Rail safety lesson plan

1. PSHE lesson plan
Rail safety
Resources:
 Video
 iPads
 A3 paper
 Pens/pencils
Learning Objectives:
To be able to understand the
importance of rail safety.
To able to know how to stay safe and
warn others.
Part of activity
(timing)
Description Assessment/Key
Questions
Starter
(10 minutes)
Children will watch the following videos:
http://www.networkrail.co.uk/documents/level-
crossings/Live%20Wire%20-
%20Animated%20infographic.mp4
http://www.networkrail.co.uk/documents/level-
crossings/Level%20crossings%20-
%20See%20Track,%20Think%20Train.mp4
They will then have a discussion about safety
and how people can stay safe.
Discuss activity.
 Listen to
children’s
answers and
discussion
 Can children
identify the key
safety points?
Main activity
(45 minutes)
Children will work in pairs to look on the
Network rail website
http://www.networkrail.co.uk/safety/ to look at
rail safety and hazards.
They will then create an A3 poster to present
their knowledge and understanding.
 Can children
identify and
discuss key
features of rail
safety?
 Can children
identify how
people can stay
safe?
Plenary
(5 minutes)
Children will present their posters to the class
and discuss as a class the ways in which people
can stay safe.
 Can children
explain their
ideas to others?
Differentiation
 Word bank
Success Criteria
 I can identify key rail safety points
 I can explain how people can stay
safe near railways
 I can create a poster to warn
people on the hazards of a railway
and how to stay safe.