Bicycle
Street Skills Classroom Presentations
Upper Elementary | Secondary
 Bike Smart! works with local
schools and community centers to offer bicycle street skills
presentations for elementary and secondary school
aged youth. The workshops are designed to include
multi-modal activities to engage, motivate and effectively
instruct youth in skillful bicycling technique.
In addition to an oral presentation by a trained
speaker, workshops include video, interactive modeling
and practice, group work  and games. In
addition, pre and post-questions are administered
to evaluate students’ learning.
Workshops typically last approximately one hour, however
they can be lengthened or shortened depending on the needs
of the organization.
UPPER ELEMENTARY PRESENTATION (4th-6th)
Activities / Format
Presentations
for upper elementary groups include a brief talk by
a presenter, think-pair-share, 13-minute, age-appropriate
video and discussion of important points, interactive
modeling and practice of skills and review questions.
Concepts and Skills Taught
- Bicycles as vehicles
on road with same rights and responsibilities
as automobiles, i.e. obeying traffic laws such
as stopping at stop signs, riding in same direction
as traffic and signaling
- Principles of safe bicycling – being
Prepared, Visible, Predictable and Aware
- Communicating
with drivers – hand signals
- Bicycling equipment – importance
of helmet use and proper fit, reflectors
and lights for riding at night
- Sidewalk riding tips
- Proper bike fit
- “A,B,C Quick” bicycle
check
- Good reasons
to ride a bike (fun, healthy, form of transportation,
good for environment, convenient and economical)
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SECONDARY PRESENTATION (Jr. High & High
School)
Activities / Format
Secondary
presentations include a PowerPoint presentation, group work, interactive modeling and practice of skills
and pre and post-questions.
Concepts and Skills Taught
- Bicycles as vehicles
on road with same rights and responsibilities
as automobiles, i.e. obeying traffic laws such
as stopping at stop signs, riding in same direction
as traffic and signaling
- Principles of safe bicycling:
being Prepared, Visible, Predictable and Aware
- Communicating with drivers:
hand signals
- Bicycling equipment: importance of helmet use and proper fit, reflectors and lights
for riding at night
- Bicycle hazards – railroad
tracks, car doors, objects and rough surfaces
in roadway and motorists entering from driveways
and cross-streets
- Sidewalk riding tips
- Proper bike fit
- “A,B,C Quick” bicycle
check
- Good reasons to ride a bike (fun, healthy, form of transportation, good for environment, convenient and economical)
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