UNIT TITLE:                Traffic Awareness Stage 2 (Age 5 – 7)

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

2.     Understand the essentials of road safety

3.     Recognise the importance of a child being aware of safe places with regard to road safety

4.     Recognise the importance of a child following a planned strategy for crossing the road safely

5.     Recognise that a child / children can identify the people who could help them cross the road

6.     Recognise the importance of a child understanding the meaning of ‘stop’ in terms of road safety

7.     Recognise the importance of a child understanding the meaning of ‘look’ in terms of road safety

8.     Recognise the importance of a child understanding the meaning of ‘listen’ in terms of road safety

9.     Recognise the importance of a child understanding how to cross a road

10.   Recognise the importance of children being aware of audible / visual warning with regard to road safety

1.1    When invited make appropriate contributions to group discussions

2.1    Identify an activity which would demonstrate road safety skills

2.2    Share in the organisation of a road safety activity

3.1    Ascertain whether a child / children can identify a safe place to cross the road from behind a parked vehicle

4.1    In a controlled environment assist a child / children planning out a strategy to safely cross the road

4.2    Observe a child / children planning out a strategy to safely cross the road

5.1    Ascertain whether a child / children can identify those who can help them cross the road

6.1    Identify why an adult and child should be aware of the importance of stopping before crossing

6.2    Demonstrate where it is safe to stop and wait before crossing the road

6.3    Demonstrate the awareness of kerbs and safe places to wait before crossing the road

7.1    Identify children’s knowledge of the term “look” in the context of safety

8.1    Demonstrate that the child / children are responding to traffic noise

8.2    Identify children’s knowledge of the term “listen” in the context of road safety

9.1    Observe that a child / children uses the correct strategies to cross a road

10.1        Identify why an adult and child should be aware of the importance of audible / visual warnings