Improving the safety of road users around the City of Mildura
Community RoadSafe Mildura
Free Resources
Teaching resources for schools
(links from the NMRA and VicRoads websites)
Information on this page will be updated periodically.
Articles on road safety
These articles, written specially for primary school students appeared in the Sunday Telegraph on 1 and 8 August 2010.
Making Driveways Safe for Children
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Primary school road safety activities and resources
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Thank you to Mary and Jennifer for finding this awesome resource on school bus safety:
https://www.transfinder.com/resources/school-bus-safety
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Video - Driveway safety
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NSW free resources for schools
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Kids and Traffic - lots of great resources
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Road safety for young children
Road safety for children - including pedestrian safety, driveways, getting in and out of the car and going solo.
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For educators: Safe Transport Toolkit - 6 resources for educators that transport children.
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Some great info sheets - hold my hand, Buckle right and Talking traffic
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Early childhood road safety education resources
Early childhood road safety education resources are available to assist early childhood educators to embed road safety education into their programs.
There are two core road safety education resources for early childhood. VicRoads also provides enrichment resources for the early childhood sector, including:
Starting out Safely | Road Safety Education​
Storybooks and videos
Details about these resources are avail at https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/safety-and-road-rules/road-safety-education/early-childhood/early-childhood-road-education-safety-resources
National Practices for Early Childhood Road Safety Education
The National Practices for Early Childhood Road Safety Education have been developed by early childhood education and road safety experts across Australia and New Zealand.
The eight national practices are aligned with the Early Years Learning Framework.
The National Practices for Early Childhood Road Safety Education guide early childhood educators and curriculum developers in implementing road safety education programs that maximise a child’s learning about road safety in the context of family and community.
To learn more about the practices, view the National Practices for Early Childhood Road Safety Education information flyer.
National Practices for Early Childhood Road Safety Education information flyer [PDF 205 Kb]
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Starting Out Safely Road Safety Educator Resources
available at Resources - Starting Out Safely (childroadsafety.org.au)
Road Safety Education and Safe Transport Policies
New best practice Road Safety Education and Safe Transport Policies have been developed based on the National Quality Framework and the National Guidelines for the Safe Restraint of Children Travelling in Motor Vehicles.
The purpose of the policies is to provide evidence-based, best practice guidelines to ensure children are kept safe while travelling as pedestrians, cyclists or passengers in vehicles and are able to participate in road safety education to help them to become safe and responsible road users. The policies were developed to use in early childhood services and Family Day Care settings.
Policy for Early Childhood services
Road Safety Education and Safe Transport policy (early childhood services) [DOCX 48 Kb]
Policies for Family Day Care services
Road Safety Education policy (Family Day Care) [DOCX 36 Kb]
Safe Transport policy (Family Day Care) [DOCX 46 Kb]
Child restraint and booster seat resources
Available at Your Language - Starting Out Safely (childroadsafety.org.au) Multilingual *****
VicRoads has teamed up with the RACV, TAC and Kidsafe to provide a range of free resources to help families and educators to understand the child restraint road rules.
Materials
All materials are free of charge
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Child restraints, booster seats and adult seat belts
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Pocket guide to child restraint
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Using restraints checklis
These materials can be ordered by calling VicRoads on (03) 8391 3255
Storybooks Show more
Age group - 3 to 8 years
Description
These beautifully illustrated storybooks with road safety messages are suitable for early childhood programs, lower primary and families. We have developed free mobile and tablet apps for Apple and Android devices, based on the 2012 storybooks Click Clack and That’s the Sound the Street Makes. The apps add narration and bring the characters to life with sounds and animation. The tablet versions have bonus games to further learning about road safety. The free apps can be downloaded from iTunes and Google Play.
Materials
Click Clack by Danny Katz, illustrated by Mitch Vane (2012) - $7.20
That’s the Sound the Street Makes by Danny Katz, illus by Mitch Vane (2012) - $7.20
When Penny was Mum by Margaret Wild, illus. by Chantal Stewart (1992) - $4
First Best Friends by Margaret Wild, illustrated by Donna Rawlins (1992) - $4.60
Don’t Forget the Cheese, Pa! by Gwenda Smith, illus by Mitch Vane (1992) - $4.6
These materials can be ordered by calling VicRoads on (03) 8391 3255
Road safety education play mat
The road safety education play mat has been designed to complement the Starting Out Safely resources. We engaged Gowrie Victoria (External link) to develop an educator and family resource guide, with references to the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework.
Age group - 3 to 10 years
Description
The play mat allows children to explore a Victorian road environment, while enhancing their road safety knowledge and understanding. The play mat depicts a street scene including Victorian roads and signage and a variety of features children see and experience in their everyday environment.
Materials - 80 cm x 118 cm vinyl, water resistant play mat.
Cost - Play mats are also available for purchase at a cost of $20 each.
Orders - Play mats can be ordered by calling VicRoads on (03) 8391 3255