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Fun with Bikes!
Suggested Grade Level: Preschool-K
Based on: Barney & Friends #716: "A Parade of Bikes"
Objectives:
Young children learn to ride bikes starting with tricycles; then bikes
with training wheels and finally two-wheeled bikes. Bikes are a good
source of fun and exercise for people of all ages. Safe bike habits
need to be established (and modeled by adults) early in a child's life
to ensure lifelong fun and safety.
The children will know bicycle safety rules:
- walk bikes across streets
- always stop, look left,
look right, look left again, and listen to be sure no cars are coming
before crossing a street
- ride on sidewalks or
designated paths
- obey stop signs
- always wear a helmet
- always use bicycle reflectors
and lights
- only ride bike during
daylight hours
- keep both hands on the
handlebars
- know the correct way
to wear a helmet
- learn how to correctly
and safely brake
- identify parts of a
bike (pedals, handlebars, seat, brakes, wheels)
Skills:
Materials:
- Pictures of different
types of bikes (bicycle, tricycle, unicycle, tandem, and bike with
training wheels)
- Crayons
- Paper
Directions:
Ask children what they know about bicycles. Ask if they know that there
are different bicycles with different numbers of wheels.
Show pictures of the different types of bikes. Invite children to help
you count the wheels on each bike. Which picture(s) best represents
the bikes each student rides?
Give each child a piece of paper. Ask them to draw a picture of themselves
riding their bikes with a helmet.
When everyone is finished, put the pictures on a bulletin board titled,
"We're on a roll!"
Extension:
Sing this version of "The Wheels on the Bus"
"The Wheels on the Bike"
"The wheels on the bike go round and round...
"The horn on the bike goes honk, honk, honk...
"The pedals on the bike make it go, go, go...
"The brakes on the bike go stop, stop, stop..."
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