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Street and Travel Safety

Five skills for being out of the building. Every one is taught as a fixed routine, because a routine holds up when a student is distracted, rushed, or frightened — which is exactly when it is needed.

5Skills
StagedHow to teach
3Worksheets
12–16Ages

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PDF All-Day Plans One page per skill — what the morning teacher, afternoon teacher, social worker, para and principal each do Download
WORD Complete Teaching Guide All five skills in one document — editable Download
PDF Staff Phrase Card Every phrase on one page. Print one per staff member Download
PDF My Contact Card Fill in, cut out, carry — two per sheet, one spare Download
PDF Skill Tracker One per student — five tries plus a column for doing it alone Download
PDF Print Pack Every printable in this unit, in teaching order — one file to send to the copier Download
PDF Where to Start Placement checklist — tick what he already does, and it tells you which skill to teach first Download
PDF Family Sheets One send-home sheet per skill, carrying the exact phrases to parents Download
PDF IEP Goal Wording Three goals per skill, with the tracker named as the data source Download

Skill by skill

Cross the Street

Stop, look, listen, walk — the same four steps whatever the light says.

WORD Skill 1 Guide “Stop at the curb.” — editable Download
PDF Do / Not Yet Poster Stopped at the curb beside stepping out on a phone — photo poster Download
PDF Crossing Chart The four steps — for the classroom wall Download
PDF Worksheet: Crossing the Street Order the steps, then four true-or-false Download

Walk Safely With a Group

Staying with the group, walking away from the road, stopping at every corner.

WORD Skill 2 Guide “Stay with the group.” — editable Download
PDF Do / Not Yet Poster With the group beside out in the road — photo poster Download

If You Get Lost

Stop and stay — walking makes it worse. Then find someone working.

WORD Skill 3 Guide “Stop where you are.” — editable Download
PDF Do / Not Yet Poster Standing still beside searching a crowd — photo poster Download
PDF If I Get Lost Chart The four steps — for the wall and to send home Download

Tell a Safe Helper From a Stranger

One clear line: nobody safe asks you to leave with them.

WORD Skill 4 Guide “No thank you.” — editable Download
PDF Do / Not Yet Poster A shop worker beside a stranger at a car — photo poster Download
PDF Safe Helper Cards 12 cards — safe helper, or walk away? Download
PDF Worksheet: Safe Helper or Walk Away Six to sort, plus what he says and does Download

Carry Your Information

A card in his pocket on every trip, and knowing his own full name.

WORD Skill 5 Guide “Where is your card?” — editable Download
PDF Do / Not Yet Poster Showing his card beside empty pockets — photo poster Download

Read this before running the unit