Read Firefighter Dellinger‛s storyThis last summer I was riding my bike and wearing my helmet of course! It was still daylight out and I was riding inside the bike lane. A car driving very fast drove into the bike lane and hit the back of my bike. I flew off my bike and landed 40 feet from where the car hit my bike. I remember flying in the air doing several flips before I hit the hard ground. The fire department checked to see

where I was hurt. I was put on a bed with wheels and wheeled into an ambulance. I was taken to the hospital where I stayed as a patient for many days.

My bike helmet was cracked in half. If I hadn’t been wearing my helmet, the crack would have been my head and my brain would have been injured. The doctors in the hospital said the helmet saved my life. Somehow, I came through with no broken bones or serious injuries. My bicycle and helmet were not so lucky.

As a firefighter, I know how important it is to protect my head from being hurt. I protect my head by wearing a fire helmet at work when I fight fires and I always wear a bike helmet when I ride my bike.

Write a lesson learned from Firefighter Dellinger‛s story on the lines below:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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The Closest Route

Park

Add the miles on each route, answer the questions and find out which is the shortest route to the ice cream parlor.

Jake and his parents are going to ride their bikes to get ice cream.

1. How far is Jake’s house from Isabel’s house if they take the route through the park? Answer:_______________

2. How far is Jake’s house from the ice cream parlor if they take the route by the river? Answer:________________

3. How far is Isabel’s house from the ice cream parlor?

Answer:________________

4. Which is the shortest route to the ice cream parlor if Jake and his parents must stop to get Isabel first?

Answer:________________

Answer key: 1. 2 miles 2. 1.2 miles 3. 1 mile 4. Along the river

Read Firefighter Dellinger‛s storyThis last summer I was riding my bike and wearing my helmet of course! It was still daylight out and I was riding inside the bike lane. A car driving very fast drove into the bike lane and hit the back of my bike. I flew off my bike and landed 40 feet from where the car hit my bike. I remember flying in the air doing several flips before I hit the hard ground. The fire department checked to see

where I was hurt. I was put on a bed with wheels and wheeled into an ambulance. I was taken to the hospital where I stayed as a patient for many days.

My bike helmet was cracked in half. If I hadn’t been wearing my helmet, the crack would have been my head and my brain would have been injured. The doctors in the hospital said the helmet saved my life. Somehow, I came through with no broken bones or serious injuries. My bicycle and helmet were not so lucky.

As a firefighter, I know how important it is to protect my head from being hurt. I protect my head by wearing a fire helmet at work when I fight fires and I always wear a bike helmet when I ride my bike.

Write a lesson learned from Firefighter Dellinger‛s story on the lines below:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Developed by Northwest Fireflies and Your Local Fire Department G01

091_

Mar

Apr0

9_5-

6 1

2/07

“Wearing a helmet saved my life and my brain!”

The Closest Route

Park

Add the miles on each route, answer the questions and find out which is the shortest route to the ice cream parlor.

Jake and his parents are going to ride their bikes to get ice cream.

1. How far is Jake’s house from Isabel’s house if they take the route through the park? Answer:_______________

2. How far is Jake’s house from the ice cream parlor if they take the route by the river? Answer:________________

3. How far is Isabel’s house from the ice cream parlor?

Answer:________________

4. Which is the shortest route to the ice cream parlor if Jake and his parents must stop to get Isabel first?

Answer:________________

Answer key: 1. 2 miles 2. 1.2 miles 3. 1 mile 4. Along the river