[If you are able, begin by taking the children on a walkabout so that they can observe road
signs and how the traffic responds to the road signs. Back in the classroom have some
road signs ready for them to look at and a road safety booklet.]

[For those unable to do a walkabout, most educational suppliers have floor mats of simple
road systems.]

• Why do we need road signs?
• What do they need to tell us to do?
• Which road signs did we see this morning?
• Where were the road signs? In the middle of the road? At the side of the road?
• Let the children try to identify some road signs. What does each one say?
• If you could be a road sign which would you choose? You might even make
  up one of your own.

Paint your Tabard very carefully so that people will know which sign you are.

• When your Tabard is dry, wear it. Go outside on the playground. Where will you place yourself? In the middle of the
  road? At the side? Remember what your sign is telling people to do. You will need to make sure that your
  classmates do what your sign says. If they are not sure your sign can speak and tell them what to do. If they pass
  their ‘test’ an examiner can give them a certificate.
  

Meeting curriculum requirements:

This activity uses dressing up and role-play to stimulate language development, and knowledge and understanding
of the world. It requires observation, recollection, painting skills, visual literacy and a knowledge and understanding
of the need for safety on the road.

Tips for Painting:

Tabards must be kept flat when they are being painted
Have different brush sizes available
Encourage the children to make bold strokes
If using paint keep one set of brushes for each colour
The children could also use thick water-based marker pens
If things go wrong, wipe out with a damp cloth

Useful Reference:

Pictures and models of signs, a road safety booklet and poster. Your community policeman or woman could be
involved in this activity.

What you will need:

Tabards, paints, paint trays and thick water-based marker pens, water jars, paper towels, rags and brushes.

Activity 0017 Driving what? Driving how?