Get Road Sign

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Get Road Sign Smart

• An Assembly Plan for Key Stage 2

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Road Signs

• Can you remember some of the road signs you saw
  on the way to school today?
• Did you take a bus?
• Come in the car?
• Or walk?

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Road Signs

• Road signs are for all road users
• Pedestrians
• Cyclists
• Drivers
• Horse riders
• Who else can you think of?

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Types of signs

• You can spot road signs everywhere, but each does
  just one of the following
• Some give us instructions
• Others point out dangers
• Some give us information
• Learn a few simple rules to help you stay safe

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• Rule 1. Shapes make things easy

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Circular signs

• Signs in circles always give instructions
• Take care to follow their instructions

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Circular signs

• Circular signs always give instructions
• Red circles give orders!
• Blue circles tell us what to do
• What are the signs in this picture
  telling Rebecca to do?

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Triangular signs

• Signs in triangles always give warnings
• Watch out for a hazard ahead!

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Triangular signs

• How many triangular signs can you see in this
  picture?
• What hazards should Emmas mum and Robert look
  out for?

Emmas mum
Robert
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Rectangular signs

• Signs in rectangles give us information
• Important and helpful!

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Rectangular signs

• There are five rectangular signs in this picture
• Where do you think Archie is going?

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That road signs for me!

• Because they are for everyone, signs have to be
  visible and easy to understand
• It doesnt matter what language you speak
• if you cant read
• if your eyesight is poor
• or even if you arent very tall

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Extreme conditions

• Can you think of any other reasons why road signs
  have familiar shapes?

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• Rule 2. Red is a warning colour

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Pay attention to RED!

• Triangular signs are always red
• Remember, triangular signs point out hazards
• Red circles tell you not to do something
• Remember, circles give you an instruction
• Where else does the colour red give us an
  instruction on the roads?

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• Rule 3. Pay attention

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Concentrate

• Road signs are easy to spot
• On poles and in bright colours
• But some will be for other road users
• How many road signs do you see each day?
• Question how many of these are useful to you?
• Answer all of them!

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Over to you
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• Road signs are designed so that anyone can
  understand them
• Even aliens!

Can you answer my quick quiz?
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Shapes are easy to spot

• What do these different shapes tell us?

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Shapes make things easy

• Complete the following sentences
• ___________ signs give us instructions
• ___________ signs point out dangers
• ___________ signs give us information

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Colour stands out

• Which colour warns us of a hazard ahead?
• Green
• Orange
• Red

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Signs are for everyone

• Why is road sign design so important?
• They need to be seen in bad weather
• So that they are easy to read
• They are for tourists
• We need to follow their instructions

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Easy to understand at a glance

• What do these signs tell us?

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More unusual signs

• Can you guess what these signs tell us?
• Why are they all red triangles?

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Well Done!

• Woosh says

Well done everybody. Look out for road signs
and stay safe!!