Summary

Students explore their surroundings by taking part in a scavenger hunt to find things they would only see when walking, scooting or riding, rather than when driving past in a car. See links to Western Australian Curriculum at end of this lesson plan.

Year level: Pre-primary - Year 6

Summary

In this lesson students use a footprint to visually display how they travel to school for one week. They identify the benefits of active travel and set goals to walk and cycle to school more.

See links to Western Australian Curriculum at end of this lesson plan.

Year level: Pre-primary – Year 3

Summary

In this lesson students are encouraged to explore their local environment while walking, riding or scootering to school and create a visual image of one thing they saw. Artwork is then compiled as a class collage with the theme, “things you wouldn’t have seen if you had been driving”. The focus of the lesson is encouraging walking or cycling rather than the use of motor vehicles. See also Links to Western Australian Curriculum on page 6.

Year level: Pre-Primary to Year 8.

Summary

Students conduct a simple experiment to make carbon dioxide. They identify human activities that change CO2 levels, including travel choices, plus set goals to reduce their emissions.

See links to Western Australian Curriculum at end of this lesson plan.

Year level: Years 4 – 6

Summary

In this lesson, students compare the space used by different modes of transport. They learn about how much space cars take up compared to pedestrians and bike riders. Students investigate, explore, propose, and implement opportunities to increase their physical activity levels at school and at home and begin to understand ways to reduce traffic congestion around their school. See also Links to Western Australian Curriculum on page 8.

Year level: Year 3 to 8

Summary

In this activity, students use digital software and data analysis skills to create an infographic interpretation of your school’s Your Move Hands Up Survey data.

Year level: Year 6 to 10

Summary

In this module students practice planning a public transport and bike journey to improve confidence and ease of active travel.

Use the information in this guide to help you complete the activity with students. See also Links to Western Australian Curriculum on page 5.

Year level: Years 6 – 8

Summary

During this lesson, students will interview their parents, caregivers, family members, grandparents or local senior citizens to gain an understanding of how transport options and choices have changed over time. Students will have the opportunity to discuss how these changes have impacted the natural and built environment.  Use the information in this guide to help you complete the activity with students. See also Links to Western Australian Curriculum on page 4.

Year level: Years 3 – 9

Summary

In this lesson students look at the transport choices they can make when travelling to school. Students understand the environmental impacts of vehicles and the links between vehicle use, carbon emissions and global warming. They identify the benefits of active travel and set goals to increase the amount of time they walk and cycle to school.

Use the information in this guide to help you complete the activity with students. See also Links to Western Australian Curriculum on page 10.

Year level: Years 4 – 8

Active Travel Audit and Stencil Painting Activity

Footpath stencils help to create a sense of place while creating fun reminders that your school is within an easy walking and riding distance from homes of students living locally.

Use the information in this guide to help you first complete an audit of the active travel network around your school, map the safe routes to school, then complete the stencil painting the activity with students. See also Links to Western Australian Curriculum on page 6.

Year level: Years 4 – 6

Summary

Students are encouraged to use their senses to ‘rediscover’ their trip to school, creating a personal map that reflects the path they took and all the things they discovered on their journey.

See Links to Western Australian Curriculum at end of this document.

Year level: Years 3 – 9

Summary

In this lesson, students will work in groups to collate information and photographs, create a timeline of events that reflects their local community and transport options over time, and write a persuasive text on the benefits of using transport options from a certain decade. See links to Western Australian Curriculum at the end of this lesson plan. 

Year Level: Years PP – 6

Summary

Auditing the school offers an opportunity for students to look at what their school has in place and how they could improve the infrastructure to better promote active transport.

See links to Western Australian Curriculum at end of this lesson plan.

Year Level:   Years 5-10

Summary

During this lesson, students will debate the pros and cons for each mode of travel, focussing on the benefits and the barriers. Students will be able to identify the reasons why some are driven to school. Using the ideas gathered students can then develop ideas on how they can travel to school via more sustainable means. See links to Western Australian Curriculum at end of this lesson plan.

Year Level: Years 3 – 10

Summary

In this activity students consider how travel differs between countries around the world and how other factors affect travel choice. Students will work in groups to role play three travel scenarios.

See links to Western Australian Curriculum at end of this lesson plan.

Year Level: PP – 6

Summary

Walk Around Australia uses a map to track the distance students have covered to walk or cycle to school. This highly visual tool prompts students to walk or cycle more often, especially if they are challenged to complete the distance within a certain time (e.g. 1 week). You could even turn it into an inter-class competition.

Use the information in this guide to help you complete the activity with students. See also Links to Western Australian Curriculum on page 5.

Year level: Years Pre Primary – Year 6

Summary

By setting up a walk zone, students can put into practice their knowledge about safety, physical activity and the benefits of reducing car use. The walk zone identifies the area within a 5-minute walk of the school. You may be able to get help with this activity from your local government officer, interested teachers or your P&C volunteers. See links to Western Australian Curriculum at end of this lesson plan.

Year level: Years 2 – 7

Summary

Let your students unleash their imaginations on a grand scale (875mm x 1500mm) while promoting the benefits of walking, riding, scooting, skating or taking public transport for the school trip to your school and local community. The vinyl banners will be yours to keep for ongoing classroom decoration, displaying on perimeter fences and for use at special events.

Years 2 - 9

Summary:

SDERA offers a range of great resources and programs for incorporating road safety education into your school curriculum and developing a whole school approach tackle the issue. SDERA programs are available from early childhood through to 18 years of age.
 
As an added bonus, if your school is regularly using SDERA resources to teach road safety or you are incorporating a SDERA whole school approach, you are eligible to provide one story update each term on how the program is going using the “Road Safety with SDERA" quarterly activity. 

Here are links to some of the great resources available:

Challenges and Choices (K-9):
 Focus Area 4 - Pedestrian safety
 Focus Area 5 - Safety on wheels

CHAT Program (Road Safety Education focus)

Getting it Together: A whole school approach to road safety education

Summary

Got a great classroom activity that inspires and encourages kids to get active on their journey to school? We know our champions are super passionate about getting kids walking, riding and scooting more often to school and we know you have great ideas on ways to get these messages across in the classroom. Have you trialled it successfully in your own classroom and want to share it with the Your Move school community? 

Do so, upload a story about it on the website and get rewarded! We'd love to hear about it and our story marking team will give you some great feedback and ideas for next time!

Summary

The Constable Care Safety School is open for bookings for ages 4 to 12. It offers a realistic layout of Perth's streets that provides students with a hands-on opportunity to learn vital pedestrian, bike and public transport travel safety skills. Featuring cutting-edge augmented reality in a simulated-risk environment, the Constable Care Safety School provides a fun excursion opportunity for primary schools that links directly to WA curriculum outcomes.