Encouragement Downloadable Resources
Walk And Roll To School Day Resources:
- Guidebook - Help plan your event and/or weekly/monthly Walk-Roll Wednesday program
- Walk/Roll to School Day Checklist – No time to read a guidebook? Use this simple checklist to help plan your event(s) (PDF / DOC)
- Promotional Walk/Roll Day Flyer Template (PDF / DOC)
- Promotional Ongoing Walk/Roll Wednesday Flyer Template
- Drawing Tickets - Hold a raffle for a prize or prizes during your event (PDF / XLS)
- I Walked to School Today Sticker
- I Rolled to School Today Sticker
- Reminder Sticker for WTSD
- Sample Donation Letter (PDF / DOC)
- Sample weekly walk/roll Wednesday volunteer sign-up sheet (PDF / XLS)
- Sample Letter to encourage teacher support (PDF / DOC)
- Watch Out! Kids About! Flyer - Lists traffic laws applicable to school zones that motorists should be aware of, as well as tips on how to teach traffic safety to kids and how to see the traffic world through their eyes. (PDF)
Additional Walk/Roll Encouragement Resources for Walk/Roll Days and Contests:
Source: Marin County Bicycle Coalition
- Back To School Flyer
- Six Simple Steps For Staying Safe—For Kids
- Six Simple steps For Saving Lives—For Adults
- Four Fantastic Reasons to Walk and Ride—It’s Fun!
- Four Fantastic Reasons to Walk and Ride—It’s Healthy!
- Four Fantastic Reasons to Walk and Ride—Less Pollution!
- Four Fantastic Reasons to Walk and Ride—Less Traffic!
Golden Sneaker Award Resources:
Frequent Rider Mile Resources:
- Frequent Rider Mile Contest Guidebook (PDF)
- Create-Your-Own Frequent Rider Mile Card template (PDF / PUB)
- Sample Donation Letter (PDF / DOC)
- Drawing Tickets (PDF / XLS)
Walking School Bus/Bike Train Resources:
- Starting a Walking School Bus: The Basics - This one sheet gives a brief overview of how to start a walking school bus at your school. (Source: National Center for Safe Routes to School http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/) (PDF)
- The Walking School Bus: Guidebook - Combining safety, fun and the walk to school. This comprehensive guide outlines the benefits of starting a Walking School Bus, two different models of how to do so, and several case studies from around the country. (Source: National Center for Safe Routes to School http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/) (PDF)
- The School Pool Guide - This guidebook, created by the Marin County Bicycle Coalition, offers additional options for beginning a School-Pool program, which can also include carpooling. The guidebook includes a survey that can be used to help determine if an organized walking school bus program can be accomplished at your school. (PDF)
- Bike Train Guidelines - Helpful guidelines for leading a bike train, developed by Laurel Green, a PE teacher and Safe Routes To School educator in Windsor, CA (PDF)
- Walking School Bus Poster - Smiling faces, happy feet. Use this poster to promote your walking school bus routes. (PDF)
- Creating a Google Map to show a "Walking School Bus" route - A quick step-by-step guide on how to utilize Google maps to identify your walking school bus routes. Thanks to Pat Pieratte, Florida’s SRTS Coordinator, for this document. (PDF)
- Introduction to Communitywalk: A Map-Making Resource - A quick-step-by-step guide on how to utilize the Community/Walk a Map making resource (PDF)
