Educators

  SAFETY CURRICULUM

Teach strategies and habits that will help protect children from sustaining a brain injury and encourage transportation safety.  Source: Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey. Sections include:

• The Brain
• Safe to School
• Sidewalk Safety
• Motor Vehicle Safety
• School Bus Safety
• Getting Out of Vehicles Safely
• Pedestrian Safety
• Helmet Safety
• Bicycle Safety
• Transportation Safety Songs & Rhymes

Brain Injury Guides

These comprehensive guides provide school nurses, families and educators with information on brain injury as it relates to a child’s education and health needs.

• Brain Injury: A Guide for Educators
• Brain Injury: A Guide for Families About School
• Brain Injury: A Guide for School Nurses
• Concussion in the Classroom NJ

  ACTIVITIES

• Road & Street Safety Coloring Pages -Download and print
• Pedestrian Safety Activities and Coloring Pages -Download and print

Source: AAA Northeast

  LESSON PLANS

• Riding the School Bus (Preschool)
  Teach your class about important safety rules while riding the bus with these great activities and books.
  Source: Bright Hub Education

  LESSON PLAN

• Bicycle Safety (Preschool)
  Help students establish safe bicycle riding habits early in life to ensure lifelong fun and safety.
  Source: Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey

  ARTICLE

• How to Teach A Child to Ride a Bike
  Experts will guide you through the steps of teaching a child to ride a bike.
  Source: REI Co-op

  ACTIVITIES

• Bicycle Safety Activity Kit (Download and Print)
  Source: US Department of Transportation-National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  VIDEOS

• Franklin Rides a Bike (2016) 7.36 min
  Watch this video from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration with your class to reinforce safe cycling habits.

• Meet “Kate, Jane and the Brain”. Kate and her three-year-old Boston Terrier, Jane, will help us learn about the brain and ways to keep safe.  Follow Kate and Jane through their adventures as they entertain and teach us important lessons.

  LESSON PLANS

• Child Pedestrian Safety Curriculum (Grades K-5)
  Teaches and encourages pedestrian safety for students grades K-5. It is organized into five lessons: walking near traffic, crossing streets, crossing intersections, parking lot safety, and school bus safety.
  Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
• Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety (Grades K-8)
  A selection of lessons and teaching tools for youth-focused bicycle and pedestrian safety based on curriculum currently in use throughout the United States.
  Source: Safe Routes New Jersey
• Pedestrian Safety Lesson Plan and Activities (Pre-K-Grade 2)
  Students will learn safe walking practices and how to avoid dangerous situations.
  Source: AAA Northeast
• Safe or Unsafe? -Identifying Risky Pedestrian and Bike Behavior (Grades 1-3)
  Students will acknowledge safe or unsafe behaviors when it comes to riding a bike or walking, by looking at images depicting risky and less risky behaviors
  Source: AAA Northeast
• History of Pedestrian Safety (Grades 5-8)
  Students learn how pedestrian laws have evolved and why they are so important for everyone’s safety.
  Source: AAA Northeast
• Pedestrian Safety Lesson Plan (Grades 6-8)
  Students will learn why walking is a healthy activity and why it is important to practice pedestrian safety skills. Through videos and research of digital resources, including information provided by government agencies, students will acquire knowledge of safe walking practices.
  Source: AAA Northeast
• History of School Safety Patrol (Grades 5-8)
  Students will learn how the AAA School Safety Patrol program has evolved over 100 years. Through reading, writing and verbal communication students will understand the role of a patroller and its importance of leadership and safety.
  Source: AAA Northeast

  ACTIVITIES

• Road & Street Safety Coloring Pages – Download and print

  RELATED VIDEOS

• Pedestrian Safer Journey (2015) 5 min
• Walk This Way: Pedestrian Safety for Young Children (2015) 3.5 min

  LESSON PLANS

• Car & Bus Safety (Grades K-2)
  Activities will help teach your students all about car and bus safety.
  Source: KidsHealth in the Classroom

