Safety & Bicycling
HEALTH EDUCATION - Safety - Lesson 4 - Week 4/8
Safety (5)
HPE Lesson Plans - Health - KHE, 1HE, 2HE, 3HE, 4HE, 5HE
Safety | Mental, Social & Emotional Health | Substance Abuse & Disease Prevention | Growing Up Healthy
L1: School Bus Safety| L2: Preparing for the Unexpected | L3: Practicing Safety & First Aid | L4: Safety & Bicycling | L5: School Bus Safety | L6: Fire Safety | L7: Preventing Violence | L8: Organizations That Protect Public Health | EXTRA: Handling Community Emergencies
Safety
Safety & Bicycling
See below for the following:
Standard(s), Essential Question(s), Big Idea(s)
LEARNING TARGET / SUCCESS CRITERIA
I will compare road rules for safe bicycling and safe driving.
I will practice safe bicycling.
I will identify traffic signs and signals.
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PRE-INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITY
Vocabulary
pedestrians - people who are walking
OPENING (Engage)
Main Idea
To ride a bicycle safely, you need to have proper safety equipment and obey traffic rules.
Why Learn This?
What you learn can help protect you and others when you ride a bike.
WORK PERIOD (Explore/Explain/Extend/Elaborate)
READ: Safety & Bicycling
When Wyatt rides his bicycle over to Oscar's house, he must ride on a busy street through downtown. To prevent injuries while riding, Wyatt studied the safety rules for bicycle riders. He also knows that he must follow many of the same rules that car drivers must follow.
What can you do to ride a bike safely?
To ride a bike safely, always wear a bicycle helmet. Make sure it fits snugly and sits flat on top of your head. Here are more bicycle safety tips.
Always ride in the same direction as traffic and in a straight line. Watch out for doors opening from parked cars.
Keep your bicycle in good working order. Use the safety checklist on page 292.
Never carry another person on your bike or catch rides by holding onto the back of a truck or car.
Make sure drivers can see you. Wear reflective clothing or bright colors. It is important to be visible.
Watch out for hazards in the road.
What can you do to ride safely at night?
Riding a bicycle at night is more dangerous than riding during the day. If you have to ride at night, be sure to wear a reflective vest and have this equipment on your bicycle.
reflectors on the wheels, pedals, and front and rear of your bike
bright front and rear lamps
reflective tape on your ankles, wrists, back, and helmet
Bike Safety Checklist
Before you ride, carefully check your brakes, wheels, spokes, handlebars, tires, and chain. Be sure the chain is oiled and clean. Also make sure you have the following items.
The right size bike - A bike with a 16-inch frame is the right size for most eleven-year-olds. Put one pedal in the lowest position. While sitting on the seat, you should be able to rest your heel on the pedal.
Helmet - Wear a helmet that passes Snell or ANSI standards. Wear it flat and snug. Buckle the chin straps. Replace a helmet that has been in a crash.
Red rear reflectors - Visible for 500 feet (150 m)
Pedal reflectors - Clear or yellow
Side reflectors - On the sides of wheels or tires
Head lamp and tail lamp - Visible for 300 feet (90 m)
Bell, horn, or whistle - To warn pedestrians you are approaching
Rear carrying rack - To carry books and packages; don't haul heavy loads or carry objects in your hands.
Pant leg clips - To keep pants from getting caught in the chain
What rules make bicycling safer?
When you ride on streets, you are expected to know and obey traffic laws. Here are some of the rules you need to know.
Be aware of pedestrians. Pedestrians (Duh-DEs-tree.uhnz) are people who are walking. If pedestrians are crossing a street, you must stop to let them cross in front of you.
When you are walking your bike in the street, follow the rules for pedestrians. Pedestrians must walk toward traffic on the left side of the street.
Ride single file in the same direction as traffic. Ride in special bike lanes, if they are available. Otherwise, ride near the curb. If cars are parked along the curb, ride in a straight line to the left of the parked cars so that traffic can see you. Never weave between parked cars.
When you are about to pass a parked car, look for people who might open a door into the street. Pass slowly.
Most car-and-bicycle crashes occur at driveways or street intersections. Before you enter a street from a driveway, STOP. LOOK left, right, and left again before entering the street. LISTEN for any traffic, and wait for it to pass. THINK a moment, and decide when it is safe to go ahead.
Before crossing any intersection, LOOK left, right, then left and right again. If the street has traffic, STOP. Wait until the traffic has passed. Then repeat looking left, right, then left and right again. When it is safe, walk your bike across the intersection.
If there is a traffic signal, wait for a green light, then walk your bike across the street.
Never wear music headphones while you are riding a bike. You might not hear approaching traffic.
