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Classroom Lessons (Minnesota Walk! Bike! Fun! Curriculum) <br />Improved walking and bicycling safety behavior; youth empowerment <br />Teacher/administrators at Wilshire Park Elementary <br />St Anthony -New Brighton School District; WPPA/parents; City of St Anthony; local law <br />enforcement; Public Health <br />Regularly integrated as viable. Safety training and skills elements twice per year. <br />Minnesota SRTS Curriculum <br />I)tti)://www.dot.state.mn.us/saferQutes/ <br />http:Z/www.bikemn.oro/education/srts-education-curriculum <br />National Center for Safe Routes to School: <br />http•//wwwsaferoutesinfo.o[g program-tools/NHTSA-pedestrian-curriculum <br />Oregon Safe Routes to School: http://walknbike.ora/pedestrian-safety/ <br />National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: <br />http://www.n htsa.gov/ChildPedestrianSafetvCurriculum <br />Alameda County, CA: http9/www.alamedacountysr2s,orci/principals-and-teachers/educator- <br />ouides/ <br />Boston, MA: http://www.walkboston.ora/resources/publications/walking-health- <br />environment-cu rriculum <br />A variety of existing in -classroom lessons and skills training activities are available to help teach students <br />about walking, bicycling, health, and traffic safety. <br />These can include lessons given by law enforcement <br />officers or other trained professionals, or lessons <br />delivered by teachers. <br />Example topic lessons are: Safe Street Crossing, Helmet <br />Safety, Rules of the Road for Bicycles, and Health and <br />Environmental Benefits of Walking and Bicycling. <br />Benefits <br />• One of the quickest and easiest ways to ensure <br />all children receive important information on <br />the safety basics and benefits of walking and <br />bicycling <br />• Flexible activities can accommodate a variety of <br />Pedestrian safety training teaches basic lessons such <br />as, "look left' right, and left again." <br />time/ space constraints and grade levels <br />• Helps institutionalize pedestrian and bicycle safety as a priority life skill (similar to home economics <br />or driver education) <br />• Complements environmental lessons and physical fitness/health activities with information and <br />training on the importance of good travel habits <br />24 1 Wilshire Park Elementary School Safe Routes to School Plan <br />