  RELATED VIDEOS

• School Bus Safety (2016) 5 min
• School Bus Safety Tips from Princeton Police Dept. (2015) 2 min

  LESSON PLANS

• Bicycle Safety (K-3rd Grade)
  Help students establish safe bicycle riding habits early in life to ensure lifelong fun and safety.
  Source: Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey
• Bike Safety (Grades 6-8)
  These activities will help your students learn about bike safety and how to stay injury-free while riding bikes.
  Source: KidsHealth in the Classroom
• Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety (Grades K-8)
  A selection of lessons and teaching tools for youth-focused bicycle and pedestrian safety based on curriculum currently in use throughout the United States.
  Source: Safe Routes New Jersey
• Bike Safety-Mike Harte Was Here (Grades 5-8)
  A multi-week lesson on helmet safety. Through writing, verbal presentation and research of digital resources, students will acquire knowledge through realistic fictional literature, as well as informational resources.
  Source: AAA Northeast

  ARTICLE

• How to Teach A Child to Ride a Bike
  Experts will guide you through the steps of teaching a child to ride a bike.
  Source: REI Co-op

  RESOURCES

• Brochures: Proper Bike Equipment; How to Correctly Fit a Helmet (Spanish): Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  RELATED VIDEOS

• Always Wear A Helmet (2014) 2 min. – animated for young children
• Bicycle Safety for Children – After School with KJ (2015) 4 min.
• Franklin Rides a Bike (2016) 7.36 min
  Watch this video from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration with your class to reinforce safe cycling habits.
• HELMETS – Happy Family Show | The FuZees Eps 13 (2015) 8 min
• Protect Your Egg – Riverside High School Champion School (2019) 0.44 sec.
• Meet “Kate, Jane and the Brain”. Kate and her three-year-old Boston Terrier, Jane, will help us learn about the brain and ways to keep safe.  Follow Kate and Jane through their adventures as they entertain and teach us important lessons.
• Safe Routes Safety Snippets: How to Lock Your Bike-NJ Safe Routes to School (2020) 1:30 sec.

  RELATED VIDEOS

• AAA Introduction to Bike Safety and Sharing the Road (2012) 2.02 min.

  GAMESHOW POWERPOINT TEMPLATES

• Download Zip File of Templates

  RELATED VIDEOS

• Don’t Walk Distracted – Bound Brook High School Champion School (2019) 0.59 sec.

  LESSON PLANS

• 70 Rules of Defensive Driving: Expert Robert Schaller shares wisdom from teaching defensive driving. Each tip can be used to spark discussion in classroom.
  Source: Roadtrip America
• Factors that Impact Driving: Students explore factors that impact driving and driver safety, including speed, environmental conditions, and driver behaviors.
  Source: Teen365
• Promoting Safe Driving/Choices on Prom Night: Students explore ways to promote safe driving on prom night. In this driver education lesson, students interview people about driving on prom night. Students design a poster with their researched quotes and discuss the topic in the hallways as a promotion event for safe driving on prom night.
  Source: Lesson Planet
• Survival Defensive Driving (9-12): Students build understanding around why defensive driving is an important skill. They’ll discuss strategies for improving driving safety.
• Source: njm.com/share-the-keys
• Car Care and Basic Maintenance (Grades 9-12)
  Part of being a safe driver is ensuring the vehicle is “road ready.” Students will learn the importance of proper vehicle maintenance to reduce the risk of breakdowns as well as learn useful items to keep in the car and learn about work zone safety awareness.
  Source: AAA Northeast (Please link to Car Care and Basic Maintenance Grades 9-12)
• Understanding Gas Prices (Grades 9-12)
  Students will learn the factors that influence gas prices and address how the cost of gasoline should be factored into personal budgeting upon vehicle ownership.
  Source: AAA Northeast (Please link to Understanding Gas Prices (Grades 9-12)
• Your Driving Costs: Budgeting for Car Ownership (Grades 9-12)
  Students will learn what they should consider when purchasing or leasing a car and be able to identify the “hidden” costs of car ownership for use in preparing a budget.
  Source: AAA Northeast (Please link to Your Driving Costs Grades 9-12)

