Sidewalk Smarts Curriculum Connections

Pedestrian safety can be worked into other subject areas to reinforce the key messages of the Sidewalk Smarts program and allow students to communicate what they have learned to others.

Printable Grade 3 and 4 Activities

Key messages include

  • Stop, look, listen, think
  • Keep looking and listening as your cross the road
    Walk, don’t run
  • Make your decisions for yourself; don’t just follow someone else
  • Minimize distractions when walking
  • Be visible to others, especially motorists and cyclists
  • Make your intentions known to others and try to make eye contact before you start to cross

Curriculum Connections

Health & Phys-Ed.

Living & making healthy choices
Grade 3: Develop safety guidelines for a variety of places & situations outside the classroom
Grade 4: Apply a decision-making approach to assess risks & make safe decisions in a variety of situations

Mathematics

Measurement, data management & probability

Grade 3: Estimate, measure, and record length, perimeter, area, mass, capacity, time, & temp. Organize data into charts or graphs. Read & interpret data.

Grade 4: Estimate, measure, and record length, perimeter, area, mass, capacity, time, & temp. Organize data using more complex means (stem-and-leaf plots or double bar graphs). Interpret and extrapolate date. 

Language

Writing & literacy

Grade 3: Generate & organize ideas/info for a story. Draft & edit writing using literary, & stylistic elements. Create different texts for different purposes/ audiences. 

Grade 4: Generate & organize ideas/info for an intended purpose &  audience. Draft & edit writing using literary, stylistic and graphic forms. Create different texts for different purposes and audiences. 

Science & Technology

Matter & energy

Grade 3: “Forces That Move.” Assess road safety devices & their impact. Think about what causes an object to move, stop or change course. How are these forces used in their daily lives? 

Grade 4: “Light & Sound.” Discuss what safety devices use light & sound; how could they be safer? Consider the impact of these devices on the environment. Consider all perspectives. Describe how different objects/materials interact with light and sound.  

Social Studies

Heritage & Identity as well as mapping skills

Grade 3: “Then & Now” – 1780 – 1850 in Canada: Compare ways of life at the beginning of the 19th century and now. Describe key differences. Maps, the Globe & Graphing: Extract information from your graphs, or make them for specific purposes. Construct maps including thematic maps. Use the maps to generate data and ideas.

Grade 4: “Early Societies” – 1500 CE Canada: Compare early societies (including First Nation & Inuit societies) with today. Note differences. Maps, the Globe & Graphing: Extract info from climate graphs. Use double bar graphs to show comparisons within a region. Analyse and construct thematic maps for specific purposes.

The Arts

Drama, music & visual arts

Grade 3: Drama – Use the elements/conventions of drama to communicate feelings, ideas, and stories. Music: Create/perform music for a variety of purposes using musical elements and techniques. Visual Arts: Create 2D or 3D art works to express feelings, ideas, and understandings. 

Grade 4: Drama – Use the elements/conventions of drama to communicate feelings, ideas, and stories. Music: Create/perform music for a variety of purposes using musical elements and techniques. Visual Arts: Create 2D or 3D art works to express feelings, ideas, and understandings.