Teaching with Road Signs

Try the following pages for examples of how you can use street signs in your curriculum.

Using food to recreate road signs in this educational activity. Mapping Street Signs connects a Dr. Seuss book with this learning activity about streets and surroundings. The Lego Block Center touches on street signs briefly, but could really emphasize streets and the built environment better. What Would Scruff Say? - I'm not sure why this is called this. Did they mean McGruff? Either way, there is a paragraph at the end about how to interact with children on the topic of safety. Sign of the Times - This is a wonderful history lesson to be used on a trip to Williamsburg, however I could see this being adapted to any historic village or neighborhood. The Road Sign Quiz for Kids is part of a larger site about safety. It looks like a good online teaching tool. Math lesson using a city road sign. Road sign lesson that intends to show how signs are helpful and important and to use words for a purpose. Design and Construct a Road Sign Support is a little different than most of the above. It focuses on the engineering design process for middle school students.

Children's Books about Road Signs