Monday 7th October
Instructions on Crossing the Road
This week we are
looking at instructional writing again.
On Friday we are going to write a set of instructions on how to cross the
road safely. Please could you spend this
week talking about the following:
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Safe places to cross the road
·
Names of the different crossings e.g. zebra,
puffins, pelicans and footbridges
·
Bossy words that we could use to start our
instructions for crossing the road e.g. stop, wait, look, listen, check, turn,
find, hold, press, walk etc.
·
The Green Cross Code:
The Green Cross Code
1. First find the
safest place to cross
·
If possible, cross the road at: subways, footbridges, traffic islands,
zebra, pelican, puffin or toucan crossings, or where there is a crossing point
controlled by a police officer, a school crossing patrol or a traffic warden.
·
Otherwise, choose a place where you can see clearly in all directions,
and where drivers can see you.
·
Try to avoid crossing between parked cars and on sharp bends or close to
the top of a hill. Move to a space where drivers and riders can see you clearly.
·
There should be space to reach the pavement on the other side.
2. Stop just before
you get the kerb
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Do not get too close to the traffic. If there is no pavement, keep back
from the edge of the road but make sure you can still see approaching traffic.
·
Give yourself lots of time to have a good look all around.
3. Look all around
for traffic and listen
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Look all around for traffic and listen.
·
Look in every direction.
·
Listen carefully because you can sometimes hear traffic before you can
see it.
4. If traffic is
coming, let it pass
·
Look all around again and listen.
·
Do not cross until there is a safe gap in the traffic and you are
certain that there is plenty of time.
·
Remember, even if traffic is a long way off, it may be approaching very
quickly.
5. When it is safe,
go straight across the road – do not run
·
Keep looking and listening for traffic while you cross, in case there is
any traffic you did not see, or in case other traffic appears suddenly.
·
Look out for cyclists and motorcyclists travelling between lanes of
traffic.
·
Do not cross diagonally.
Have fun and remember the more talk
the better!
Spellings for this week are:
we, call, want, what, goes
