Transport for LondonMaking a journey better
Confident independent travel is only possible when people feel that they know how to deal with unusual situations and enjoyable journeys only happen when everyone has respect for the needs of other passengers and staff. The activities in this section deal with attitudes to criminal damage, identifying risks and resisting peer pressure to equip your class with a thorough understanding of how they can make journeys better for everyone.
Activities within this section will deliver the following National Curriculum Citizenship Objectives:
1a Children should be taught to talk and write about their opinions and explain their views, on issues that affect themselves and society
2bChildren should be taught to know why and how rules are made and enforced, why rules are needed in different situations.
2c children should be taught to realise the consequences of anti-social and aggressive behaviours on individuals and communities
3e children should be taught to recognise the different risks in different situations and then decide how to behave responsibly
3f Children should be taught to know that pressure to behave in an unacceptable or risky way can come from a variety of sources, including people that they know, and how to ask for help and use basic techniques for resisting pressure to do wrong.
4a children should be taught to know that their actions affect themselves and others, to care about other people's feelings and to try to see things from their point of view.
1a Children should be taught to talk and write about their opinions and explain their views, on issues that affect themselves and society
2bChildren should be taught to know why and how rules are made and enforced, why rules are needed in different situations.
2c children should be taught to realise the consequences of anti-social and aggressive behaviours on individuals and communities
3e children should be taught to recognise the different risks in different situations and then decide how to behave responsibly
3f Children should be taught to know that pressure to behave in an unacceptable or risky way can come from a variety of sources, including people that they know, and how to ask for help and use basic techniques for resisting pressure to do wrong.
4a children should be taught to know that their actions affect themselves and others, to care about other people's feelings and to try to see things from their point of view.
Activities to download and print
Starter questions
Use these questions to provoke childrens’ thinking during the introduction to a lesson. Write them on a board or use as quick fire questions at the start of the session.
Use these questions to provoke childrens’ thinking during the introduction to a lesson. Write them on a board or use as quick fire questions at the start of the session.
Circle Time - activity starters
These teacher notes provide ideas and activities and information that teachers can use to structure circle time sessions. The accompanying photo cards and verbal activity cards provide stimuli to engage your group.
These teacher notes provide ideas and activities and information that teachers can use to structure circle time sessions. The accompanying photo cards and verbal activity cards provide stimuli to engage your group.
Classroom based activities
This section contains downloadable files that may be printed of to provide you with child worksheets, teacher answer sheets and supporting teacher notes. The Classroom based activities teacher notes provides the overview of these resources and guidance on their use.
This section contains downloadable files that may be printed of to provide you with child worksheets, teacher answer sheets and supporting teacher notes. The Classroom based activities teacher notes provides the overview of these resources and guidance on their use.
Activities to do online
TfL Website: Tube Guru - station research project (PDF 45 Kb)
Find out what facilities are at each Underground station and what you can visit if you go there without having to leave your seat. Tube Guru is an excellent web based research tool. The accompanying activities will structure the first visit and provide a framework for producing a database.
Create your own database (PDF 41 Kb)
Underground fact sheet (PDF 63 Kb)
Find out what facilities are at each Underground station and what you can visit if you go there without having to leave your seat. Tube Guru is an excellent web based research tool. The accompanying activities will structure the first visit and provide a framework for producing a database.
Create your own database (PDF 41 Kb)
Underground fact sheet (PDF 63 Kb)
TfL Website: Walk finder (PDF 61 Kb)
The Tfl Walkfinder allows you to plan short walking journeys around your local area. It will provide routes of varying difficulty and locates places of interest.
The Tfl Walkfinder allows you to plan short walking journeys around your local area. It will provide routes of varying difficulty and locates places of interest.
Top deck demonstrator (Adobe Flash 131 Kb)
Ever wondered why standing isn't allowed on the top deck of a bus? Find out with this interactive demonstrator
Ever wondered why standing isn't allowed on the top deck of a bus? Find out with this interactive demonstrator
River rescue game (Adobe Flash 131 Kb)
What would you do if someone fell into the river whilst you were waiting for your boat? Think quickly and work against the clock to save the person in the water.
What would you do if someone fell into the river whilst you were waiting for your boat? Think quickly and work against the clock to save the person in the water.
