Walking Bears

Lesson 1 – Key Stage 1Walking BearsLesson 1 – Key Stage 1

Starter activity

• In pairs, think about why walking, scooting or cycling to school is a good thing to do

• On your whiteboard draw one example of why walking, scooting or cycling to school is a good thing to do

• Share what you have drawn with the class

Why walking is a good thing to do

• Good for your health• Good for the environment/air• Safer outside school because

less cars to walk around• It’s Fun• You can see your more of your

neighbourhood• You can practice road safety

and crossing roads with an adult

Walking Bear story

• Listen carefully to the Walking Bear story

• Try and remember what happens

• Try and do actions for each part of the story

Draw a picture for part of Walking Bear’s story

• Take one sentence and draw a picture for that sentence

• Write your sentence, neatly, underneath the picture you have drawn

Walking Bears and our class

• Walking Bear will be accompanying us on the school journey to and from school

Walking Bears Journal

• The class will be using Walking Bear’s journal to write about their journeys to and from school

Jake’s Walking Bears journal entry‘My mum picked me up from school at 3.30pm. As we walked home, I saw my friend Bethany walking along, and we counted the number of red cars we saw on the way home from school. We passed lots of trees with no leaves and a big park where I play sometimes. It took us about 15 minutes to walk home. Even though it was cold I enjoyed walking with my mum and Bethany.’

– by Jake, aged 6 and a half, Class 2S

Jake’s Walking Bears journal entry

• You have a copy of Jake’s journal entry– Do you think you would have

enjoyed sharing the journey with Jake and Bethany? Why?

– Pick out describing words, nouns and verbs from the story

– Add more descriptive words to make it more interesting for the reader

Walking Bear colouring in sheet

• Colour in the Walking Bears outline sheet

• Think carefully about what Walking Bear should wear on his journey to school.

• Write a short sentence, underneath your picture, saying why walking, cycling or scooting to school is a good thing to do.

Plenary

• In pairs, think about the following:– What nice things might

you see or do on the school journey if you walk, cycle or scoot to school, rather than be in the car

• Share what you have discussed with the class.