BikeSmart - On-Bike! Curriculum

Teaching safe bicycling skills is one important way to support Vermont students in bicycling to school. In rural communities, bicycling is one significent way that children can extend their range beyond walking--whether it is to school, to a friend's house or for any other social or recreational activities. BikeSmart - On-Bike! is designed to teach students the skills they need to avoid typical childhood crash types.

The curriculum consists of six 40-minute lessons for Grades 4-8 Phsyical Education classes. Of these six lessons, four comprise the core of the curriculum and two are optional.It is recommended that BikeSmart - On-Bike! be taught to Grades 4 or 5 and again with more advanced concepts to Grades 6,7 or 8.

BikeSmart - On-Bike! was developed by the Center for Health and Learning and funded by the Vermont Agency of Transportation, Safe Routes to School program.

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