Bus safety activities school bus safety, bus safety, safety. School bus safety guide hampton city schools transportation department student guide to safety parent guide to safety our goal is to provide safe transportation to all eligible hampton students and we believe that safety requires teamwork. Be careful getting on the bus if you are carrying books or other items because its harder to see the steps and hold the handrail. Still, especially when students leave the confines of the bus, we see children injured. School bus safety walk straight to your seat sit with your legs facing forward speak in quiet voices no yelling keep the aisles clear stay seated listen to directions get on and off the bus slowly and safely be polite free printable behavior. Books on the bus invented in southern door monday, may 5, 2014 wisconsin school districts might consider boosting students literacy and quality of life by emulating a simple yet powerful idea from a bus driver in the southern door county school district, which has. This video from the national safety coalition, a nonprofit, grassroots traffic safety organization encouraging safe and responsible driving, emphasizes the importance of obeying the law when a school bus stop sign is extended and to educate drivers to ensure the safety of the 26 million children who ride buses to school every day.
School bus behavior your school district probably has a school bus behavior policy. Feet should be directly in front of you on the floor and book bags should be. Level 1 8 page book with 4 comprehension questions 16 total velcro answer pieces level 2 12. A2 pennsylvania school bus drivers manual pub 117 unit a the school bus driver role responsibilities and requirements unit a the school bus driver. The board has also adopted several specific policies relating to school bus discipline, emergency procedures, and the like, but it is stressed that a safe and successful transportation operation requires the. In the earliest days of our nation, education was mostly provided through churches. This curriculum does not cover every possible scenario that a child may encounter as a pedestrian, but. Teachers should use their discretion as how to appropriately break material to accommodate their daily schedule. Note that you are required to meet all the continuing requirements. They hold the handrail as they get off and look both ways before crossing the street.
And you, their supervisor, want to ensure that school bus drivers have all the information and skills they need to do the job correctly. Kansas state department of education agency fiscal and. Create a book about school bus safety to share with friends and family. These activities will help teach your students all about car and bus safety. Always walk away from the bus so the bus driver can see you and you can see the bus driver. There is a pig with a curly wig, a fox wearing socks, and a sleepy sheep among others. With more students being bused to school than ever before school bus safety is more important than ever. Riding the school bus never looked so cool as in this sleek, modern board book by caldecott award winner donald crews. It is a good book for teaching rhyming words to beginning readers.
Sep, 2015 its september and its so important to teach young kids about bus safety. Answers may include or should be prompted by teacher. In order to help students and drivers have the safest possible bus ride, weve put together helpful safety printouts and links. A school bus or multipur pose vehicle that fails to pass school bus inspection shall not be used to transport passengers. Several students have become trapped in the service door while exiting the bus in recent years. Complete a school bus driver training program overseen by an authorized school bus driver instructor. This is a story about animals that rode a little school bus to school. To embed this safety tip in your site use the following code. Teachers and parents wishing to download this book should. Books on the bus invented in southern door wisconsin. Tanya takes the school bus cloverleaf books off to school.
Rudys rules school bus safety activity book carolina thomas. Page 6 school bus safety words page 8 unscramble the school bus words 1. The guidelines that are included in hiring the right people 1994 were developed jointly by the national school safety center and the missing and exploited children comprehensive action program. School bus safety each year in the united states, approximately 450,000 public school buses travel 4. This partnership yields a high degree of safety for children on school buses. School forms transportation forms bus inspection forms. Jul 14, 2000 in 1987 she was a regional finalist for the prestigious teacher of the year award, having pioneered the concept of mentoring, with high school and college students as role models and teachers. School bus driver inservice safety series refresher training although school buses provide one of the safest modes of transportation, there are still school bus related injuries and unfortunately some fatalities every year.
This book combines the fun of riding the school bus with the important rules on the bus that help keep children safe. At johnson school bus, safety is a driving factor in everything we do. School bus driver inservice safety series refresher training although school buses provide one of the safest modes of transportation, there are still school busrelated injuries and unfortunately some fatalities every year. School buses operate and serve all types of areasurban, suburban, and rural, as well as all ages of children from prekindergarten to high school. A pretrip inspection is to be performed by each driver prior to using a school bus for the first time each day to identify problems. Lets keep the school bus americas safest transportation. Although infrequent, accidents can occur and the best way to prevent accidents is through bus driver training and education. The lobbying on behalf of the students has emphasized the importance of school bus safety for students who ride on buses and the training of drivers. He or she will ask you to be on your best behavior. The recent school bus dragging incidents have raised concern among parents, school officials, citizens, and the school bus industry. School bus safety tips for students nc school bus safety. Before going to see the bus, have a discussion about how a school bus is different from a car. Keep books, packages, coats, and all other objects out of the aisles and. Position paper history of school bus safety why are school buses built as they are.