Online Teen Driver Safety Programs from NJM: 

• Share the Keys
  Share the Keys is a 60-minute, interactive program for parents and their teen drivers. Offered free of charge to schools, the program increases awareness and encourages community involvement to help keep teen drivers safe.
  Source: NJM Insurance Group  
• What Do You Consider Lethal?
  What Do You Consider Lethal? is an evidence-based created by our partners at Impact Teen Drivers, a non-profit dedicated to saving lives by empowering people to drive safer. This engaging program is designed to help teens avoid reckless and distracted driving by making responsible decisions.
  Source: NJM Insurance Group   

  MATERIALS

• Don’t Drive Stupid
  New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety innovative program to educate young drivers about staying safe behind the wheel. Free resources for educators.

  DIGITAL INTERACTIVES

• The Science Behind Safe Driving
  Learn how the fundamental principles of physics apply to driving in this digital interactive. Students will learn why understanding the Laws of Motion is an essential part of practicing safe driving habits.
  Interactive Let’s Begin!
  Educator Companion Guide
  Source: Teen365
• Test Your Knowledge on Safe Driving
  Be prepared for teen driver education! Are you prepared to teach your students about avoiding distractions? Quiz yourself on the facts of safe driving.
  Source: Teen365

  RELATED VIDEOS

• 10 Road Safety Tips for New Drivers (2015) 6 min.
• 10 Tips for New Drivers (2013) 5 min.
• I Know Everything About Safe Driving (2012) 1.5 min.
• Impact of a 40 MPH crash – Center for Road Safety (2016) 0.36 sec.
• The Mourning After – John P. Stevens High School Champion School (2016) 2.05 min.
• Teens Behind the Wheel (2014) 56 min. documentary
• Teens Learn Importance of Seatbelts with Simulator (2015) 1.5 min.
• Understanding Car Crashes: It’s Basic Physics (2015) 22 min.

  LESSON PLANS

• Safe Driving – Dealing with Distractions Lesson Plan (2018)
  Students will be able to identify key factors associated with teenage traffic collisions, and gain a better understanding of consequences associated with inexperienced and distracted driving. Students will also be able to identify the rules and allowances of their State Graduated Driver’s License Policy.
  Source: TeenDrive365

  RELATED VIDEOS

• GDL Information from Allstate (2008) 1 min.
• Kyleigh’s Law (2008) 7 min.

  LESSON PLANS

• Safe Driving – Dealing with Distractions Lesson Plan
  Students will be able to identify key factors associated with teenage traffic collisions, and gain a better understanding of consequences associated with inexperienced and distracted driving. Students will also be able to identify the rules and allowances of their State Graduated Driver’s License Policy.
  Source: TeenDrive365
• Teen Knowledge Activity (9-12)
  In this activity, students create an interactive glossary of important terms and concepts related to the idea of distracted driving. Students use their interactive glossary to create an informative pamphlet, then distribute their pamphlets to peers.
  Source: TeenDrive365
• Distracted Driving (Grades 9-12)
  Students will be able to identify the types of distracted driving and understand the risk involved with distracted driving and the penalties for handheld devices
  Source: AAA Northeast

  DIGITAL INTERACTIVES

• Heads Up Driving Challenge
  Can you keep your cool behind the wheel when distractions are everywhere? In this interactive you will experience a variety of distracted driving dilemmas, including cell phones, food and even your friends.
  Source: TeenDrive365

  RELATED VIDEOS

• Arrive Alive Don’t “Blank” and Drive – Hampton Academy Champion School (2019) 1.06 min.
• CADENCE One decision. A multitude of consequences. AA (2016) 11 min.
• Carpool Karaoke #itcanwait – AT&T (2016) 0.58 sec.min.
• Distracted Driving (2013) 2.5 min.
• Drive Safely – Haddonfield Memorial High School Champion School (2016) 3.51 min.
• New Dangers of Distracted Driving (2015) 1 min.
• One Decision – Project Yellow Light (2019) 1.07 min.
• Stick to Safety – Project Yellow Light (2019) 0.37 min.
• Sarah’s Story – Ohio Public Safety (2016) 4 min.
• Teens caught on Tape: ABC Nightly News (2015) 6 min.
• The Distracted Mind (2013) 1.5 min.
• The Unseen on the Road #itcanwait – AT&T (2016) 3.37 min.

