Travelwise school resources Travelwise school resources
Resources for teachers and students to encourage safe behaviour and sustainable travel habits.
Travelwise breakfast event
Plan a Travelwise breakfast to encourage and reward students who travel to school sustainably.
Rail safety
Every year people are injured in preventable incidents. Here are some resources to helps keep your students safe around trains, stations, level crossings and tracks. Stay alert, to stay safe.
Classroom activities for Travelwise
Download classroom activity cards for Travelwise for classroom learning.
Planning
Planning your Travelwise campaigns and activities in advance can help make it easier to achieve your Travelwise vision. Use these resources to help define your vision and plan what to do with Travelwise at your school.
| Resource | Level | Topic | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travelwise Safe School Travel Plan (SSTP) template (Word doc 56KB) | All | Action Planner | Use this template with students, senior leadership team, BOT and community members to formulate a solid travel plan for your school. Make sure you send through a draft to your Community Transport Co-ordinator so they can check it over. |
| How to run a promotional breakfast (PDF 57KB) | Any | Activities | A flyer with steps on how to run a promotional breakfast. |
| Travelwise Campaigns Define Develop Deliver (PDF 93KB) | Intermediate | Running your programme | A guide on how to plan and implement a Travelwise campaign. |
| Travelwise participation certificates (PDF 1.41MB) | Primary and Intermediate | Templates | Travelwise reward certificates for students. Congratulations, it's cool that you walk/scooter/cycle/skate/carpool/bus/train to school. |
| Travelwise Tree flyer (PDF 147KB) | Primary | Activity | A flyer outlining the Travelwise Tree resource. |
| Maths week unit plan (PDF 188KB) | Level 1-4 | Curriculum | A measurement and statistics unit using Travelwise as a context. |
| Travelwise Unit Plan (PDF 83KB) | Level 1-4 | Curriculum | A Travelwise unit plan that covers all curriculum strands. |
| Travelwise student leader profiles (Word doc 761KB) | Any | Running your programme | An editable resource to profile Travelwise student leaders. |
Walking
Walking is a great way to travel short distances. Use these walking specific resources to encourage more students to walk to school.
| Resource | Level | Topic | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrian Game (PDF 284KB) | Primary | Activities | A flyer explaining AT's Pedestrian Game resource: a life-sized snakes and ladders game with messages about pedestrian safety. |
| Walking Ideas booklet (PDF 2.46MB) | Primary | Activities | A booklet with a selection of projects that support walking to and from school. |
Wheels - scooters, bikes and skateboards
When school is a bit too far to walk, hopping on a scooter, bike or skateboard is a healthy alternative. Use these wheels specific resources to encourage safe wheeling habits at your school.
We also have a collection of bike games with videos and instructions ready for you to use with your class. See our Bikes in schools game resources.
| Resource | Level | Topic | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| BikeSafe A3 helmet fitting poster (PDF 305KB) | Primary | Cycle safety | A poster with pictures showing how to fit a helmet correctly. |
| Grade 2 (on road) Cycle Safety Skills Training Expression of Interest Form (PDF 308KB) | Intermediate and Secondary | Cycle training | An expression of interest form for schools who would like to participate in Grade 2 cycle training. |
| Grade 2 (on road) cycle safety skills training (PDF 364KB) | Intermediate and Secondary | Cycle training | A flyer outlining the Grade 2 cycle training. |
| Bike part labelling activity sheet (PDF 350KB) | Primary and Intermediate | Cycling | A bike labelling worksheet to print at A4 size. |
| Scooter Safety Unit Plan (PDF 187KB) | Level 1-4 | Lesson Plans - Various curriculum areas | A scooter unit to promote student’s health and physical wellbeing through movement and skill, identifying hazards in the environment and modifying behaviour to mitigate hazards. |
| How slow can you go booklet (PDF 92KB) | Any | Slow Bike Race | Booklet to help teachers and students plan and run a slow bike race at a school. |
| How to run a wheels day (PDF 168KB) | Any | Wheels Day | A flyer with steps on how to run a wheels day. |
| Wheels day poster (PDF 183KB) | Any | Wheels Day | A poster promoting wheels days |
Road safety
Everyone plays a part in road safety, not just the drivers. Use these resources to see how you can address road safety in your school community.
| Resource | Level | Topic | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Safely promotion (PDF 281KB) | Primary | Cross Safely | An overview of the 'Cross Safely' resources available |
| Cross Safely Flyer (PDF 1.86MB) | Primary | Cross Safely | A flyer around the importance of using safe crossing points for parents and students to work on together- one side has messages for parents while the other has a game for students. |
| Secondary expo flyer (PDF 157KB) | Secondary | Expo | A flyer outlining how to run a Transport Expo. |
| Secondary expo poster (PDF 122KB) | Secondary | Expo | A poster showing the various Transport Expo activities. |
| NZTA Primary curriculum resources | Primary | Lesson Plans - Various curriculum areas | Resources for schools and teachers with students in Years 1-8 to plan teaching and learning aligned to the New Zealand Curriculum. |
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Back to School campaign banner boy (JPEG 334KB) Back to school campaign banner girl (JPEG 400KB) |
Any | Speed | Use one of these images to highlight the importance of slowing down around schools to your school community, they can stand alone or accompany a message from the principal or one of the students. |
| Back to School campaign overview (PDF 2.49MB) | Any | Speed | Find out more about what our Back to School campaign is and how your school can get involved. |
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Back to School campaign postcard 1 (PDF 640 KB) Back to School campaign postcard 2 (PDF 419 KB) |
Any | Speed | These A5 postcards have the Slow Down Around Schools message on one side and a message from AT on the reverse side. |
| Slow Down Around Schools Lesson Plan (PDF 618KB) | Any | Speed | This lesson is usually completed as a pre-visit for our Slow Down Around Schools activity with the police, but can be adapted to use with your class. |
| Speed and your school (PDF 617KB) | Any | Speed | A guide for school leaders. |
Other resources
- Brake NZ (opens in a new tab) New Zealand charity organisation. This link will take you to the home page with the link to the Brake Road Safety Week
- NZ Police (opens in a new tab) School Portal including information, guidelines and resources
- Track Safe (opens in a new tab) This NZ website contains a range of information to read or download about rail safety, including primary school rail safety lesson plans, statistical information about rail safety in NZ, downloadable safety brochures and posters and links to international rail safety websites.
NZTA resources
The NZTA Education portal (opens in a new tab) is an information hub for teachers and schools. These include:
- Teacher resources (opens in a new tab)
- Teacher guide to road safety education (opens in a new tab)
- Road safety education policy (opens in a new tab)
- Road code for cyclists (opens in a new tab).