How it works
Cars are big, and they go very fast.
A driver might not see a little one, so we always cross together, where a grown-up can see us.
Hold a hand, stop, look and listen, then cross.
Worked examples
Hold on tight
- Take your grown-up's hand before you go near the road.
- Hold on all the way across.
- Hands stay together.
Stop at the edge
- Walk to the edge of the road and stop.
- Stand still, with your toes back from the road.
- Stopping gives us a moment to think.
Look and listen
- Look both ways and listen for cars.
- If a car comes, stay still and let it pass.
- When the road is clear, look and listen one more time.
Cross together
- Walk, do not run.
- Keep holding hands all the way over.
- Step, step, step.
A taste of the worksheets
These are some of the questions on the sets. The printable sheets have more and an answer key.
- A ball rolls toward the road. What do we do? ā½ Run after it / š Ask a grown-up to help / š Play at the edge
- Circle what we do before we cross. š Run ahead / š¤ Hold a hand / š Play at the edge / ā Stop at the edge / š Look and listen
- Why do we cross where a grown-up can see us? š The road is far / šØ It is faster / š A driver may not see us
- True or false? Do we run across the road?
Words to know
- edge
- The place where the path stops and the road starts.
- listen
- To use your ears to hear.
- together
- With a grown-up beside you.
- clear
- No cars coming.
Watch out for
- We never cross a road alone.
- Walk across. Do not run.
- If a ball rolls into the road, do not run after it. Ask a grown-up to help.
- Do not play at the edge of the road.
Try it
What do we hold before we cross?
a grown-up's hand. We hold a hand first.
Where do we stop?
at the edge of the road. We stop at the edge, toes back.
Do we walk or run across the road?
walk. We walk across together.
What comes after we look and listen?
we cross together. When the road is clear, we cross together.
For grown-ups
Next time you cross a road, hold a grown-up's hand, stop at the edge, look and listen, then cross together.
Say the four steps aloud every time you cross a road together, so the habit becomes automatic.