🪑sit in my seat🔒buckle up✅grown-up checks🚗then we ride
Buckle up every ride.
The big ideaBuckle up every ride. Doors and windows are for grown-ups.
How it works
In a car, we sit in our seat and buckle up. We do it on every ride, short or long.
A grown-up checks that the buckle is snug.
Doors and windows are for grown-ups.
Before the car goes.
Example 1: Click!
Climb into your seat.
Pull the strap across and push it in.
Listen for the click. Click means snug and safe.
Example 2: Every ride
Kit buckles up to go to the farm, and he buckles up for a short ride too.
Every ride is a buckle-up ride.
Short or long, the buckle goes on.
🏘️a short ride🔒buckle up🛣️a long ride
Short or long.
Example 3: Stay in my seat
Kit wants to stand up and see the cows.
He stays in his seat and sings a song instead.
When the car stops, he waits, still buckled, until his grown-up helps him unbuckle.
Example 4: Grown-up jobs
A grown-up opens the car door.
A grown-up opens the window.
Kit leaves the door and the window button alone.
Words to know
buckle
The clip that holds the strap. It goes click.
seat
The place in the car where we sit.
snug
Held close and safe.
ride
A trip in the car, short or long.
Watch out
Do not stand up in the car. Sit in your seat.
Do not undo the buckle while the car is moving.
Do not play with the window button. It is for grown-ups.
Do not open the car door yourself. Ask a grown-up.
Try it
What do we do when we sit in the car?
Who opens the car window?
Do we buckle up for a short ride?
Who checks that the buckle is snug?
Answers: 1. buckle up · 2. a grown-up · 3. yes · 4. a grown-up
Try at homeNext time you ride in a car, climb into your seat, buckle up and listen for the click, then ask your grown-up to check it is snug. Talk about the right seat for your size.
For grown-upsSay 'seat, buckle, check' every time you get in the car, and let your child listen for the click. Talk about the right seat for your child's size.
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