Steppin’OUT
An activity book for young pedestrians
puzzles, quizzes, activities and lots to do and think about!
My name
The road ahead!
This book is all about roads and how to get across them safely! That might sound easy, I hear you say, but there’s lots to know and think about. Make sure you get it right so that you stay nice and safe! Here’s a few simple questions ...
What makes a road busy? Name some things...
Can you name any busy roads near where you live?
Do you live near any quiet roads? Why do you still have to be as careful on them?
STEPPIN’ OUT PUZZLE
CrACk thE CODE!
Write the first letter of each of the items below to reveal an important message...
looking
listening walking 2
thinking
Fill in the gaps
Put the words below into the correct gaps to complete the Green Cross Code!
listen looking traffic kerb safer
straight GAME XThe Green Cross Code
● Think first - find a ................. place to cross, then stop.
● Stop! Stand on the pavement near the
● Look all around for traffic and
● Wait until it’s safe to cross. If ....................... is coming, let it pass.
● When it is safe, walk across the road.
● Keep and listening as you cross.
GAME XThe Green Cross Code
GAME XThe Green Cross Code
GAME XThe Green Cross Code
Mirror message!
See if you can work out this important message by reading it in a mirror!
Never ever use a phone when you cross the road!
GAME XThe Green Cross Code GAME XThe Green Cross Code
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When it is safe, walk straight across the road.
● Do not walk diagonally across the road. Why should you walk and not run?
Keep looking and listening as you cross.
● Traffic can sometimes suddenly appear.
● Remember to look for bikes.
Why should you never play games while you are crossing the road?
Wait until it’s safe to cross. If traffic is coming, let it pass.
● Look all around again and listen.
● Remember that traffic might seem far away but can travel very fast.
When do you know that it’s safe to cross?
Think first - find a safer place to cross, then stop.
● A safer place to cross could be a zebra crossing, a school crossing patrol or where there are no parked cars.
Can you name any other safer crossing places?
Look all around for traffic and listen.
● Traffic can come from anywhere.
● Listen - you can sometimes hear traffic before you see it.
When might you see traffic and not hear it?
Stop! Stand on the pavement near the kerb.
● Here you can see if anything is coming and drivers can see you.
Why should you not get too close to the edge of the kerb?
The Green
1. What are we thinking?
4. What are we waiting for?
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Green Cross Code X
1. Read through the questions on this page. 2. Cut out the yellow answer cards.
3. Carefully match the correct answers to the questions. The cards are jumbled up so you will need to put them into the correct order.
4. Stick the cards down in the spaces under the pictures to complete the Green Cross Code! Can you answer the extra question at the bottom of each card?
2. Why are we standing here?
5. How should we cross the road?
6. Where are we looking?
3. Which two senses are we using?
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CROSSING the road
Some places are safer to cross the road than others. Take a look at the pictures, name the crossing and put a tick in the box if you think it’s a safer place to cross.
Some of the words in the puzzle on the next page might help you.
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Crossing puzzle
Starting with the yellow square and moving in the direction of the arrows, colour the ‘crossing’ words below. Use a different colour for each one.
STEPPIN’ OUT CHALLENGE
Find out what the differences are between a Toucan, a Pelican and a Puffin crossing.
1. PEDESTRIAN REFUGE
2. CLEAR ROAD
3. SUBWAY
4. FOOTBRIDGE
P G D I R B T O O F Y E E R Y S U B N A C A D J O N I S S O R I W E U A G E K R A C L B S N D R D B R P S E U T C Z O C E T K P S R T E U A R K U R N D I I B N D A B O O A A A O R A R O A D W M O N N L O L L I P O P R R E F U G E C L E A R
5. JUNCTION 6. LOLLIPOP MAN 7. PELICAN 8. BUSY ROAD 9. ZEBRA 10. ROADWORKS 11. CROSSING 12. ROUNDABOUT 13. PARKED CAR 14. KERB
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QUIZ QUICK
You are walking along the pavement towards the lollipop lady. She is already crossing some children. Do you...
A) Run to cross with them
B) Walk and wait until next time
C) Shout to ask the lady to wait
When you cross with a lollipop man should you...
A) Walk where he can see you
B) Walk behind him
C) Run in front of him
When you have stopped and are ready to cross, should you...
A) Wait in the road
B) Follow the lollipop lady into the road
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COLOUR by numbers
Colour in the picture using the numbers above.
What colours is the lollipop lady wearing?
Why does she wear these colours?
STEPPIN’ OUT CHALLENGE
Design a poster for drivers to tell them to stop for the lollipop man or lady!
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CrossingRED GREEN man
Puffin and Pelican crossings both have a red and green man.
● Sometimes the red/green man is on the pole next to you and sometimes you can see it on the other side of the road.
● If the red man is lit up, push the button and wait where you can see the lights and the traffic.
● Once the green man shows, look and listen to make sure the traffic has stopped.
● If the traffic has stopped, you can start to cross. Cross the road between the studs - do not run.
● If the green man is not showing or if he is flashing on and off, do not cross!
STEPPIN’ OUT PUZZLE
CrACk thE CODE!
Read this hidden message by working out the code!
Here’s
How to use a Zebra Crossing
● Wait on the pavement near the kerb until all the traffic has stopped before you start to cross.
