Walking, Biking to School Keeps Kids Happy, Healthy, and Focused

  Walking or biking to school is a fun way to get outside, explore your community, and make friends. Walking or biking to school also keeps kids Happy, Healthy, and Focused.   Keeping Kids Happy It is well known that activities like walking and biking are good for physical health. Did you know that walking […]

Safe Routes to School Social Media Toolkit

Ticket Your Family Program

About the Activity Encourage dialogue between children and their guardians about traffic safety. Children learn about safe vs unsafe behaviors on the road and in a car and are taught how to speak up if someone is unsafe. Children are given ticketbooks and encouraged to write “tickets” for family members who are being unsafe. All […]

Relax, you’re on beach time now

  As you cross the bridge, you open your car windows, letting in the fresh sea air. The vast blue water stretches out as far as you can see. Your preoccupied thoughts of work, carpools, chores, and checklists begin to dissipate into the landscape around you. As each wave crashes to shore, you feel tension […]

Walk the World Program

Your students are full of energy and tired of being cooped up inside. How can we encourage them to use that energy at school while still learning?  The Walk the World program is a ready-to-go activity for elementary or middle school classes.  About the program The goal of the Walk the World program is to […]

How to Teach Kids to be Safe on the Road

Kids learn by watching grown-ups. Teach your children how to be safe around traffic by: Showing safe decisions with your own behavior. Explaining your decisions and thought processes on the road. Practicing safe walking, biking, riding, or driving with your child. Free printable brochure – Show, Explain, Practice: English Version Spanish Version