This week we have been learning about road safety. At together time, we met a cuddly alien called Ziggy who is the Road Safety Scotland mascot. The ‘Go Safe with Ziggy’ campaign teaches young children about the importance of road safety. We read about Ziggy’s adventure when crossing the road with the lollipop lady. The ‘Stop, Look and Listen’ song reminded us of the rules that we need to follow when crossing the road.
‘I hold my mum’s hand.’
‘Cross with the green man.’
‘Stop, look and listen.’
‘The lollipop lady can help us.’
We had a visit from Hannah, one of the school’s crossing patrol attendants. She showed us her Hi-Viz jacket and stop sign. Hannah told us that the jacket helps to keep her warm and dry. She also explained that she can be seen in the dark because the jacket is brightly coloured and has reflective strips.
‘The cars need to see us in the dark.’
‘The sign says – STOP!’
‘Cars have to wait.’
‘It might be an ambulance or a bike on the road.’
‘Nee naw, nee naw means cars have to stop.’
The children enjoyed listening to other stories about Ziggy’s road safety adventures on the interactive screen. They played a variety of online games from the Road Safety Scotland website to develop their understanding of how to be safe and responsible road users now and in later life.
‘Red light means stop.’
‘Beep, beep – it’s safe to cross.’
‘I hear a police siren.’
‘That’s a zebra crossing.’
We walked to the front of the school wearing our Hi-Viz vests and waited on the pavement until Hannah was ready to stop the traffic so that we could cross Gilbertson Road. Hannah followed the Green Cross Code by stopping, looking and listening for traffic before stepping into the middle of the road while holding up her stop sign. A car and a van had to wait until we had all crossed the road safely.
‘Stop at the kerb.’
‘We’re holding hands.’
‘Wait on the pavement.’
‘This is fun!’
We spotted the words stop, look and listen while on our walk. Some of the children recognised ‘stop’ on the road as well as on a road traffic sign.
‘It says stop.’
‘S for stop.’
The children enjoyed playing with the resources from our road safety role-play set when playing outside. They had great fun making roads, setting up cones, using traffic signs and walking on the zebra crossing. The most popular activity was taking turns to stop those who were riding scooters while pretending to be the crossing patrol attendant.
‘It’s my turn to be the lollipop lady.’
‘Is it safe to cross?’
‘We are being Safe Bob.’
Click on the link below if you would like to find out more about the early level resources that are available on the Road Safety Scotland website.
Early (ELC, P1) – Road Safety Scotland
