Take the Pressure Down: Learning to Drive and Communication

Learning to drive can be a great way to strengthen the relationship between the learner driver and the supervising driver, often a parent or carer. However, it can also be a stressful experience for both.

In this lesson, students look at ways of communicating with the supervising driver that can build partnerships, develop communication skills and lower stress in the car. They undertake a group activity to dissect different types of communication to see how each can decrease stress, and they undertake scenario-based role play to practise communication skills in the context of learning to drive.

This activity supports:

• Plan, rehearse and evaluate strategies (including first aid and CPR) for managing situations where their own or othersʼ health, safety or wellbeing may be negatively impacted at home, school and in the community (VC2HP10P08)
• Evaluate emotional responses in different situations to refine strategies for managing emotions to positively impact health and wellbeing (VC2HP10P06)
• Plan, justify and critique strategies to enhance their own, othersʼ and communityʼs health, safety, relationships and wellbeing (VC2HP10P10)

Download the lesson plan in the link above.