May is Bike Month!

Celebrate American Bike Month
Bike Month means going over safety rules for riding a bike. Make a bike safety poster for the hall. Invite someone from the local bike shop to talk about bike maintenance.

My Bike and I
Geography/Writing Have students print maps of the local area in your computer lab. Ask them each to mark where they have ridden their bikes. Also have them write about particular experiences they have had while riding their bikes. Talk about other countries and cities where adults use bikes rather than cars to commute to work. What might be some of the reasons? Could we be using bikes more in our country than we do? How could we help influence that change?

Bicycle Safety Activity Kit
This site includes activities for children ages 4 to 7 and ages 8 to 11. The activities range from the basics to puzzles, word finds, and safety steps.

Bike Safety
Learners will learn about the need for bicycle safety through understanding and relating the five basic rules of bicycle safety to others in the community. Learners will become aware of the basic vocabulary associated with philanthropy as they prepare for their service activity.

A Bike Track
Physical Education/Health After talking about bicycle safety this month, see about setting up a bike path around your school playground or ball fields. Have students measure the length of the track and the amount of time it takes to ride around it. How many times could they ride around it in 30 minutes? Sponsor the bike hike as part of your field day activities this year.

Bicycle Safety Unit
Bike Safety begins with an introduction to the health benefits of cycling. A safety check and personal fit are demonstrated for both helmets and bikes. The two key phrases for safety "heads-up" and "bubble" are introduced.

How to Not Get Hit by Cars
This site shows your students real ways in which they can get hit and real ways to avoid getting hit. Includes visual examples.