Car and bus safety with schedules full of extracurricular activities, sports, and play dates, kids today have busy lives and that means they spend a lot of time on the road. Join safetbear and his friends to learn about school bus safety. School bus safety handbook 2 peace wapiti public school. Whether kids are in a school bus or a car, they should always keep some basic safety tips in mind. Reviewing these resources is a great way to make sure students arrive to school and return home safely each day.
It is the dedication that we put into this important, yet complex service that has made the yellow school bus the safest way to get kids to school. Kansas department of education school bus safety unit. Sammy, the squirrel teaches kids to be safe and ride the bus in our school bus safety coloring book. The school bus driver inservice safety series gives you tools to make sure that your school bus drivers. Talk about how it is important to learn about how to ride a school bus because many of them will ride a bus to school when they start kindergarten and others will take the bus for field trips and school activities. Public education started in the mid 1600s, but pupil transportation was not provided until the late 1800s. Affordable and search from millions of royalty free images, photos and vectors. Each year, over 20 million north american children ride school buses every day. Children need to learn to be safe pedestrians as they walk to and from the bus as well as to be safe riders when they are on the bus.
The little school bus sits and waits for the animals to get done at school. Books on the bus invented in southern door monday, may 5, 2014 wisconsin school districts might consider boosting students literacy and quality of life by emulating a simple yet powerful idea from a bus driver in the southern door county school district, which has already won awards and positive media attention. The yellow school bus industry 1 note to readers the school bus transportation industry has been quietly and effectively doing its work for over a century. Running after the bus or hitting the side of the bus, especially when late. Teaching students the appropriate behaviors and actions of riding on the school bus is very important, especially with our younger learners. In 1987 she was a regional finalist for the prestigious teacher of the year award, having pioneered the concept of mentoring, with high school and college students as role models and teachers. If your child drops something near the school bus, like a ball or book, the safest thing is for your child to tell. Organizations that have failed to live up to these expectations have become subject to lawsuits. These are just some of the reasons why they are safer than cars in avoiding crashes and injuries. Each of the puzzles and games were designed to reinforce important of saving messages. Following a parents instructions to cross behind or directly in front of the bus. When they get to school, ben and meg know cars must stop when the red lights on the bus are flashing. School bus safety activity book home south madison.
Safety features of the school bus students are about 70 times more likely to get to school safely if they take the school bus instead of traveling by car. You can learn more about the bus program and getting it for yo. A book about school bus safety my world library binding august 1, 2000. School bus drivers want to safely transport their passengers. School bus drivers are required to retest and retrain every. School forms and school products since 1965, transportation inspection books, customized forms and lanyards, school bus tags, hall passes and routing tags for the k12 market. Buy practice school bus safety coloring book 1034sbs. Instructions on proper use of the state inspection form and the florida school bus safety inspection manual are as follows.
The little school bus by carol roth, pamela paparone. Mvcs school bus safety activity and coloring book nj. School bus drivers are required to retest and retrain every four years in order to maintain their certification. Susan has placed 300 student volunteers to teach safety smarts to elementary school students in dade county public schools. For kids, the day starts and ends with a trip on a school bus. At thomas built buses, theres nothing more important to us than their safety. School bus board book by donald crews, board book barnes. By 1910, thirty states had pupil transportation programs in place. School bus safety tips pdf download everything you need to know to keep your kids safe in and around the school bus. Help your child get ready for the bus by putting everything they carry in a backpack. Depicting what school buses do in a day, school bus shows empty yellow buses making their way across the city to pick up children and later making the return trip to bring them home. The first media reported incident involving a school bus driver closing the service door on a student wearing a. Bus safety word search walking to the school bus i can ride my bus safely 1. Includes 16 pages of story lines and creative characters ready to teach fun and valuable lessons.
This will help prevent them from dropping things while walking to or riding the bus. University of north carolina highway safety research center, with funding from the national highway traffic safety administration. In 2010, there were 849 collisions either directly or indirectly involving a school bus in kentucky. Your bus drivers number one interest is your safety. Here are some ways that students can ensure the safest possible bus experience. Role responsibilities and requirements introduction transporting students to and from school is a necessary part of a sound education program. It involves bob the puppet and at our school the presenter was karen blackburnwho is fabulous. In the first lesson, a school bus should be parked in the school driveway or parking lot. National school bus safety week, held during the third full week of october each year, focuses on the importance of school bus safety. These activities will help teach your students all about car and bus.
Ben and meg walk in front of the bus and wave goodbye to mrs. False this activity and coloring book was created and distributed by the new jersey motor vehicle commission for educational use and is not intended for resale. The objective of this lesson is to teach students safe school bus riding behavior, as well as safe boarding and exiting techniques. School buses are one of the safest forms of transportation, but unfortunately every year children are injured across the country in school bus accidents. Demonstrate safe behavior while waiting, boarding, riding, and exiting the school bus n identify danger zones around a school bus and responsibilities of people on the school bus. Position paper history of school bus safety why are school. Backpacks or books can trip someone or block the way to the emergency exit. School bus safety what parents should know illinois state board. Handbook released on transporting children in safety restraints on school buses for release. Having an interaction with a child who is still on the bus.
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