medical needs). Get children to practise
telling each other these pieces of information so they are confident to give correct
information. If children are not confident it may be necessary to set this activity as
homework.
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Assessment opportunity:
Photocopy the section ‘staying safe’. Give children a copy and allow them to complete
the section without teacher input.
most children will be able to:
some children will not have made so much
progress. They will be able to:
explore ideas about road safety; say what they think and feel about
when they are safe or unsafe; discuss and use drawing or written work
to communicate their ideas about how they travel to school; suggest
ways of combining their journey to school with someone else.
use drawing or written work to communicate ideas about road safety;
talk about what they think or feel about how they travel to school.
some children will have progressed further. They
will be able to:
incorporate more complex ideas or individual idea into their
understanding of road safety; apply their road safety knowledge to
situations not addressed as a class; consider how to change how they
travel to school to reduce congestion or improve health; comment on
similarities and differences in their own ideas and those of others.
Further extension:
The topics and discussions used over the course of these two lessons can easily be
used to form the basis of an assembly on Road Safety and Safer Routes to School
issues. An assembly provides an excellent opportunity to address these issues with
the whole school and most importantly with parents/carers. You may even wish to
invite a local policeman or school crossing patroller to say a few words to support the
work the children have done in the lessons.
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Road accident casualties 1994 - 2004
1994 2004
Child pedestrians
Killed 160 77
Killed or seriously injured 4 610 2 339
All severities 19 263 12 234
Pedestrians (child & adults)
Killed 1 113 666
Killed or seriously injured 12 724 7 344
All severities 47 392 33 638
Child pedal cyclists
Killed 42 25
Killed or seriously injured 1 234 577
All severities 8 075 4 682
Pedal cyclists (child & adults)
Killed 171 134
Killed or seriously injured 3 944 2 274
All severities 24 172 15 048
Car drivers and passengers (child & adult)
Killed 1 764 1 671
Killed or seriously injured 23 892 16 144
All severities 195 154 183 858
Bus/coach drivers & passengers (child & adult)
Killed 21 20
Killed or seriously injured 815 488
All severities 10 090 8 820
Data supplied from RoSPA (The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents)
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