k-5 safe routes to school educator guide workshop
DESCRIPTION
Safe Routes to School Coordinator, Daina Lujan, provides an overview of the San Mateo County Safe Routes to School kindergarten through fifth grade Educator Guide with Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards correlations. This guide was developed in partnership with Alameda County Safe Routes to School. Curriculum writing support was provided by Lily Jones. Graphic design work courtesy of Rob Boldt.TRANSCRIPT
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K-5 Safe Routes to School Educator Guide with Common Core State Standards Correlations
Daina LujanCoordinator, Safe Routes to School
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Agenda
Activity Time Purpose
Introductions 5 Minutes To meet one another
Overview 15 Minutes To introduce the guide and its features
Lesson Overview 30 Minutes To introduce the activity format and concepts touched upon
Hands-On Lesson Exploration
30 Minutes To develop an understanding of a lesson of interest
Share Out 45 Minutes To share elements of lessons explored and ideas for adaptations
Wrap Up 5 Minutes To share additional resources
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Guide Overview
•Kindergarten through Fifth Grade Guide
•Paired Grade Levels with Encouragement Projects Section
•Support Resources
• Aligned to Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
• Accessible in printed and downloadable formats
•www.smcoe.k12.ca.us/sr2s
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CCSS and NGSS Alignments
• CCSS Features
•Nonfiction Reading Passages•Opinion Writing Drawing on Evidence•Fractions, Scaled Bar Graphs, Time, Traffic Counts with Averages
• NGSS Features
•Experiments, Data Collection, Analysis, and Drawing Conclusions
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Intended Use
• Flexible Implementation Formats
•Individual lessons•Units•Classroom•After School Programs•Clubs
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Lesson Features
•Overview
•Supplies
•Activity(ies)
•Suggested Time•Directions for Teachers and Activity Leaders
•Connections and Extensions
•Support Materials
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Kindergarten & First Grade Activities
•Use Your Head Before Your Feet
•Be Safe on Your Feet
•Walking Makes Sense
•This is the Way We Go to School
•Using People Power
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Second & Third Grade Activities
•Intersections Galore
•Walk Around the Block
•Active Travel Choices
•Pollution Solutions
•Green Heroes
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Fourth & Fifth Grade Activities
•School Safety Audit
•My Safe Route to School
•Greenhouse in a Bottle
•What’s in Our Air?
•Let’s Carpool!
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Projects
•Walk and Roll Art Studio
•What’s Your Story?
•Walk and Roll Team Trivia
•What’s the Speed Limit?
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Support Resources
Lesson Resources
Safety Guidelines
Literature
Websites
Videos
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Break Time
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Hands-on Time
• Self-Assign to One of Three Groups
• 30 Minutes to:
•Go Through Activity •Select Portion to Teach to the Group•Consider:
•What works, what would be adaptions to specific implementation settings
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A Closer Look
•K/1 Group: Using People Power
•2/3 Group: Walk Around the Block
•4/5 Group: My Safe Route
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Share Out
• Take 10-15 Minutes to:
•Teach a Segment of the Lesson•Share the Group’s Thoughts
•Features you like•Adaptations you may make for different grade levels or settings (i.e. classroom v. after school setting)
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Workshop Evaluation
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