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Accidents Happen: Seat Belt Laws, Enforcement, and Usage

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Start with a NOVA video about car crashes, crash test dummy footage, or other video about seat belt use. Or have groups review attached data about seat belt usage (by state) and share their conclusions. Learners then devise a method to...
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Keeping Safe Outside of School

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Review how to stay safe outside of school. This presentation provides several good questions and answer discussion starters to help learners make good choices regarding strangers, peer pressure, and places to play.
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Dangerous Roads in Your Community

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students collect information about dangerous streets and intersections in community, interview law enforcement officials and safety experts to find out what they think can be done to reduce accidents, write in-depth article using these...
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Driving Safety and Distractions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research process necessary to add local or state law limiting such driving distractions as cell phones or other technological devices, interview city leaders or legislators, research areas that already have such legislation and...
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Sidewalk Safety

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The use of role-play comes into play in a lesson on being safe when around traffic. Learners pretend they are walking on sidewalks and approach street corners that have a traffic light. They practice crossing the street only when the...
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Dangerous Road: A Letter of Complaint

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Engage your English learners with this resource. To begin, learners describe a map to a partner. After a vocabulary exercise and a jumbled letter activity, pupils are asked to write their own letter. The letter reading and writing...
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Minnesota Law and the Right to Drive

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students, in groups, investigate different cases and draw points of law from them. They also examine quotations and draw points of law from them as well.
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What's Your Sign?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students recognize common traffic signs and signals.
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Promoting Safe Driving/Choices on Prom Night

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Learners explore ways to promote safe driving on prom night. In this driver education lesson plan, students interview people about driving on prom night. Learners design a poster with their researched quotes and discuss the topic in the...
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Traffic signs and signals

For Teachers K
Students understand and follow directions based on traffic signs. In this traffic signs lesson plan, students play the game red light green light and are asked why they stop and go according to the colors. They then are introduced to the...
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Road Safety Online Research Worksheet

For Students 5th - 7th
In this road safety online research activity, students use the given links to answer 23 questions about pedestrian safety, and safety in the car. They design a poster using Microsoft Word which highlights one of the slogans. They use...
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Traffic Safety Quiz Show

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students participate in a Jeopardy game answering questions about safe behavior and pedestrian and bicycling safety procedures. They discuss and review biking and walking safety rules then play the game. This lesson plan includes the...
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Driving Range

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students practice safety rules and knowledge of the road by going through a driving course using scooters/bicycles/tricycles, etc.
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No Texts = No Wrecks

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Young scholars explore ways to prevent texting while driving. In this driving safety lesson, students research information about texting and driving. Young scholars identify an audience to present the information to in the three given...
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Cell Phones and Driving

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students identify and explore the dangers of cell phone use while driving. In this car safety instructional activity, students research using a cell phone while driving. Students compile the information to create a presentation and write...
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Driver's License Task Force

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students read a handout on unauthorized immigrants and discuss questions. In this current events lesson plan, students engage in a simulation in which they are advisers to the state governor. Students analyze several proposals and try to...
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Trucks on the Roadway

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students explore trucks. In this truck and road safety lesson, students identify different types of trucks and define traffic and truck vocabulary.  Students manipulate toy trucks on a road floor mat.
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How to Prevent Backover Deaths of Kids?

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Learners explore automobile safety. In this automobile safety lesson, students read the USA Today article titled "How to Prevent Backover Deaths of Kids?", respond to discussion questions regarding the article, and complete an activity...
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Diplomacy, Humor Take New NHTSA Chief Far

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore traffic safety. In this National Highway Traffic Safety Administration instructional activity, students read the USA Today article titled "Diplomacy, Humor Take New NHTSA Chief Far," respond to discussion questions...
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Word Search #13

For Students 1st - 3rd
For this word search worksheet, students search for and circle as many words as they can find about driving. They then write them in the 6 spaces at the bottom of the page.
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Driver's Ed Vocab

For Students 6th - 8th
In this literacy worksheet, students find the words in the puzzle related to the subject of driver's education. The answers are found by clicking the button found at the bottom of the page.
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Driving Precaustions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the rules and regulations drivers must adhere to. As a class, they list safe driving procedures and identify the consequences of driving while impaired. Students write questions about safe driving practices. This...
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Stop, Look, and Listen

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders participate in a class discussion and view a traffic safety video dealing with crossing the street safely. They discuss the steps taken in order to cross the street safely and then analyze the benefits of walking and...
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MFL: Road Safety Vocabulary 2

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students review some basic rules for street safety. In groups, they work together to match the correct symbol with the correct instructions. They create their own safety jingle.