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Careful crossing
Dear Parent or Carer,
Your child is currently learning about road safety at school as part of a national campaign to reduce the number of
road casualties.
It is important that we do not discourage children from walking or playing outside, but they need to learn the skills
to stay safer.
This Home-link Sheet contains ideas for simple activities that you can do with your child. Learning together this
way helps you to know what your child is being taught and reinforces the key safety messages that he or she is
learning in class.
Careful crossing
This is all about crossing the road safely. The activities below will help your child to learn:
• how to use the Green Cross Code
• about safer road crossings in the local area.
Don’t forget that the best way to help your child to stay safer near traffic is to set a good example yourself,
especially with crossing the road. Reinforce what your child has learnt in the classroom and practise the Green
Cross Code with them every time you cross the road together.
Homework activities
1 If you have internet access, watch the short road safety film called Yasmin’s story (http://bit.ly/120XrsE).
Talk about this video with your child, including:
• What happened to Yasmin?
• What caused the collision?
• The consequences of the collision
• How it could have been avoided
Ref: TRC105
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2 Have a go at the Green Cross Code Challenge Quiz on the next page. This is a short parent v child quiz
(5 questions each) about the Green Cross Code. The Code is written below for you both to refresh
your memories!
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As you do the quiz you can talk about the answers and why they are there. Let your child ask your questions first:
1. What is missing from this list of safer crossing places: subways, footbridges, zebra crossings,
puffin crossings, pelican crossings, traffic light crossings, school crossing patrol, or where there is a policeman?
[Answer: traffic islands]
2. Complete the second part of the Green Cross Code: ‘Stop just before you get to the _____’
[Answer: kerb]
1. Complete part 1 of the Green Cross Code: ‘First find the safest ______’
[Answer: place to cross]
3. What should you do after you have looked all around for traffic and listened?
[Answer: If traffic is coming, let it pass]
4. True or false? ‘Choose a place where you can see clearly in all directions’ is part of the code?
[Answer: True]
5. Other than your parents/carer or teacher, a police officer can help you to cross the road.
Who are the other two adults who might do this?
[Answer: school crossing patrol and traffic warden].