Hello! My name is Miss Willow, and I'm going to be teaching you today's lesson.

Today's lesson is called "Dangers on the Road" and it fits into the unit "Staying Safe and Healthy: How can I stay safe while out and about?" During this lesson we're going to be talking about some sensitive topics.

For this lesson, we recommend that you have an adult with you for the duration of this lesson.

If at any point you do feel worried or uncomfortable, it's really important that you close the screen and that you go and speak to a trusted adult.

Okay, let's make a start on today's learning.

By the end of today's lesson, you'll be able to describe dangers around roads and explain how to stay safe.

Before we get started with today's lesson, we need to go over some ground rules.

These help to make sure that everyone feels safe and comfortable throughout today's lesson.

Laura says that we need to listen to others.

That means we're not going to interrupt others if they're speaking.

Andeep says we need to respect each other's privacy.

This means that we're not going to ask anyone any personal questions, as this can make some people feel uncomfortable.

Jacob says we need to not have any judgement.

This means that if someone chooses to share a story or an experience, we're not going to judge them for it.

And Izzy says that we can choose our level of participation.

That means that it's up to us how much we want to join in.

We're now going to go through the keywords in today's lesson.

These are gonna pop up multiple times throughout the lesson, so it's really important that we have a good understanding of what each word means.

Pedestrian.

This is a person travelling on foot, including in areas where vehicles might go.

Zebra crossing.

This is a section of road painted with black and white stripes where vehicles must stop to let people cross.

Pelican crossing.

This is a section of road controlled by traffic lights, where vehicles must stop to let people cross.

As we go through today's lesson, keep an eye out for these keywords, and when you spot them, see if you can remember what they mean.

Today's lesson is split into two learning cycles.

The first learning cycle is called, "How can we stay safe near roads?" And the second learning cycle is called, "How can we cross the road safely?" We're now going to make a start on our first learning cycle.

How can we stay safe near roads? Roads can help us to get from one place to another.

They are mostly used by people in vehicles, such as cars, vans, and lorries, and people using motorcycles or bikes.

Roads can be dangerous because the vehicles that use them are often moving very quickly.

It's important to know how to stay safe near roads so that we can avoid getting hurt.

When we are walking on or near a road, we are a pedestrian.

Remember, this was one of our keywords at the start of the lesson.

Can you remember what it means? Well done if you said that a pedestrian is someone travelling on foot near a road or on a road.

We should always walk on the pavement wherever we can.

It's important to walk on the pavement furthest away from the road, holding a trusted adult's hand.

We should also make sure that when we're walking, we're facing the oncoming traffic, rather than having our back to it, and this can help us to see any oncoming vehicles and keep us safe.

Sometimes we might walk near a road at night, or when it's dark outside.

If we do, it's really important to wear bright colours and ideally reflective clothing like you can see in the images here.

Wearing bright clothes and wearing reflective clothing makes it easy for people who are in vehicles to see pedestrians, and this helps to keep us safe.

Let's do a check for understanding to see how you're doing so far.

Which of these would be a safe option to wear if we were going to walk near a road in the evening? Have a look at the photos in A and B.

Which of these would be a safe option to wear if we're going to walk near a road in the evening? Pause the video, tell the person next to you, tell me, or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that B is correct.

The person in photo B is wearing a reflective jacket.

This means that if they're walking near the road at night, it'll be easy for drivers and other people in vehicles to be able to see them.

Well done if you got this one right.

It's important to be aware of our surroundings when we're near roads.

This means that we should listen carefully so that we can hear if there are other vehicles around.

And we should look out for any other pedestrians or cyclists who might be using the pavement.

Playing outside is lots of fun.

It's usually safest to play in green spaces or local parks where there are fewer cars.

We should remember to not play near roads, as this can be dangerous.

Jun says, "My friends and I only play in the local park.

When we walk home, we walk on the pavement, and we stop playing so that we're aware of our surroundings." This is a really safe way that we can play outside and walk home safely, too.

Let's do a check for understanding.

For this task, I'd like you to fill in the blanks.

When we are near roads, we should "something" carefully, so that we can hear if there are any "something" around.

And we should "something" out for any other "something" or cyclists using the pavement.

Can you decide which words should go in the blanks? Pause the video, tell the person next to you, tell me, or have a think to yourself.

When we are near roads, we should listen carefully so we can hear if there are any vehicles around.

We should look out for any other pedestrians or cyclists using the pavement.

Well done if you've got this right.

Let's move on to your first practise task, where you can show all of the fantastic learning that you've been doing so far.

In this task, Laura is walking home from a friend's house with her mum after dinner.

Can you think of three things that she needs to remember about staying safe near roads? Pause the video and we'll go through some potential answers in a few minutes.

Okay, let's see what you might have said.

You might have said that for Laura to stay safe near the roads, she should walk on the pavement wherever she can.

She should wear bright colours or reflective clothing if it's dark.

She should listen out for vehicles.

She should look out for other pedestrians and cyclists using the pavement, and she should remember to not play near the road.

Well done if you had any of these answers.

You've done a brilliant job in our first learning cycle.

We're now going to move on to the next learning cycle.

How can we cross the road safely? We often need to cross a road to get to where we need to be.

If we need to cross a road, we should look both ways and listen.

If Lucas needed to cross the road, he would need to look both ways before crossing to stay safe.

