Youth Bicycle Education Network

Bikes not Bombs in Boston, MA created this manual for instructors in their earn-a-bike program. The lesson plans in their manual are designed to guide the teaching of adults and older teens who are being trained to become volunteer Earn-A-Bike instructors. The lesson plans cover subjects from riding a bike safely in the city to how to true wheels. Each lesson also demonstrates the teaching methodology that Bikes not Bombs uses with young people in Earn-A-Bike.Click here to view Manual

Added August 18, 2006 by Anthoney

One Revolution at a Time: a guide to starting and running youth bike ride clubs

This colorfully illustrated 48 page manual explains how to organize youth cycling trips, especially in urban environments. It includes information on how leaders should prepare for rides, train youth participants, handle group dynamics & situations that may arise during a bike trip.

Availability: Free (not yet available on web)
Shipping and Handling: $5 check or money order
Mail to: 55 Washington Street, Brooklyn New York 11201

Contact: amanda@recycleabicycle.org
Author: Karen Overton and Audrey Warren
Design and Layout: Caren Cohen
Funded & Published by: Bike New York in 2002
Illustration by: Terence Rabaza.

If you would like to make a bulk order contact us for more infomation

Added August 18, 2006 by Anthoney

New York: Transportation Alternatives, 1996, 72 pp, illustrated, forms, tablesThe best start-up guide for community bike schools. Guide is based on New York Recycle-a-Bicycle program model, which operates earn-a-bike on-site in public schools, but the plans are widely applicable to most locations and situations. Includes sample budget, tool order lists, and inventory forms. Excellent final exam for assessing student learning.

Available Online: click here to view
Author: George Babiak & Karen Overton

Added August 18, 2006 by Anthoney

Green Map Systems has a great section devoted to Youth Mapping Projects which includes a directory of youth made maps around the world, along with activity guides, educator resources and a great CD of resources that you can order.

Added August 17, 2006 by amanda

Maya Pedal  builds bicycle driven machines in Guatamala. They have plans for bicycle based generators, washing machines, pumps and more. If you are thinking about doing a re-use project, their plans are a great starting point.
http://www.mayapedal.org

Added August 17, 2006 by amanda

This lesson will intensify students commitment to bike saftey. It will motivate students through use of an adventure learning component involving use of maps to find real world destinations, and optimally safe neighborhood bike routes. Especially for kids that are gearing to do their first bike rides.

Audience: Middle School and Higher
Estimate Time: 2hrs classroom and 2hrs on the road
Author: Unknown
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Added August 11, 2006 by amanda

A Study On the Development of Connecting Routes from the Neighborhood to the Riverfront Trail

Goals: To introduce basic principles of urban planning and to explore aspects of river ecology, commerce and relationships of the River to urban development. Also its a great idea to take children outside the classroom setting and gain the experiences in neighborhood planning and development.

Audience: Middle School and Higher
Author: Roy Bohn
EstimatedTime: 1-2 hrs
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Added August 11, 2006 by amanda

Designing and Building Your Own Recumbent, diagrams and drawing are available.

Audience: Junior High School and Higher
Estimate Time: 4-5hrs
[reprinted by permission from “Bohn, R. (1999). Pedaling adventure…sustainable approaches to education and transportation. St. Louis: Small Blue Planet.”]
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Added August 11, 2006 by amanda

This covers stragies that will teach participants about their community: the kind of people that lives near them, who they can reach in case of emergency, and how their community can be positive support to them while riding.

Audience: Junior High School and Higher
Estimate Time: 1-2hrs
Author:  Cyntha McArthur
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Added August 11, 2006 by amanda

This Map Making exercise will teach participants on how to discover certain things in their neighborhood. Such as locating features, landmarks on maps, and Indentify road/traffic hazards found in neighborhood.

Audience: Middle School and Higher
Estimate Time: 2-3hrs
Author: Unknown
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Added August 11, 2006 by amanda