Primary School
As a child enters their primary school years, pedestrian and passenger safety as well as continued role modelling of positive road safety behaviour is key to their development as safe road users. In the later primary school years as children begin to transition to secondary school, road safety education messages begin to explore pedestrian, public transport and cycling safety as independent travellers.
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Bike Education
Bike Ed is delivered in schools and community settings. The program helps children aged 6 to 13 years develop the skills they need to ride safely and independently on roads and paths.About Bike EdThe program involves a mix of practical activities
- Year 1
- Year 2
- Year 3
- Year 4
- Year 5
- Year 6
- Year 7
- Year 8
- Activity
Touring Victoria by public transport
Students create a tour pack for a day trip for a family of four who are visiting Victoria and wish to travel by public transport. Students use public transport sites to develop an itinerary that includes a visit to their local area. Download Touring
- English
- Maths
- Year 5
- Year 6
- Activity
- Public Transport
Making a public transport difference
Students determine what changes they would like to see in public transport. They research who is responsible for that particular area, how decisions are made and how would they make a difference. Students also review safety information from public
- English
- Civics and Citizenship
- Year 5
- Year 6
- Activity
- Public Transport
The science of friction and train and tram safety
Students explore the science and safety reasons for using sand for braking for trains and trams, linking students’experiences with forces and friction and extending to other examples. Download The science of friction and train and tram safety
- Science
- Year 3
- Year 4
- Activity
- Public Transport
Public transport and sustainability
Students design and pitch ideas for an app that informs users of the cost associated with various forms of transport. The app’s aim is to give an indicator of the financial and environmental cost of different forms of transport to travel to the
- Digital Technologies
- Year 5
- Year 6
- Activity
- Public Transport
Being a Good Commuter
Students consider different examples of social behaviour on public transport, such as not putting feet on seats, leaving access to doors, taking off backpacks when standing, offering your seat, not talking loudly, and explore the impacts of these
- English
- Prep
- Year 1
- Year 2
- Activity
- Public Transport
Being safe on public transport and understanding commuters with special needs
Students focus on how commuters can safely travel on public transport and investigate the challenges involved in getting on and off transport for users with additional needs, for example commuters in wheelchairs. They identify the specific needs and
- Design and Technology
- Year 5
- Year 6
- Activity
- Public Transport
Creating a public transport campaign
Students identify and research a public transport safety issue. Using recent campaigns as models, they consider elements such as visual, emotive and figurative language, similes, humour, catchy music and themes and determine the key
- English
- The Arts
- Year 6
- Year 7
- Activity
- Walking
- Cycling
- Passenger Safety
- Public Transport
Street Scene (RACV)
RACV Street Scene program is a road safety program for Victorian primary school students from Prep to Grade Six.Schools can book a visit by an RACV traffic safety educator to conduct a program that best suits the local road safety needs of the
- English
- Maths
- The Arts
- Health & Physical Education
- Prep
- Year 1
- Year 2
- Year 3
- Year 4
- Year 5
- Year 6
- Activity
- Walking
- Roads, Vehicles & Traffic
Wide and narrow
Using the pictures and videos of different roads, discuss the concepts of ‘wide’and ‘narrow’.Mark out different widths of ‘roads’in the school grounds to practise crossing.Individually in turn, or in small groups, have the students cross
- Maths
- Health & Physical Education
- Prep
- Year 1
- Year 2