  LESSON PLANS

• Drinking & Driving: Students select resources related to issues of drinking and driving. They explain and discuss the dangers of mixing drinking and driving using notes from Internet investigations and write an essay.
  Source: Lesson Planet
• Drowsy Driving: The Causes and Effects of Drowsiness
  Students will assess how drowsiness affects them and determine steps that they, or someone who is driving, can take to help reduce it.
  Source: Scholastic
• Let’s Sleep on It: Students share opinions about facts related to sleep and analyze their own experiences and observations.
  Source: The New York Times Learning Network
• Impaired Driving (Grades 9-12)
  Students will learn about alcohol’s effects on the developing brain and the consequences of drunk driving. Students will also consider planning for alternate transportation, such as having a designated driver or using a ride-sharing service.
  Source: AAA Northeast (Please link to Impaired Driving Grades 9-12)
• Shifting Gears: The Blunt Truth about Marijuana and Driving (Grades 9-12)
  This E-Learning module is designed to explain the effects of marijuana on the brain and to educate high school students on the risks of driving while impaired by marijuana.
  Source: AAA Northeast (Please link to Shifting Gears Grades 9-12)

  RELATED VIDEOS

• Drowsy Driving PSA Frisco Police Department (2017) 1.21 min.
• Drowsy Driving Is as Bad As Driving Drunk (2016) 2.59 min.

  LESSON PLANS

  HANDOUTS/MATERIALS

• With Motorcyclists: The For Car Drivers website provides safety tips, video instruction and other resources for car drivers on sharing the road with motorcyclists.
  Source: Motorcycle Safety Foundation
• Sharing the Road with Other Road Users: The Zutobi website provides information on Sharing the Road with all types of users, including bicyclists, motorcycles, trucks, slow moving vehicles, low speed vehicles and horse-drawn carriages

  RELATED VIDEOS

• AAA Introduction to Bike Safety and Sharing the Road (2012) 2.02 min.
• A Second Look: Sharing the Road with Motorcycles (2015) 8.13 min.

  LESSON PLANS

• Driving and The Impact on Teen Drivers
  Source: Impact Teen Drivers
  Basic overview of seven unique lesson plans for defensive driving. Lesson plans include: persuasive essays, physics, law enforcement, role play scenarios and history of safety features in vehicles
• Help Prevent Speeding, Help Save Lives: A Math Lesson
  Students will discuss the causes and effects of speeding and solve word problems about stopping distance before developing a script for a public service announcement.
  Source: Scholastic

   RELATED VIDEOS

• 25 Saves Lives – Burlington County High School Champion School (2019) 1.04 min
• Dr. Christian Conte: How to Deal with Road Rage (2016) 12.15 min.
• Mellow Yellow – Columbia High School Champion School (2019) 1.26 min.
• Slow Down and Move Over (2016) 2.02 min.

   HANDOUTS/MATERIALS

• Are You an Aggressive Driver? Quiz
  Source: Highway Traffic Safety School
• Driving Advice: Aggressive Driving
  Source: AAA

  LESSON PLANS

• Bikeology: A Middle and High School Bicycle Safety Curriculum for Physical Education Teachers and Recreation Specialists

  RELATED VIDEOS

• Protect Your Egg – Riverside High School Champion School (2019) 0.44 sec.

Looking for some other ideas to spark a discussion in the classroom? Here are some teen driving blogs and web-based simulation games:

  GAMESHOW POWERPOINT TEMPLATES

• Download Zip File of Templates

  ACTIVITIES

• Distracted Driving Countdown Activity
• Teen Driving Safety Jeopardy Game