Classroom Resources

CURRICULUM RESOURCES AND ACTIVITES FOR TEACHERS

If getting kids to choose greener ways of getting to and from school sounds like extra work for your school staff, don’t worry. There are a number of FREE curriculum packs and resources available encourage kids to walk or cycle to school.

 

TfL Cycle Curriculum pack: ‘Focus on Cycling’ - Key Stage 2

 

Cycle curriculum resource designed to help promote a positive image of cycling to young people and to encourage KS2 pupils to learn and continue to ride their bikes more often. The pack covers Literacy, Numeracy, History, Geography, Design Technology and also contains resources for giving assemblies, PowerPoint presentations and holding competitions.

 

TfL Transition pack: ‘Upgrade Journey into year 7’ Key Stage 2

 

Resource aimed at helping children to make a happy, safe and sustainable transition from Year 6 to Year 7.

The pack contains information and advice for parents, teachers and pupils and includes a set of lesson plans for use in the summer term of Year 6 and secondary lesson plans to use in the first term of Year 7.

 

WoW Walking Zone pack: ‘Setting up a WoW Walking Zone’

Designed by Eco-Local, the aim of this pack is to involve pupils in the development of a WoW Walking Zone around their school.

It covers topics relating to healthy living and climate change.

 

SCHOOL TRAVEL IN THE NATIONAL CURRICULUM

There are plenty of other ways teachers can encourage children to walk or cycle to school using the National Curriculum. For example:

Science – Cycling and walking are a good way to teach topics like health, physical exercise and even pollution and climate change.

Geography – Finding routes to and from school is a great way kids can learn about maps and surveys.

Numeracy – How far school is from home, how long it takes to get there and how many calories you might burn if you walk instead of going by car has all the hallmarks of a fantastic maths lesson.

Active Citizenship – By lowering pollution and going green, kids will be learning how to make a positive impact on their local environment.

Art and design – Making posters and thinking of ways to promote walking and cycling in schools is an excellent creative project.

And that’s just the beginning! - There are plenty of other ways your school travel plan can link into the national curriculum – just ask your school travel advisor.

We’ll have Key Stage 3 cycle curriculum packs and Key Stage 3 media studies packs available in the summer term – so check back for free downloads.