Road Sign Cleanup: One Rule for Every Sign

Cleaning up the road course becomes a review: every sign or cone goes away with a rule or a safe habit said out loud. It calms the class and leaves equipment tidy.

How to play

1. In pairs, walking, collect the cones and signs from the course (2 min).
2. To drop a sign in the box, say what it means and a real place on your way to school where you see it (3 min).
3. Stack the cones in a line; each pair adds a cone while naming one safe bike or scooter habit (2 min).
4. Final count: if no rule was repeated, the class wins the challenge (1 min).

Rules

• Everything is done walking.
• No repeating a rule someone already said.
• Your partner can help, but whoever drops the sign does the talking.
• Stack cones in fives.

Variations

Adaptations

• Deaf or hard-of-hearing students: may write the rule on a whiteboard or show it with gestures.
• Students with limited mobility: receive signs at a table and place them in the box.
• Shy students: may whisper it to their partner, who repeats it.

Learning goals

• Recall what road signs mean.
• Connect rules to their own neighborhood.
• Help put equipment away.

Equipment for a class of 25

• cardboard road signs: 12
• cones: 20
• boxes: 2

Teacher tip

Keep a list of safe habits handy in case the class stalls. It works well at the end of any session with a road course.

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