Traffic awareness stage 1 (age up to 5)

LEARNING OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT CRITERIA (Understanding, skills, knowledge to be learned)
(Standards of achievement against which outcomes will be measured) The learner will be able to: The learner has achieved this because (s)he can: 1. Work as part of a group
1.1 When invited, make appropriate contributions to group discussions 2. Understand the essentials of road
safety
2.1 Identify an activity which would demonstrate road safety skills
2.2 Share in the organisation of a road safety activity
3. Recognise the importance of
children being aware of safe places
with regard to road safety
3.1 From a given list, state what a child / children needs to know and point
out with regard to safe places
3.2 Identify where pedestrians and vehicles may have shared use.
3.3 Identify where it is safe to walk / stand
4. Recognise the importance of a child
understanding the meaning of 'stop'
in terms of road safety
4.1 Identify why an adult and child should be aware of the importance of
stopping before crossing
4.2 Demonstrate where it is safe to stop and wait before crossing the road
4.3 Demonstrate the awareness of kerbs and the safe positions to wait
before crossing a road
5. Recognise the importance of a child
understanding the meaning of 'look'
in terms of road safety at three
different locations
5.1 Identify why an adult and child should be aware of looking before
stopping
6. Recognise the importance of a child
understanding the meaning of
'listen' in terms of road safety
6.1 Identify why an adult and child should be aware of the importance of
listening before crossing a road
7. Recognise the importance of a child
understanding the meaning of fast /
slow in terms of road safety
7.1 Identify why an adult and child should be aware of the importance of the
terms :
a. fast
b. slow
8. Recognise the importance of a child
understanding the meaning of near
/ far in terms of road safety
8.1 Identify why an adult and child should be aware of the importance of the
terms:
a. near and
b. far
9. Recognise the importance of
children being aware of audible /
visual warnings with regard to road
safety
9.1 Identify why an adult and child should be aware of the importance of
audible / visual warnings