Road Safety Rules for Preschoolers Free Download Lesson Plan
Training in Road Safety Rules for Preschoolers is a regulation to enhance awareness about safety. This helps them adopt proper behaviour in early life. Children are often found on roads, traffic lights, and crossings around their homes and schools. They need to know how to deal with these pragmatically.
Teachers can instil road safety through interactive classes. Games, role-playing, and on-road training make it interactive. Role-playing as a pedestrian, a cyclist, or a driver helps children understand the importance of traffic rules.
Lesson Title: Road Rules for Preschoolers
Age Group: 3-5 years
Duration: 45 minutes
Focus Keyword: Road Safety Rules for Preschoolers
Objective:
Upon completion of this lesson, preschoolers can:
- Recognize simple road safety rules.
- Understand how traffic lights and pedestrian safety matter.
- Recognize safe habits to follow when walking on roads.
Essential Materials for Road Safety Lesson
- Toy traffic signs (Stop, Go, Pedestrian Crossing, Traffic Light, etc.)
- Red, yellow, and green craft paper or toy traffic light
- Small toy cars and road mats
- Storybook on road safety (if available)
- Printable road safety colouring sheets
Lesson Plan to Teach Road Safety
Introduction (10 minutes) – Knowing Traffic Lights
- Start by asking: “Who has ever seen traffic lights before? What are they for?”
- Show pictures or a model traffic light to illustrate the three colours:
- Red = Stop
- Yellow = Slow Down
- Green = Go
- Tell why following these lights is important to stay safe.
Interactive Story Time (10 minutes) – Road Safety in Action
- Read a short story or show a video on road safety.
- Ask: “What should we do before crossing the road?”
Hands-On Activity (15 minutes) – Road Safety Fun Games
- Traffic Light Game:
- Get red, yellow, and green craft paper.
- Demonstrate different colours and ask children to respond according to that (stop, slow down, go).
- Pedestrian Practice:
- Make a mini road with tape and toy cars.
- Request children to practice crossing at a “zebra crossing” by looking left and right.
Reinforcement & Discussion (5 minutes) – Reminder about Road Safety Rules
- Show all the different road signs and query children on what they are.
- Talk to them about walking alongside an adult hand when they are near the road.
- Request the children to retell the information they’ve received.
Wrap-Up Activity (5 minutes) – Engaging Road Safety Activity
- Offer each child a road safety colour page to work on at home.
- Sing a simple road safety song like “Stop, Look, and Listen.”
How to Assess Children’s Understanding of Road Rules?
- Ask children to explain one road rule they have learned.
- Monitor participation in activities.
- Use a short quiz with picture questions (e.g., “What does the red light mean?”).