The NSW Centre for Road Safety, in conjunction with The Early Childhood Road Safety Education Program at Macquarie University, has developed a CD and song book, Road Safety Songs and Rhymes for Young Children, designed to teach young children about road safety using well-known songs and nursery rhymes with a road safety twist.
The CD contains 16 imaginative and entertaining road safety songs for early childhood staff and families to sing with young children.
According to the National Childcare Accreditation Council, music is an effective way of helping young children learn about their world and is an indication of good practice in early childhood programs.
The CD will be distributed to all licensed children’s services in NSW, and educators will undertake a detailed program on how to use the CD to make road safety an integral part of daily dialogue with young children.
You can download the following songs from the box at the bottom of this page.
I’m a little seatbelt
(Sung to the tune of I’m a little teapot)
I’m a little seatbelt in the car,
Before we go driving near or far,
Time to slip your arms in, there you are,
Buckle me up, now you’re a star.
I’m a little seatbelt in the car,
Before we go driving near or far,
Time to slip your arms in, there you are,
Buckle me up, now you’re a star.
Everybody do this
Everybody do this, do this, do this
Everybody do this,
Just like me!
Everybody click-clack, click-clack, click-clack,
Everybody click-clack,
Front and back!
Everybody click-clack, click-clack, click-clack,
Everybody click-clack,
Girls and boys!
Everybody click-clack, click-clack, click-clack,
Everybody click-clack,
Mums and dads!
Everybody click-clack, click-clack, click-clack,
Everybody click-clack,
In the car!
When we’re walking
(Sung to the tune of Rain is falling down)
Hold a grown up’s hand, hold a grown up’s hand,
When we’re walking to the shops,
Hold a grown up’s hand.
Hold a grown up’s hand, hold a grown up’s hand,
When we’re walking near the cars,
Hold a grown up’s hand.
Hold a grown up’s hand, hold a grown up’s hand,
When we walk across the road,
Hold a grown up’s hand.
Hold a grown up’s hand, hold a grown up’s hand,
When we walk across the road,
Hold a grown up’s hand.