Primary School Lesson Plans

Introduce active travel and explain its benefits in this creative writing activity.

• Lesson plan- active travel persuasive writing (poster or letter)
• Active travel benefits video

Introduce different types of cycles and cycle users with this set of Cycling For Everyone creative activities.

• Day 2 intro video- Users of the All Ability cycling hub tell us what cycling and the All Ability hub means to them.
• Lesson plan Level 1- Cycling For Everyone- Adapted bike templates
• Lesson plan Level 2- Cycling For Everyone- Poster activity

Discover what causes air pollution around your school with these amazing air investigation lessons. Three levels of challenge provided. Investigation can include fieldwork or be done using videos provided.

• Day 3 intro video- learn about the impact of transport on air quality
• Lesson plan Level 1- mode of transport tally
• Lesson plan Level 2- test a prediction about air pollution in two different locations
• Lesson plan Level 3- test an air quality prediction and calculate emission levels
• Rural traffic footage
• Urban traffic footage

Encourage students to take ownership of their futures and imagine a world they would be proud to live in. Lesson features video by author Rob Hopkins, the founder of the Transition movemement who takes a walk through 2030.

• Lesson plan- encourage your students to imagine a world they would be proud to live in

This walking bingo mindfullness exercise encourages children to be more aware of and appreciate their surroundings

• Lesson plan- Walking bingo mindfullness exercise

Zero carbon emission transport inventions- aka bicycles- date back to 1817. Use today’s session to learn about and correctly identify the parts of this amazing green machine.

• Lesson plan- Get to know your cycle

Help develop empathy and global awareness by thinking about school journeys made by children around the world. Encourage imagination, creativity and develop drawing and/or video making skills by asking students to create an imaginary journey inspired by what they’ve learnt.

• Day 7 intro video- Discover epic journeys to school from around the world
• Lesson plan- recreate epic global school journeys

Encourage students to think about their usual journey to school and how they experience it with this drawing activity.

• Lesson plan- what makes your journey to school amazing?

Use Street Top Trumps in this role play activity to introduce students to the interventions that can make active travel safer and more enjoyable.

• Lesson plan- Role play activity using Street Trumps
• For the full Big Street Survey resource visit the Sustrans website

Encourage students to research and design cycle clothing that can be used to wear to school during different times of the year.

• Day 10 intro video- Last Day of Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel
• Lesson Plan- Which fabrics should cycling clothing be made from?
• Day 10: what fabrics should cycling clothing be made from? Powerpoint