Bicycles are not toys, they are vehicles and are covered by state vehicle codes. While 'sharing the road' with bicycles and other modes of transportation is being promoted, universal awareness and practice have not been achieved. Our communities are congested with vehicles of all kinds. Sadly, children often are unable to internalize risks personally and believe that 'it won't happen to me' or that safety equipment is uncool.

While fun and promoting physical activity, these sports all have risks and recommen-dations for appropriate safety equipment. Promoting life long physical activity is important, but it is also important to understand how to participate in sports safely. The growth of 'extreme sports' is attracting TV and video viewership among our children, both boys and girls. Riding bicycles, scooters, skateboards and skates are just a few. There are so many wonderful sports today that are appealing and fun. Mick was also the kid who would still be alive now-if he’d only worn his bicycle helmet….Ĭan be used in the classroom in a variety of ways to reinforce messages about wearing helmets, traffic safety and dealing with issues of grief and loss while providing engaging characters and yes, humorous reading. Her whole world has been turned upside down….How could someone like Phoebe’s brother die? Mick Harte was one of the neatest kids you’d ever want to meet-the kid who freaked his mom out by putting a ceramic eye in a defrosted chicken who went trick-or-treating as Thomas Crapper, the inventor of the modern day flush toilet who did a wild solo dance in front of the whole school. This work was completed under the direction of the Bicycle Head Injury Prevention Program of the California Department of Health Services, State and Local Injury Control Section under a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Lenart prepared the first draft of this Teacher's Guide in May 2000 as part of her Health and Safety Studies Internship as a student at California State University, Sacramento.

Teachers Guide by Gretchen Behrens Lenartīarbara Park's book is a great introduction to bike safety and why kids should wear a helmet for 3rd through 8th grade.įor the book review about Mick Harte was Here click this link.

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