The Active & Safe Routes to School (ASRTS) partnership has developed the ‘Active School Travel (AST) Safety Presentation’ for use within elementary schools to work towards the goal of increasing children’s safety on their journey to and from school. Safety skills and practices relating to walking, cycling and riding the

An interdisciplinary approach providing students with an opportunity to actively contribute to their school community by producing a digital map of the active transportation options.

In this healthy living and science lesson plan, grade 1 to 8 students will explore where and why air pollution accumulates. Students are introduced to air pollution and its sources. After working together to build air pollution catchers, students will get hands on practice collecting particulate matter from various areas

In this active living lesson plan, grade 1 to 8 students will explore what they see along their trip to and from school. Students will be introduced to various traffic and community signs they may see in their neighborhoods. As a class, students will work together to create a one-page

In this healthy living, and science focused lesson plan, grade 1 to 8 students will investigate the importance of turning off car engines and how idling may affect their health, learning abilities, and the environment. After discussing anti-idling as a class, students will create their own information cards that can

In this active, healthy living, and science focused lesson plan, grade 1 to 8 students are encouraged to use cleaner modes of travel to and from school. Students colour leaves based on the method of travel and place them on a tree. This builds student’s visual awareness that the cleaner

In this healthy living, and writing focused lesson plan, grade 1 to 8 students will get their creative juices flowing by creating a superhero that stands against idling and promotes clean methods of travel. After discussing active travel and its benefits as a class, students will be asked to describe