This is because vehicles can travel in two or more directions on the road.

If Lucas was where the circle is in this photo, he would need to look in both directions of each arrow.

This would help to keep him safe, and make sure that he knows when it is safe to cross the road.

We should also use a pedestrian crossing whenever we can to cross the road.

Pedestrian crossings are especially designed to help pedestrians cross the road safely, and drivers must always stop to let pedestrians cross.

There are also people who help us to cross the road, and these are called crossing guards.

You might have spotted them near your school.

These people are often placed near schools to help children cross the road safely.

If we can see a crossing guard, we should cross in front of them when they have stopped the traffic.

One type of pedestrian crossing is called the zebra crossing.

Can you think of why it might be called the zebra crossing? Well done if you said because of the black and white stripes.

When we get to a zebra crossing, we should always wait until any cars have stopped before we start to cross.

Even if there is a car coming, and we think we can get across in time, it's really important that we always wait until the car has completely stopped before we cross.

We should always look both ways, and always listen carefully when we cross at a zebra crossing.

This helps to keep us safe and cross the road safely.

Let's do a check for understanding to see how you're doing with this learning cycle.

Is this statement true or false? If there's a car approaching a zebra crossing, it's still safe to cross, because it's a pedestrian crossing.

What do you think? Pause the video.

Tell the person next to you, tell me, or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that this is false, but why? You might have said that, at a zebra crossing, a pedestrian should always wait for any cars to stop before they cross.

Even at a pedestrian crossing, which is especially designed for pedestrians to cross the road safely, we should still look both ways and listen carefully for cars.

Another type of pedestrian crossing is called the pelican crossing.

A pelican crossing has traffic lights which tell vehicles and pedestrians when to go and when to stop.

At a pelican crossing, pedestrians need to press a button before they wait to cross.

It's important to only cross the road when the green person shows.

When the green person shows, that's usually a sign that the cars have stopped, and we can cross the road safely.

Whenever we cross, we can make sure that we stay safe by holding a trusted adult's hand.

Holding a trusted adult's hand when we cross the road helps to make sure that we cross the road safely and at the right time.

Let's do another check for understanding.

Sam is waiting to cross the road at a pelican crossing.

What does she need to wait for to cross the road safely? Is it A, the red person? B, the green person? Or C, the pelican? What do you think she needs to wait for to cross the road safely? Pause the video.

Tell the person next to you, tell me, or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said B, the green person is correct.

For Sam to cross the road safely at a pelican crossing, she should wait until the green person shows.

This signifies that it's safe to cross, as the cars should have stopped to let pedestrians cross.

Alex wants to ask a question.

He says, "My friend said it is safer to run across the road because then you're on the road for less time.

Is this true?" What do you think? You might want to talk to the people around you or have a think to yourself.

Do you think that this is true? Well done if you said that Alex is incorrect.

When we cross the road, we should always do this safely and calmly.

This means that we should never run across the road.

It's always less safe to run across the road, because we could trip over, and this could be dangerous.

Running can also make us less aware of our surroundings, so we could make an unsafe judgement about where or when to cross the road.

Police Officer Kofi says, "It is much safer to walk carefully but quickly across the road.

Trusted adults can help us to cross safely." Let's do another check for understanding.

This time I'd like you to decide who is correct.

Andeep says it's safe to run across the road so you get to the other side quicker, as long as you use a pedestrian crossing.

But Lucas says we should never run across the road, even at a crossing.

We could fall over, or not be aware of our surroundings.

Who do you think is correct? Andeep, or Lucas? Pause the video, talk to the people around you, tell me, or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that Lucas is correct.

Lucas is correct because we should never run across the road, even at a crossing.

We could fall over, or not be aware of our surroundings.

Well done if you said the same thing.

It's time to move on to our final practise task, and you've done a brilliant job so far.

Well done.

I'd like you to correct each statement about crossing the road so that each statement is true.

Number one, we only need to look one way when crossing the road.

Number two, we can cross straight away at a zebra crossing.

Number three, once we've pressed the button at a pelican crossing, we can cross the road.

Or four, we can run across the road as long as we have a trusted adult with us.

Can you correct each of those incorrect statements so that they're all true? Pause the video and I look forward to seeing your answers in a few minutes.

Let's see what you might have said.

For number one, you might have, "We need to look both ways when crossing the road." For number two, "We can cross once the cars have stopped at a zebra crossing." For number three, "Once we've pressed the button at a pelican crossing, we need to wait for the green person on the traffic light before we cross." And number four, "We should never run across the road, and we should hold a trusted adult's hand to help keep us safe." Well done if you had this or something similar.

We're now going to summarise everything we've learned in today's lesson.

In today's lesson, we've learned that we should always look both ways before crossing a road.

Pedestrian crossings help us to cross the road safely, so we should use them whenever we can.

Two types of pedestrian crossings are zebra crossings and pelican crossings.

We should never run across the road, and we should hold a trusted adult's hand when we cross the road.

And finally, if we're near a road when it's dark outside, we should wear bright colours, or ideally, reflective clothing.

In today's lesson, you might have found that you have some questions or some worries.

It's really important that you share these with a trusted adult.

There are also some resources on the screen who are there to help you, too.

Well done for your fantastic hard work in today's lesson.

I'm so proud of you, and I hope to see you in another lesson soon.