Safety Stairs Worksheet: Matching Traffic Signs and Following Directions
This worksheet builds road safety awareness in children ages 3-5 while also practicing sign recognition, visual matching, and following a multi-step path from start to finish. Matching sign names to sign shapes teaches children to recognize traffic signs by both their look and their meaning, a real-world reading skill that supports their safety once they're out walking or biking.
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Month 10: Learning & Development | Ages 6-7
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- Safety > Road Safety
How to use this worksheet
Start by following the path from start to finish together, talking about what's happening at each step along the stairs. Look at the traffic signs shown and read their names aloud, having your child draw a line matching each name to the correct sign. Then look at the safety scenarios and have your child color the smiley faces to show whether each situation is safe or unsafe, before cutting and pasting the remaining cards into place.
Materials needed
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Glue
- Crayons
Extension activities
- 1Discuss other traffic signs you see in your neighborhood and talk about what each one means.
- 2Create a pretend traffic scene at home using toy cars, blocks, and homemade paper signs.
- 3Go on a walk and point out real traffic signs, asking your child to name them as you pass.
- 4Role-play being a pedestrian and a crossing guard, using the signs from the worksheet as prompts.
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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