Bike Safe Bike Smart

Lesson Plan: Preparing to Ride: Safety Clothing & Equipment: Making Choices

Learning outcomes are achieved if the learner can:

1. Identify and describe why safety equipment is important
2. Describe the basic types of safety equipment and clothing available
3. Describe factors that influence the decision making of young riders regarding the
wearing of safety equipment

Retrieved from http://www.roadsafety.uk
Lesson Plan Making Choices
Introduction: This Module focuses upon developing learners responsibility for their decision making to wear appropriate clothing and safety equipment.
Learners will identify and discuss factors such as peer pressure that influence their decision making.
Activities are of a formative nature and seek to develop Learners Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes (KSA) for progression into subsequent modules.

The program is designed to scaffold learning while fitting in with the current curriculum and class time frames. Timeframes for teaching are delivered within
the curriculum of a standard 45 minute lesson. Lessons are structured as such:
Lesson 1 Theory Knowledge and Attitude building

Grade 1
Key teaching point
Teaching Time Notes Resource Resource Location

Introduction and module outline 10 minutes Explain the objectives of module on Safety
Clothing and Equipment
Focus on relationship knowing the right thing
and doing the right thing.
Explain formative nature of Module.


Bike Safe Bike Smart, or
The official NZ Code for
Cyclists NZ Transport Agency

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Activity 1 (45 minutes) Online / F2F
Making Choices 45 minutes



To be teacher lead using online resource
Branching Scenario to direct discussion of each
component and how to make positive choices
regarding safety clothing and equipment
Teacher or local Subject Matter Expert (parent
or bike shop owner, professional cyclist) may
run a F2F workshop leading learners through
knowledge and attitudes towards safety
equipment
Additional resources may include a bike lights,
body lights and reflectors
PowerPoint.Smartboard, Datashow
projection or learners own e-
devices


Learners own or school supplied Hi
Viz vests and cycle helmets
Bike Safe Bike Smart, or
The official NZ Code for
Cyclists NZ Transport Agency
http://sheldonbrown.com
Global Cycle Network series
on YouTube


Support from local cycle shop
Activity 2 (45 minutes) Online
Homework. Blog Post

45 minutes


The final slide of the Branching scenario
indicates the learners blog post tasks focused
on safety and making positive decisions.
1. Write about Causes and Consequences
2. Images of alternative Hi Viz accessories
retrieved from World Wide Web
3. List ways to make cycle commuting to
school safer
Parental participation/support encouraged.

learners own e-devices
YouTube videos
Blog/ePortfolio
Bike Safe Bike Smart
http://sheldonbrown.com
Global Cycle Network series
on YouTube