Bike Riders' Rules

What are the rules for safe bike riding? Embed a safety message in this colorful helmet poster!

• 1.

  What are the rules for safe bike riding? For example: it's important to wear a helmet, look all ways before changing directions, use lights and reflectors at night. Why are these rules so important to follow? Make a catchy poster to remind your friends about safe bike riding.

• 2.

  On a large piece of paper, use Crayola® Erasable Colored Pencils to sketch a side view of a bike rider's head wearing a bike helmet.

• 3.

  Color in the face and add facial features with Crayola Multicultural Markers.

• 4.

  Inside the helmet, outline in block letters a bike safety message such as WEAR A HELMET or SIGNAL YOUR TURNS. Fill the message with one color of Crayola Washable Markers.

• 5.

  Use your imagination to fill in the rest of the helmet with all kinds of shapes. Fill them in with various marker colors.

• 6.

  Frame your poster on a larger sheet of colored paper if you like.

Benefits

• Students list rules and regulations concerning responsible bike safety.
• Students find out why wearing a bike helmet can prevent head injuries.
• Students promote bike safety awareness by creating a poster containing an embedded safety message.

Adaptations

• With younger children and those who have special needs, ask an older child to demonstrate rules in a safe area using a real bicycle. Make sure the helmet is current and the bike is working properly.
• Design a floor-size street map. Make miniature bicycles and traffic signs. Practice safe biking with toys on the map.
• Discuss the importance of wearing a passenger safety belt. Talk about booster seats for young children. How do they prevent injuries in vehicles? Make posters promoting these safety measures.
• Create a 3-D ball with six circles showing bike and car safety tips. Fold circle edges to make squares. Draw pictures and write messages on all sides. Glue folded edges together to form a ball.