Road Safety Worksheet for Preschoolers: Safe Travel Fun!
Identifying safe versus unsafe travel behaviors by ticking pictures and circling thumbs up or thumbs down builds early critical thinking about real-world safety for children ages 3-5, connecting classroom learning to a practical life skill.
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How to use this worksheet
Look at the first picture showing a travel behavior, like crossing at a crosswalk or wearing a seatbelt. Discuss whether the action is safe or unsafe, then have your child tick the safe choices and circle a thumbs up or thumbs down to show their judgment. Continue through the remaining pictures, talking through the reasoning behind each answer.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Crayons
Extension activities
- 1Discuss different road signs and their meanings during a walk or drive.
- 2Create a pretend road with toy cars and act out safe crossing practices.
- 3Read books about road safety together.
- 4Practice looking both ways before crossing an empty parking lot or quiet street together.
Written by
Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
Every RaisoActive worksheet is designed and checked by the founder before publishing.
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