Sonoma County Safe Routes to School Program

Spring Go Green Transportation Challenge!
Caminar y Rodar De Viajes Ecologicos - Primavera
El Mes a (La Escuela) Donde Sea! Bien Por Ti, Bueno Para Tierra!
Walk & Roll to (School)...ANYWHERE! It's Good for You and the Earth!

Spring Go Green! Transportation Challenge (March & April)

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CELEBRATE WALKING & ROLLING THIS SPRING WITH THE "GO GREEN!" TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGE
 

This March and April, we challenge you to Walk, Roll or Bus to School on as many days as you can during the months of March and April. Walking, biking, rolling, and bussing is good for you, good for the earth, and results in less traffic and pollution. Get together with friends, enjoy the company and/or the outdoors as the flowers and trees begin blooming, and most of all, have fun! 

HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GO GREEN TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGE:   
 

1. Participate in your school's Walk & Roll to School Day and/or walk, scooter, skate, bike, or bus to/from school whenever you can! 

 

2. Use the Go Green Challenge Progress Chart to keep track of the days you walk, roll or bus to school.  Download the tracking sheet: English PDF Spanish PDF English JPEG Spanish JPEG
 

3. Submit your progress ONLINE AT THIS LINK or by mail by the end of March and/or by the end of April. Submissions for March must be received by midnight on Tues 3/31. Submissions for April must be received by midnight on Thurs 4/30. 
 

4. The more trips you take, the higher chance you have of winning a prize! We will do a drawing for March submissions in early April and a drawing for April submissions in early May. 

 
Challenge submissions will be entered into a drawing for fun prizes each month! Winners will be announced in April and in May. 
 

Questions?  Email Safe Routes to School
 

PROMOTIONAL RESOURCES FOR SCHOOLS/TEACHERS:  

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Sonoma County Bike to School Day!

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JOIN US IN CELEBRATING NATIONAL (AND SONOMA COUNTY) BIKE TO SCHOOL DAY THIS MAY!  
 

Beautiful spring days are the perfect time to strap on your helmets, hop on your bikes, and pedal away in celebration of the joy and independence of bicycling! Celebrate National Bike Month by participating in Bike to School Day on Wednesday May 6th (or the date your school is holding their event)!  Participating Schools will be giving prizes to kids who bike, walk, scooter, skate, or utilize any form of active transportation to school on their event day!  
 

HOW CAN MY SCHOOL PARTICIPATE IN BIKE TO SCHOOL DAY THIS MAY? 
 

Registration for Sonoma County's event is open until Wednesday, April 8th, 2026.  Registered schools receive posters, promotional prizes, and are included on the list of schools sent to partners in law enforcement, the media, etc.   
 
REGISTER FOR BIKE TO SCHOOL DAY HERE  (deadline is Wednesday April 8th)
Report your Participation HERE

 
DID YOU MISS OUR "HOW TO START A BIKE TRAIN" WEBINAR in March? View the Recording HERE  and download our "Bike Train Leader Guide" HERE
 
Check with your school to find out if they are holding an event on May 8th or on an alternative date in May. Even if your school is not holding a celebratory "event", we encourage you to try bicycling to school or anywhere this May!  

Questions?  Email Safe Routes to School
 

PROMOTIONAL RESOURCES FOR SCHOOLS/TEACHERS:
 

 

 
 

Idle-Free Sonoma County

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JOIN US IN PLEDGING TO BE IDLE-FREE!   
 

We challenge you to be Idle-Free with Safe Routes to Schools! That means, turn off your car engine when waiting more than 30-seconds. Idle Free Promotional Materials may be utilized by any school at any time of year.  

HOW TO PROMOTE AN IDLE-FREE MONTH:   
 

  • Get educated about the benefits of turning off your engine when waiting more than 30-seconds!  
  • Complete our Idle Free Coloring Page (English PDF Spanish PDF  English JPEG  Spanish JPEG) 
  • Consider creating an Idle Free Pledge that parents can sign, using Google Forms, with an incentive for them to fill out the pledge. See sample Idle-Free Bay Sonoma County Pledge (English) or Spanish (Note: Please do not share the links to these sample pledges, they are no longer being monitored)

Questions? Email Safe Routes to School.   
 

PROMOTIONAL RESOURCES FOR SCHOOLS/TEACHERS: 
 

 

Wacky Winter Walk & Roll - December-January

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JOIN US IN CELEBRATING WACKY WINTER WALK & ROLL MONTH THIS DECEMBER OR JANUARY!   
 

While we're out walking and rolling this December and/or January, notice what's around you, keeping us safe or making the world interesting, beautiful or even a little wacky! This winter, we challenge you to get outside, explore your route to school or neighborhoods, and complete our Wacky Winter Walk & Roll Scavenger Hunt for a chance to win a colorful, hand-knitted wacky winter walk & roll hat!    

HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN WACKY WINTER WALK & ROLL MONTH:  
 

1.    JOIN US ON WALK & ROLL TO SCHOOL DAY!
 

DURING AT LEAST ONE DAY IN December or January - whenever your school chooses to celebrate - Walk or Bicycle to School (or anywhere!). If you're school has a Wacky Winter Walk & Roll to School event, be sure to participate, wear bright colors, and be counted! 

2.   COMPLETE AND SUBMIT OUR DECEMBER WACKY WINTER SCAVENGER HUNT FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A COLORFUL HAND-KNITTED HAT!
 

