WRITING

Grade K-1

Traffic Safety Cross-Curriculum Activity Workbook

Note to TeachersThe AAA Traffic Safety Education Materials present essentialsafety concepts to students in Kindergarten through fifthgrade. The material is designed to capture students’imaginations and encourage them to learn more about trafficsafety while completing writing, spelling, reading, and mathexercises.

This edition covers the following safety topics:

• Pedestrian Safety – How children get to and from schoolsafely including the safest places to walk, where to crossstreets, and cooperating with crossing guards.

• What to Do in an Emergency – The steps children shouldtake in an emergency to keep them safe from harm.

• Safe Places to Play – Which places are dangerous forchildren to play in and how they can find safe places to play.

• Look Both Ways – The proper procedure for crossingstreets safely.

• School Bus Safety – How children should behave on theschool bus to keep them and everyone else safe.

When introducing the program, you should notify parents andseek their involvement.

K-1 Writing Activities WorkbookThis 16-page booklet presents Traffic Safety concepts inwriting exercises including: writing the letters of the alphabet.

How to Use the MaterialsEach workbook activity is perforated and can easily bephotocopied by the teacher for distribution or entireworkbooks can be given to individuals.

Review the activity instructions together, and then allow studentsto complete the exercises individually or in small groups. Goover the answers together, explaining concepts students appearto have trouble understanding.

Note to Parents

You’re the biggest influence on yourchildren and their attitudes towardeverything including traffic safety. Showthem their safety matters to you as much asit should to them.

AAA encourages you to take an active rolein your child’s traffic safety education. Bybeing a good role model and discussingimportant safety concepts with yourchildren, you’ll be teaching them skills thatcould save their lives.

When your child brings home trafficsafety education materials from school:

• Review the materials together.

• Ask your child to teach you the concepts.

• Model the concepts as you walk, ride,and travel with your children.

• Demonstrate safe behavior all the time;never ask children to do what you say, not what you do, when it comesto safety.

Remember, the safety concepts youpractice together, could save your life and theirs.

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This series of Traffic Safety materialswas produced by:

AAA Traffic Safety ProgramsAAA National Office

Heathrow, FL

Grade: K-1 Writing

Hi! I’m Andy!

Hi! I’m Angel!

Hi! I’m Adrian!

Trace the A’s of all your Traffic Safety pals.

Grade: K-1 Writing

Trace the letters of the alphabet.

Bb The school bus takes you safely to school.

Cc Always cross the street at a crosswalk.

Dd Don’t play outside when it’s dark.

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Ee If someone gets hit by a car,it’s an emergency.

Ff Fire trucks carry firefighters to the emergency.

Trace the letters of the alphabet.

Grade: K-1 Writing

Gg Go to the playground to play.

Trace the letters of the alphabet.

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Hh If you fall off your skateboard, and hurtyourself, call for help.

Ii When it’s raining, play inside.

Jj Don’t run or jumpwhile you are waiting for your bus.

Trace the letters of the alphabet.

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Kk Always wear kneepads when you rollerbladeor ride your scooter.

L l Always carry a light when you go out at night.

Mm People who drive are called motorists.

Trace the letters of the alphabet.

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Nn Watch out for signsthat mean“No Skateboards,” “No Rollerblades,”or “No Bicycles.”

Oo Officer Friendly helps kids cross the street safely.

Pp He is a member of the police force.

Trace the letters of the alphabet.

NO BICYCLES

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Qq Be quiet on the bus and in the hall.

Trace the letters of the alphabet.

Rr Don’t run or ride into the street.

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Ss You should always stop and look all ways before you cross the street.

Safety is important!

Trace the letters of the alphabet.

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Tt Tow trucks tow broken cars.

Uu Sometimes cars turn around in the street and make a U-turn.

Can you turn around?

Vv A car can also be called a vehicle.

Color the vehicle.

Trace the letters of the alphabet.

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Ww Walk only when the light says it’s okay.

Wait to cross the street until it’s safe.

Trace the letters of the alphabet.

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Xx Railroad crossings are marked with a signthat looks like an X.

Yy A yellow light means drivers should be extracautious. Do you know why?

Zz A school zone is where children are walking to school.

Trace the letters of the alphabet.

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