Sonoma County Safe Routes to School Program

September Back to School Map & Meet Up Challenge!
Septiembre Traza Tu Ruta y Reunete Reto
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!

September Back to School Map & Meet-Up Challenge!

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 Welcome back to school! We are excited to start walking and rolling to school – and anywhere – this year! This September, we challenge you to map your safe route to school AND meet up with others for fun, connection, and safety in numbers! Challenge participants will be entered into a drawing for a gift card to a local bakery, to fund treats for a future morning walk or roll outing for your family or group! 

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
 

  • Download the September Back to School "Map & Meet Up" Challenge Sheet  English (fillable) PDF  Spanish (fillable) PDF  English JPEG  Spanish JPEG
  • Follow the instructions, letting us know when and how you connected with others to walk or roll to school!
  • Submit your completed Challenge Sheet to Safe Routes to School via email or snailmail by Wednesday, October 2nd.  
     

Each Submitted challenge is an entry into a drawing for bakery treats for a future group walk & roll outing! ($ amount TBD - depends on size of group)
 

Winners will be announced in October 

Questions?  Email Safe Routes To School
 

PROMOTIONAL RESOURCES FOR SCHOOLS/TEACHERS:
 

 

International Walk & Roll to School Challenge Month

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JOIN US IN CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL WALK & ROLL TO SCHOOL (& ANYWHERE) MONTH THIS OCTOBER! 
 

October is International Walk & Roll to School Month! Join us - and kids from all over the world - on International Walk & Roll to School DAY on Wednesday, October 9th (or an alternative date of your school's choice).  In addition, we challenge you to walk & roll to school or anywhere on as many days as you can during the month of October, and recording it on our Walk & Roll Anywhere Challenge Sheet! 

HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERNATIONAL WALK & ROLL TO SCHOOL (& ANYWHERE) MONTH: 
 

1.    PARTICIPATE IN YOUR SCHOOL'S INTERNATIONAL WALK & ROLL TO SCHOOL DAY EVENT! Your school may celebrate on Wednesday October 9th, or they may choose an alternative date. On that day, travel to school by your human power - walk, bike, scooter, skateboard, skates, unicycles, wheelchair - either from home or from a drop-off spot at least a ~10 minute walk from school.  And have fun! 
 
2.   COMPLETE AND SUBMIT OUR OCTOBER CHALLENGE ACTIVITY FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A GIFT CARD FOR A FAMILY ICE-CREAM OUTING! 

  • Download the Walk & Roll Anywhere Challenge Sheet:  English (fillable) PDF   Spanish (fillable) PDF  English PNG  Spanish PNG
  • Walk or Roll to School (or anywhere) on as many days as you can during the month of October, circling the mode or modes you used each day. Also, tell us why it's good for you and/or the earth to walk & roll! 
  • Submit to Safe Routes to School, as directed (may be submitted via email or the mail), by Monday 11/4/24. 
  • ALL October Challenge submissions will be entered into a drawing for a family ice-cream outing. 
  • Winners will be announced in November, and a gift card for an ice-cream outing will be given or mailed directly to winners.   

     

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: 
 

 

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

 

Family Bicycling Workshops!

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Families are invited to learn how to ride together in a safe and fun way at our FREE Family Bicycling Workshops.

Join the Bicycle Coalition’s Safe Routes to School program certified
cycling instructors for fun workshops for parents and kids. Workshops may take place Virtually (via Zoom) or in person.

Register early, space is limited!

For more information and to sign up, visit our Family Bicycling Workshop page here!

 

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