Obey all traffic signs and signals. You should know the meaning of all the signs below.
What signs and signals do you need to know?
Hand signals - You must use signals to alert other traffic before you make a stop and before you make a turn. Study these hand signals for a left turn, right turn, and stop. Then practice each one.
Here are more tips for safe bicycling.
Think ahead ten seconds - To avoid possible hazards, learn to look ahead. Briefly check the road one block or one-half block at a time.
Scan - Learn to keep your eyes moving to the side, ahead, and behind. Watch for things that are about to happen, such as a car door opening, a car backing out of a driveway, a car coming up behind you, or a ball rolling into the street.
REMEMBER that to ride a bicycle safely, you need to have proper safety equipment and obey traffic rules. What you learn can help protect you and others when you ride a bike.
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Standard(s)
HE5.3a - identify characteristics of valid health information, products, and services
HE5.3b - access resources from home, school, and community that provide valid health information
HE5.3c - assess the characteristics of valid health information, products, and services
HE5.4a - apply effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills to enhance health
HE5.4c - demonstrate how to ask for assistance to enhance personal health and the health of others
HE5.5a - identify health-related situations that might require a thoughtful decision
HE5.5b - list healthy options and possible consequences to a health-related issue or problem
HE5.5c - predict the potential outcomes of each option when making a health-related decision
HE5.5d - analyze when assistance is needed in making a health-related decision
HE5.5e - choose a healthy option when making a decision
HE5.5f - describe the outcomes of a health-related decision
HE5.7a - practice responsible personal health choices
HE5.7b - demonstrate a variety of healthy practices and behaviors to preserve or enhance personal health
HE5.7c - model a variety of behaviors that prevent or decrease health risks to self and/or others
Essential Question(s)
What can you do to ride a bike safely?
What can you do to ride a bike safely at night?
What rules make bicycling safer?
What signs and signals do you need to know?
Big Idea(s)
To ride a bike safely, always wear a bicycle helmet. Make sure it fits snugly and sits flat on top of your head. Here are more bicycle safety tips.
Always ride in the same direction as traffic and in a straight line. Watch out for doors opening from parked cars.
Keep your bicycle in good working order. Use the safety checklist on page 292.
Never carry another person on your bike or catch rides by holding onto the back of a truck or car.
Make sure drivers can see you. Wear reflective clothing or bright colors. It is important to be visible.
Watch out for hazards in the road.
Riding a bicycle at night is more dangerous than riding during the day. If you have to ride at night, be sure to wear a reflective vest and have this equipment on your bicycle.
reflectors on the wheels, pedals, and front and rear of your bike
bright front and rear lamps
reflective tape on your ankles, wrists, back, and helmet
When you ride on streets, you are expected to know and obey traffic laws. Here are some of the rules you need to know:
Be aware of pedestrians.
When you are walking your bike in the street, follow the rules for pedestrians. Pedestrians must walk toward traffic on the left side of the street.
Ride single file in the same direction as traffic. Ride in special bike lanes, if they are available. Otherwise, ride near the curb. If cars are parked along the curb, ride in a straight line to the left of the parked cars so that traffic can see you. Never weave between parked cars.
When you are about to pass a parked car, look for people who might open a door into the street. Pass slowly.
Most car-and-bicycle crashes occur at driveways or street intersections. Before you enter a street from a driveway, STOP. LOOK left, right, and left again before entering the street. LISTEN for any traffic, and wait for it to pass. THINK a moment, and decide when it is safe to go ahead.
Before crossing any intersection, LOOK left, right, then left and right again. If the street has traffic, STOP. Wait until the traffic has passed. Then repeat looking left, right, then left and right again. When it is safe, walk your bike across the intersection.
If there is a traffic signal, wait for a green light, then walk your bike across the street.
Never wear music headphones while you are riding a bike. You might not hear approaching traffic.
Obey all traffic signs and signals. You should know the meaning of all the signs below.
Hand signals - You must use signals to alert other traffic before you make a stop and before you make a turn. Study these hand signals for a left turn, right turn, and stop. Then practice each one. Here are more tips for safe bicycling.
Think ahead ten seconds - To avoid possible hazards, learn to look ahead. Briefly check the road one block or one-half block at a time.
Scan - Learn to keep your eyes moving to the side, ahead, and behind. Watch for things that are about to happen, such as a car door opening, a car backing out of a driveway, a car coming up behind you, or a ball rolling into the street.
RESOURCES / INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
see below
DCSD Board-Approved Instruction Materials
Your Health: Teacher's Edition - Grade 5. Harcourt Brace & Company. 1999.
Technology
Chromebook
large video screens for whole-class viewing
sound system for sharing of audio