ICS Inter-Community School Library: Choice Boards: 2024 road and para-cycling road world championships

BrainPop Bicycle Safety

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BrainPOP is an educational website with over 1,000 short animated movies, together with quizzes and related materials, covering the subjects of science, social studies, English, mathematics, engineering and technology, health, and arts and music.
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BrainPop Bicycle Safety
"Riding a bike can be a lot of fun. But if you don’t ride responsibly, you can end up seriously hurt. In this movie, Tim and Moby discuss some of the important rules you can follow to make your next ride as safe as possible! You’ll discover what type of clothing you should wear when you cycle, and how to adjust your bike and helmet so they fit properly. You’ll learn about the hand signals you can use to let others know when you’re turning or stopping, and why obeying the rules of the road--including all traffic signs and stoplights--is incredibly important. Finally, you’ll hear why simply being alert and aware of your surroundings is the most important part of staying safe! So before you take your next ride, click on this movie and learn!"

Watch - Watch the BrainPop video on bicycle safety

Test Your Understanding - Take the quiz, after you have watched the video

Reflect - How would you complete this sentence, "I used to think ........ but now I think......"

What is Competitive Cycling?

What is Competitive Cycling?
- Cycling is a popular sport as well as a popular way of getting around.
- There are cycling events and races all over the world.
- There are four cycling events in the Olympic Games.
- They are road, track, mountain biking and BMX.

Top Tips Before Heading Out On Your Bike

Top Tips Before Heading Out On Your Bike
Check out these must-dos before heading out on your bike

Read - Carefully read these top tips

Select - Choose your top 3 tips

Share - Share these 3 tips with a someone, explaining why they are important

Storyline Online

Storyline Online
If you would like to sit and listen to a story, online, then click this link and take your pick.

Getting Started with SORA E-Books and Audio Books

Step 1: Install the Sora app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, or go to soraapp.com.

Step 2: In Sora, find Swiss Group of International Schools, then sign in with the ICSZ Google account

Step 3: Browse the Explore tab and borrow a book. Your book will open so you can start reading right away.

Step 4: Close the book and go to Shelf to see all your books (including assignments). From there, you can:

Select Open Book or Open Audiobook to read or listen to the book.

Select Options to renew or return the book, see your notes and highlights, and more.

*For more support, visit Sora Help or Ask your friendly Librarians! Parents, please contact Ms. Wocke at gwocke@icsz.ch for opening a Sora account!

Pebble Go - Bicycles

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PebbleGo is the award winning PreK-3 database for reading and research. Databases are simple to navigate and offer key reading supports such as read=along audio and word-by-word highlighting. Includes PebbleGo Animals, Science, Biographies, and Social Studies.
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PebbleGo - Bicycles

Watch - Read the Pebble Go article on Bicycles

Test Your Understanding - Complete the activity at the bottom of the page

Design - What do you think bicycles of the future will look like? Can you design your own?

What is a bike bus?

Read - Read (and watch) the two articles

List - Make a list of all the reasons why a bike bus would be a good idea for ICS

Share - Share your ideas with your classmates. Maybe this is something we could set up at ICS?

Books In The Library

Bikes on the Move by Willow Clark
Readers will learn about the coolest and most innovative bikes. Types featured include tough mountain bikes, fast racing bikes, and awesome lowrider bikes.
Mountain Biking by Steve Behr
Extreme Sports books combine daredevil athletic feats with cool fashion and stylish hi-tech gear. Kids in their early teens will be won over by the big, full-color, action-packed photos, the information on equipment and its care, and the instructions on performance. These books help kids get started in many of today's most popular and fast-paced sports activities, with advice and safety tips.
Cycle Sports by Louise Spilsbury
Women athletes go the distance in this text's exploration of supergirls who cycle. These world-class athletes are in races that span from just a few miles to over 4,000 miles. It's important they stay physically and mentally fit to do so. Readers can explore the stories of women athletes who have shaped these cycling sports. Readers also learn about experiencing the sports for themselves, whether as a hobby or as a new career. Engaging text and full-color photographs transport the reader from the page to the road.
My Bike by Byron Barton (Illustrator)
Ride past trucks, buses, and cars. Pedal past monkeys, tigers, and lions. A bike can take you everywhere.
The Patchwork Bike by Maxine Beneba Clarke; Van Thanh Rudd (Illustrator)
It has a bent bucket seat, bashed tin-can handlebars, and wood-cut wheels -- and riding the patchwork bike that you and your crazy brothers made is the best fun in the whole village. When you live in a village at the edge of the no-go desert, you need to make your own fun. That's when you and your brothers get inventive and build a bike from scratch, using everyday items like an old milk pot (maybe Mum is still using it, maybe not) and a used flour sack. You can even make a license plate from bark if you want. The end result is a spectacular bike, perfect for whooping and laughing as you bumpetty bump over sand hills, past your fed-up mum and right through your mud-for-walls home. A joyous story by multi-award-winning author Maxine Beneba Clarke, beautifully illustrated by street artist Van Thanh Rudd.
Elena Rides by Juana Medina (Illustrator)
Beginning readers--and beginning riders--will be drawn to this bright, buoyant story of a determined elephant and her loyal sidekick, from the award-winning creator of Juana & Lucas. Elena wants to ride her bike. She steadies, she readies. She wobbles, she bobbles . . . KA-BANG! Learning to ride a bike is hard. But Elena can do it. She just has to try, try again.
Duck on a Bike by David Shannon (Illustrator)
Caldecott Honor winner David Shannon applies his wonderful off-beat humor to the story of a duck who decides to try riding a bike--and loves it! Another young, funny book perfect for reading aloud.One day down on the farm, Duck got a wild idea. "I bet I could ride a bike," he thought. He waddled over to where the boy parked his bike, climbed on and began to ride. At first he rode slowly and he wobbled a lot, but it was fun! Duck rode past Cow and waved to her. "Hello, Cow!" said Duck. "Moo," said Cow. But what she thought was, "A duck on a bike? That's the silliest thing I've ever seen!" And so Duck rides past sheep, horse, and all the other barnyard animals. Suddenly, a group of kids ride by on their bikes and run into the farmhouse, leaving the bikes outside. Now ALL the animals can ride bikes, just like Duck!
Super Fast, Out of Control by Louis Sachar; Amy Wummer (Illustrator)
Many have tried to master the slippery slopes of Suicide Hill on their bikes. Marvin's older brother has conquered the hill, but Marvin has steered clear. Until now. The word at school is that Marvin will be taking on the hill with his new mountain bike. But the truth is, he can barely climb on the seat! And the gears--forget about it. How did he suddenly become a daredevil? Does he have to go through with it to prove himself? If Marvin makes it, he'll be a hero. If not, his friends and family may catch the biggest wipeout in history!
The Boy Who Biked the World by Alastair Humphreys; Tom Morgan-Jones (Illustrator)
Discover Africa by bicycle in book one of a delightful children's adaptation of Alastair Humphrey's journey around the world In this charming caricature of Alastair Humphreys’ infamous circumnavigation of the world on his bike, children are swept along with the character of Tom, an adventurous boy who feels there must be more to life than school. The first part of The Boy Who Biked the World follows Tom leaving England, cycling through Europe and all the way through Africa to the tip of South Africa. Along the way, young readers are introduced not only to the various fascinating landscapes he passes through, but also to the various people who so happily embrace him as he traveled on his journey. With engaging illustrations, postcards, and journal entries throughout, this book provides an immersive experience for any young adventurer.