Should I Stay, or Should I Go? Pedestrian Safety in Children
Authors: Dakota Ellis, Emily Fiveash, Staci Gardell, Desiree Tucker, and Kiyo Yamada
Faculty Supervisors: Julianne Temple, MSN, APRN, CPNP, RN and Lydia Watkins, DNP, MSN, BSN
Community Partner: Glynn County Schools
Abstract:
For our service-learning project, we set up a faux roadway intersection, with a road made of a black tablecloth, and a working toy traffic light. Volunteers wore images of cars and represented traffic, while others had to apply the safety rules that were taught in order to cross the road safely. Red light-Green light was also played. It reiterated the meaning of traffic signals in a fun interactive activity after correctly crossing the “street.”
