Flat Stella's New Bike

Flat Stella's New Helmet

 Flat Stella's Bike Safety Rules

          For Flat Stella’s birthday her parents gave her a new bicycle. She was so excited to own a brand new bike. Flat Stella was especially excited about this bicycle because she no longer had to use training wheels. Flat Stella’s new bicycle was pink and white with easy-to-reach handle bars and a comfortable seat. Flat Stella also received a new pink helmet as one of her birthday gifts. Flat Stella was so excited to begin riding her new bicycle. Flat Stella realized that riding a bike can be an extremely fun activity, but she also realized that she must be cautious when riding her bicycle. She does not want to get hurt or end up in a dangerous situation. Before Flat Stella would begin riding her bike, she created a list of bike safety rules to follow. Flat Stella’s list consisted of the following rules: (1) Always wear your helmet (2) Never ride your bike at night (3) Never ride your bike in traffic and (4) Never ride your bike without adult supervision. Flat Stella decided to hang her list of safety rules on the garage door. She wanted the rules to be posted in a visible spot to serve as a reminder. Flat Stella spent many days and many hours learning to ride her new bike without any training wheels. At first Flat Stella would fall over or run into the mailbox because she did not understand how to stop her new bike. After spending lots of time practicing, Flat Stella was finally able to become a confident bike rider. Flat Stella loves riding her bicycle. She spends time almost every day riding her bicycle around her neighborhood. Flat Stella finds bicycle riding to be a fun way to exercise. Flat Stella understands the importance of living a healthy lifestyle and creating an exercise routine. For the past two weeks, Flat Stella has ridden her bicycle every day after she arrives home from school. She typically spends between thirty and forty minutes riding her bike each day. Flat Stella loves feeling the wind blow through her hair and the warmth of the sun on her skin.

Yesterday, Flat Stella decided to let her imagination run wild while she was riding her bicycle. She imagined that her bicycle was actually a horse. She pictured that her horse was a beautiful golden brown color with a long flowing white mane. She even gave her horse the name "Apple." She decided that Apple would be the perfect name because Flat Stella loves to eat apples. Flat Stella decided to envision that she was riding her horse through a gigantic apple field. Because Flat Stella had so much fun using her imagination while riding her bicycle, she decided to invite all of her friends from school to her house to ride their bikes and play together. Flat Stella believes riding her bike with her friends is a fun way to get a sufficient amount of exercise each day. This afternoon, Flat Stella and her friends rode their bicycles together and imagined that they were each riding a horse. Each of Flat Stella’s friends gave their horse a name. Flat Stella and her friends rode their bikes around the neighborhood for hours. They would race each other from one end of the rode to the other end. From Flat Stella’s adventures with her bike, she learned the importance of bicycle safety. She understands that she must always wear her helmet and only ride during the daytime. She also understands that she must not ride too far from home so that her parents can always look out the window and see her. Another important thing that Flat Stella learned about bike riding is that she cannot ride during stormy weather. Flat Stella always checks the weather before she leaves her home because she cannot ride her bike when it is storming and raining. Flat Stella only rides her bike when the weather is clear in order to prevent getting struck by lightening or having a wreck on the slick roads. Flat Stella has found a fun way to get exercise, and a wonderful way to enjoy being outdoors. Flat Stella believes that bike riding is a wonderful hobby that everyone can enjoy.