When crossing busy traffic streets
It can be tricky, let me say.
It’s something I am required to do
Almost every single day.
I’ve learned these little safety tips
Call them tricks, if you will.
These tips have served me nicely
Preventing me from being road kill.
When I come upon a crosswalk,
A curb or beside a busy street,
The first thing I must always do
Is STOP, and halt my feet.
Sometimes there is a stop light
Telling me when I must walk.
Other times there is a traffic cop
He tells me when to halt.
Get ready to put your hands together,
We’re going to have some fun.
I’ll teach you my street safety tips
You can use them when we’re done.
Stand up everyone, let’s clap,
1-2-3
Now, hop forward once and hop back once,
Then clap and FREEZE.
With your hands still together WE’RE NOT READY,
& YET TO GO!
LOOK LEFT clap clap
LOOK RIGHT clap-clap
LOOK LEFT—one clap —then walk out slow.
You made it. You crossed the street.
I knew that you could.
You used all the safety steps,
I knew that you would.