C-U SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROJECT
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Yes!  My school will participate!
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Integrating Bicycle Safety into Your Curriculum:

PictureBike mechanics lesson at UMS. (2013)
Art or Computer Class: Create posters promoting Bike to School Day and safe driving and cycling messages.

Geography: Survey and create maps of biking routes to school. Use blogs or e-mail to follow a cross-country or intercontinental biking trip for charity.

Health: Measure riding time accumulated by students; study health benefits of physical activity.

Physical Education: Teach physical conditioning. Learn walking warm-ups and stretches and do some progressively longer walks in class to prepare for Bike to School Day. Host a bike rodeo (bicycle skills clinic) so that students can learn how to ride a bicycle safely.

Mathematics: Keep logs of bicycling times; calculate speeds and distances, individual and group averages, trends and statistical analysis.

General Science: Calculate the reduction in carbon impact of biking to school compared to vehicle travel. Learn about clean air initiatives and the effect on public health.

Physics: Study the biomechanics of basic drive mechanics on bikes. Study how bike gears work and different types of brakes function.

Biology: Look for specific plant or animal species, or inventory indigenous species along biking routes. Catalog seasonal changes in the flora and fauna. Keep a log of temperatures related to levels of biking.

English: Write press releases and public service announcements to promote Bike to School Day. Write essays or keep a diary about your experiences riding.

History: Study historical locations in your community by walking or biking to them.

Social Sciences: Photograph important things about your community that you notice while walking or riding to school. Anything you'd like to change? What can you do about it? Start a pen-pal project with kids in other countries who walk or bike to school.


Community Awareness Ideas:

·        For schools who want to have a big event C-U SRTS can notify the U of I Student Athlete’s Volunteer Coordinator and see if any of them would like to bike to school with students or participate in bike rodeos, etc.

·        Invite local elected officials to participate in school events

·        Mark routes to school with school mascots

C-U SRTS Project will provide to schools on request:

To request materials please contact us. 
·        Bikeability Checklists

·        Bicycle safety announcements for the schools to use leading up to the day

·        Handouts to send home to parents showing best routes 


·        Bike to School banners and/or flyers

·        “Sara  and Her Bike” Safety Coloring Sheet

·        Bike Rap

·        On Top of My Bike Song (sung to the tune of On Top of Old Smokey)

·        ABC Quick Check sheet

·        Bike Riding Dangers sheet – find the hazards worksheet

·        Message Decoder worksheet – decoding safety messages

·        SRTS Word Scramble sheet


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  • Home
  • About
  • Events
    • Bicycle Classes >
      • Traffic Skills 101
      • LCI Seminar
    • Bike and Roll to School Day
    • Walk n' Roll to School Day
    • Archived News and Events >
      • 2018
      • 2017
      • 2016
      • 2015
      • 2014
      • 2013
  • Bike Rodeos
  • Programs
    • Snow Removal >
      • Pictures and Comments
    • Earn-a-Bike
    • Active4.Me at UMS
    • Safe Routes to Parks
    • Bicycle Helmet & Lock Initiative
    • UMS SPLASH Bicycle Safety Class >
      • Week by Week Snapshot
    • Walking School Bus
    • Traffic Gardens
  • Resources
    • Bikes on Buses!
    • Online Learning for Kids! >
      • Kindergarteners
      • 1st graders
      • 2nd graders
      • 3rd graders
      • 4th graders
      • 5th graders
      • Activity Archive
    • Bicycle Safety >
      • Safety Videos
    • Plans, Presentations, and Reports >
      • By the Numbers
      • Reports
      • Presentations
      • Safe Routes to School Plans
    • Safe Walking Route Maps
    • C-U-Savoy Bicycle Map
    • Bike Routes
    • Just for Kids
    • Educators
    • Parents
    • Billboard Campaign
    • Winter Biking
    • Recursos de Bicicleta en Español
  • Calendar
  • Contact