● After traffic has stopped from both directions, walk across on the black and white stripes.
● Keep looking all around and listening in case a driver has not seen you.
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a clue, A=1 and Z=26
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Answer the questions to test your Crossing Knowledge
What do you look for when you approach a Pelican / Puffin crossing?
When the red man is lit up, where do you wait and why?
Is it always safe to cross when the green man lights up? Why?
How and where do you cross the road?
What do you do if the green man is flashing?
Zebra Crossing
Where do you wait before you cross?
What do you need to happen before you can cross safely?
What should you always do as you cross? Why?
Find out what the traffic light colours mean for cyclists and drivers.
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Find a SAFE way
Mark the safest route to school from home.
Make sure you use the safer crossing places. Write down FOUR dangers you can see and explain why they are dangerous.
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TRAVELS
Tim and his family walked into town. It was a busy day. They had lots to do and see and lots of roads to cross. Take a look at the road signs and see if you can work out where they went and what happened on the way!
Here’s the first sign they saw - but what does it mean? Why might they have a problem crossing? What should they do to stay safe?
Next they saw this interesting sign - but what does it mean? Could it tell them something about what traffic near them might do?
Tim’s Tim’s Know your signs
Do you know what each of Write your answers underneath each one.
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Now here’s a road they have to cross - do you know what this means? Do they only have to look one way?
STEPPIN’ OUT
CHALLENGE
There’s lots to watch out for here! What could be coming? Why should Tim look very carefully as well as listen?
Make up your own story using road signs - you could even go round the group using one sign each!
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DANGER THE SIGNS
DANGER 1
It’s a puzzle!
Draw a line between each danger and its description. The first one has been done for you.
BEND
JUNCTION
EXHAUST FUMES
PARKED CARS
REVERSE
DRIVEWAY
Road signs cannot warn you about all of the dangers on the roads.
Look out for the clues that tell you there could be danger ahead!
Name the danger in the numbered box above the picture and write, in the space below, why it might be dangerous.
Use the puzzle to help you.
DANGER 2
Vehicles that are stationary
Two white lights on the back of the car mean it’s going to...
A turn in the road
The place where two roads meet
A place for parking next to your house
The smoke that comes out of the back of a car
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DANGER 3 DANGER
DANGER
DANGER 6
STEPPIN’ OUT CHALLENGE
What are some of the ‘danger signs’ that you see outside your own home or school?
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SPOT THE DANGERS
Put a circle around people who are doing dangeroussomething on or nearroadthe
CAN YOU SPOT THESE?
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BEAM
BELISHA BEACON
BRIGHT
BULB
CATSEYE DAY DAZZLE
DIM
DUSK FLASH FLUORESCENT
FOGGY
GLIMMER
GLOW
ILLUMINATIONS
LAMP
make sure...
you can ALWAYS be seen as a pedestrian or as a cyclist.
Wear fluorescent or bright colours during the day time, especially when cycling or in bad weather.
Wear reflective materials when it’s dark.
Fluorescent means:
LAMP POST LASER
LIGHTNING MOON RAY
REFLECTIVE SHINY AMBER STARS
SUN TORCH
TWINKLE
YELLOW
Reflective means:
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The future’s BRIGHT!
Design a bright top to be safe and be seen!
How can this cyclist make sure that he can always be seen? Name three things he can do.
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in and out OF CARS
Always think before you get in and out of carsother traffic could come from anywhere! Always get out of the car onto the pavement side. Always wear a seatbelt for even the shortest journeys.
SPOT the difference
There are 10 differences between these pictures - can you spot them all?
STEPPIN’
Match the driver with the vehicle
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OUT PUZZLE
Don’t want to be bored in the car? Then try these great games!
BEETLE BINGO
Aim for a line, then a ‘full house’, by spotting cars by make and/ or colour.
WACKY SENTENCES
Make up funny 3-word sentences using the initial letters from car registration numbers.
Stupid Stories
Start a story with ‘Once upon a time...’ and build up the story where everybody takes turns to add a sentence.
MEMORY GAME
Each person takes turns to add another item to an alphabetical shopping list - whilst remembering what went before: “I went to the shop and bought some... apples.” “I went to the shop and bought some apples and bread.” “I went to the shop and bought some apples, bread and carrots.”
ALPHABET GAME
Think of a theme such as footballers, pop stars etc. Go round the group and each person, in turn, must think of a name beginning with the next letter of the alphabet. Alternatively name as many as you can with each letter, for example, animals starting
with ‘A’ - keep going round until no one can answer - winner of each round is the last person who can answer, winner of the game is the person who wins most rounds.
SPELLING
See who can spell the most words correctly. Just like school - but you can use the names of international footballers as well!
The Animal Game
Take turns to be an animal giving everyone else clues. “I’ve got sharp teeth, stripes and roar!what am I?” People can ask questions until they guess the correct answer.
CAN YOU SPOT...
Before your journey make a list of 20 things that you might see on your trip.
For example: a horse, a motorbike, a cinema, a green car, a zebra crossing etc.
Each person playing has a copy of the list and ticks off the items as he or she spots them - winner is the person who ticks off everything first.
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Design your own sign
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Draw a sign to warn drivers or pedestrians to be careful near your school or home.