WACKY WINTER SCAVENGER HUNT INSTRUCTIONS:
 

  • Download our Scavenger Hunt in English or Spanish:  English PDF  Spanish PDF  English JPEG  Spanish JPEG
  • You do not have to find every single thing on the Scavenger Hunt - find as much as you can and submit when you have found all you can.  
  • Submit to Safe Routes to School (may be submitted via email or the mail) and received no later than Wednesday February 4th
     

ALL December-January Challenge submissions will be entered into a drawing for a colorful wacky-winter hand knit hat. Winner will be announced in February, and prize will be delivered directly to winners.   Questions?  Email Safe Routes to School

PROMOTIONAL RESOURCES FOR SCHOOLS/TEACHERS:  
 

  

SRTS RECOMMENDED BOOK LIST

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Title Author Grade Level
Rosaura En Bicicleta/Rosaura on a Bicycle Daniel Barbot Pre K-K
The Bike Lesson Jan Berenstain Pre K-K
Bicycle Man Allen Say Pre K-3
Along a Long Road Frank Viva Pre K-3
Seguridad y las Bicicletas/Bicycle Safety Sue Barraclough Pre K-2
The Foot Book Dr. Seuss K-Up
The Busiest Street in Town Mara Rockliff K-3
Roberto Walks Home Ezra Jack Keats K-3
To Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street Dr. Seuss K-3
The Listening Walk Paul Showers K-3
The Berenstain Bears: Safe and Sound Jan Berenstain K-3
This is the Way We Go to School Edith Baer K-3
The Little House Virginia Lee Burton K-3
Sing a Song of People Lois Lenski K-3
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: Lyle Walks the Dogs Bernard Waber K-3
Sally Jean, the Bicycle Queen Cari Best K-3
A Crash Course for Molly Eva Eriksson K-3
The Bear’s Bicycle Emilie Warren McLeod K-3
Duck on A Bike David Shannon K-3
Franklin Rides a Bike Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark K-3
Franklin’s Bicycle Helmet Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark K-3
Play It Safe Mercer Mayer K-3
Gracie Goat’s Big Bike Race Erin Mirabella K-3
My Rows and Piles of Coins Tololwa Mollel K-3
His Finest Hour David Neuhaus K-3
Summer Wheels Eve Bunting K-3
Bicycle Book Gail Evans K-3
Richard Scarry’s Cars and Trucks and Things That Go Richard Scarry K-2
Blackout John Rocco K-2
Sidewalk Flowers JonArno Lawson K-2
I Took the Moon for a Walk Carolyn Curtis K-2
Watch Out! On the Road Claire LLewellyn K-2
Tom and Pippo Go for a Walk Helen Oxenbury K-2
Watch Out! Around Town Claire Llewellyn K-2
Coco Can’t Wait Taro Gomi K-2
Yuki’s Ride Home Manya Tessler K-2
Vera Rides a Bike Vera Rosenberry K-2
Sky Blue Accident/Accidente Celeste Jorge Elias Lujan, Piet Grobler and Elisa Amado K-2
Ride Right: Bicycle Safety (How to Be Safe!) Jill Urban Donahue K-2
"Staying Safe on My Bike/La Seguridad En Mi Bicicleta (Safety First/ La Seguridad Es Lo Primero)
- Bilingual"		 Joanne Mattern K-2
Verde dice Adelante/Green Means Go Susan Ring K-2
Jugar Sin Peligro/Play Safe Robin Nelson K-2
What Happens at a Bike Shop? Que Pasa En Una Tienda De Bicicletas Kathleen Pohl K-2
Cycle City Allison Farrell K-1
Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site Sherri Duskey Rinker K-1
Ruby’s School Walk Kathyrn White K-1
Walking through the Jungle Debbie Harter K-1
I Went Walking Sue Williams K-1
Dona Eremita Sobre Ruedas/ Mrs. Armitage On Wheels Quentin Blake K-1
Mike and the Bike Michael Ward K-1
Mike and the Bike Meet Lucille the Wheel Michael Ward K-1
La Bicicleta de Selva Monica Rodriguez K-1
A Good Night Walk Elisha Cooper K
Autumn Walk Ann E. Burg K
The Last Stop on Market Street Matt de la Peña K
Winter Walk Ann E. Burg K
Every Cowgirl Needs a Horse Rebecca Janni K
Goblin Walk Tony Johnston 1-2
My Sister’s Rusty Bike Jim Aylesworth 1-2
Walk Rabbit Walk Colin McNaughton 1-3
When We Go Walking Cari Best 1-3
Marvin Redpost, Super Fast, Out of Control! Louis Sachar 1-4
We Learn about Road Safety Constance Omawunmi Kola-Lawal 2-3
City Green DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan 2-3
Superabuelo/Super Grandpa David M. Schwartz and Martin Luis Guzman 2-4
Me and My Bike Ander 2-4
The Big Bike Race Lucy Jane Bledsoe 3-5
The Bicycle Larry Hills 3-5
Go Fly a Bike! The Ultimate Book of Bicycle Fun, Freedom and Science Bill Haduch 3-6
The Pushcart War Jean Merrill 3-7
Bicicletas del Pasado Mark Beyer 3-7
The Time Bike Jane Langton 3-8
The Bicycle Man David Dudley 4-6
Walking to the Bus Rider Blues Harriet Gillem Robinet 4-6
Crunch Leslie Connor 4-6
Nancy Drew: A Race Against Time Carolyn Keene 4-6
Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks Jason Reynolds 5-8

 

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