Who wants to ride a bike?.... I DO!

Bikes in schools aims to help many people in New Zealand to experience the many joys and benefits of riding a bike



These lessons were done over a two week period for 2hrs per session. The first session was theory based. I found it to be very informative as there were things I didn't know such as how to check your helmet before putting it on to make sure there aren't any cracks, the right pedal being at the '2 o'clock' position in order to give optimal power when they first push off their bike to ride.

The second session was a practical session. We were shown various activities that were effective as I could see myself using these activities in future lessons. I had to remind myself that this session was done with adults so the lessons need to be carefully constructed so that I can anticipate any issues before they occur.
This PD session left me looking forward to a bike session with my students.
I anticipate the first lesson being more of an assessment of who can ride a bike, who is comfortable on a bike and observing the various skills and confidence levels while on the bike. This would need to come first before any lessons could be effectively planned. 

I anticipate the set up and tidy up of each session eating up a lot of the time. As we need to take most of the bikes in, fit for helmets, fit for bike size before getting started.
Regardless of that, I did leave these sessions with a growth mindset towards teaching the lessons.