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Some of our favorite lesson plans...
Here you will find some of our favorite lesson plans from around the country.
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Martin Luther King Day March- Celebrate MLK Day with an age-appropriate march around the school.
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Walk Around the World - Incorporates geography, math, and social studies to demonstrate how far the class can travel on foot/bike.
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Travel Diary- Awakens students to their family's travel habits and introduces alternatives to car use.
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Oral History Project - Students interview their grandparents about how they traveled to school.
- Traffic Tally (from walkBoston)- Students design and conduct a traffic survey to explore traffic volumes on key local roads; make connections between vehicle traffic, air pollution, and health.
Curriculum
- Walking Wisdom and Bike Driver's Ed - Created by the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin (3.9MB).
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Smart Moves for Washington Schools - Transportation and the environment activities for grades K-12.
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Walk Smart Bike Smart Vermont! Curriculum - A K-12 Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety curriculum developed by Safe Routes to School in Vermont.
- Get up and Go Classroom Activities - Seven activity sheets put together by North Jersey Safe Routes to School.
- Safe Routes Nebraska K-8 in-class Activities - Classroom activities, including an in-class Jeopardy Game.
- Safe Routes Kentucky Lesson Plans - including "Use Your Head Before Your Feet," "Our Happy Healthy Hearts," and "A Safe Place to Walk"
- Florida WalkSmart/BikeSmart - interactive CD-Roms for K-3 children
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