Classroom activities

One of the best ways to establish a healthy school community, with pupils who are confident at walking and cycling in their local area, is to integrate these ideas into the curriculum.

You can download classroom activities and resources (pdfs) below. Whilst we've suggested an appropriate age range for each activity, they should of course be adapted to suit the age and needs of your pupils. We have suggested how each activity might be linked to the different curricula in the UK.

Sustrans has also developed interactive whiteboard resources to complement the Travelling Green teacher resource pack which is available to all Scottish schools. However the resources are suitable for teachers from the rest of the UK too.

Download the flipcharts about road safety, healthy eating and the respiratory system for free from the Promethean Planet website. They are compatible with any kind of interactive whiteboard but you will need to download the Promethean ActivInspire software.

School travel

Change your journey! (pdf) Cymraeg

• Age range: 7 to 13
• Aim: to encourage pupils to consider improving their school journey
• England - Geography, Numeracy, PHSE
• Scotland - Health and Wellbeing, Social Studies
• Wales - PSE, ESDGC
• Northern Ireland - The World Around Us.                     

Mapping a safer route to school (pdf) Cymraeg

• Age range: 7 to 13
• Aim: to identify hazards and plan a safer route to school
• England - Geography
• Scotland - Social Studies
• Wales - Geography, PSE, ESDGC
• Northern Ireland - The World Around Us.    

Benefits of walking, cycling and scooting (pdf) Cymraeg

• Age range: 5 to 11
• Aim: to raise pupil awareness of the benefits of walking, cycling and scooting
• England - Science, Art
• Scotland - Social Studies
• Wales - PSE, ESDGC
• Northern Ireland - The World Around Us. 

Get it bright (pdf) Cymraeg

• Age range: 5 to 11
• Aim: to help pupils to be safe and visible when walking and cycling
• England - PHSE, Science
• Scotland - Health and Wellbeing, Sciences
• Wales - PSE
• Northern Ireland - Personal Development and Mutual Understanding. 

Persuasive writing (pdf) Cymraeg

• Age range: 7 to 13
• Aim: to persuade people to walk and cycle
• England - Literacy, PHSE
• Scotland - Literacy, English
• Wales - English, PSE, ESDGC
• Northern Ireland - Language and Literacy.

Global education

Simple solutions to planet pollutions (pdf) Cymraeg

• Age range: 7 to 13
• Aim: to consider ways of reducing our global footprint
• England - PHSE, Science
• Scotland - Sciences
• Wales - Geography, PSE, ESDGC
• Northern Ireland - The World Around Us.

Get creative!

Personalised dust caps (pdf) Cymraeg

• Age range: all
• Aims: to create unique dust caps for pupils' bikes
• England - Art, Design and Technology
• Scotland - Expressive Arts
• Wales - Art and Design
• Northern Ireland - The Arts.

Reused tyre bracelets (pdf) Cymraeg

• Age range: 11 to 13
• Aims: to make bracelets and man bands from old bike tyres
• England - Design and Technology
• Scotland - Expressive Arts
• Wales - Design and Technology
• Northern Ireland - The Arts.