Tour de France / First Gear: Healthy, Sustainable Lifestyles Through Cycling

Young boy wearing a helmet, sitting on a bike smiling
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By Lee Hewes, Bianca Hewes

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01/06/2026 - UPDATED 16/06/2026

First Gear is a teacher resource for building healthy lifestyles and choices for your students, through activities inspired by the Tour de France. This resource includes:

  • Practical activities;
  • Cycling tips and information;
  • Exploration of the Tour de France cycling competition;
  • Case studies and profiles;
  • Links between cycling, modes of transport and sustainability.

The First Gear classroom resource was created in partnership with ŠKODA, produced independently by SBS Learn. All information was correct at time of original publication (2019).

SBS Learn provides free Australian Curriculum aligned digital learning resources for teachers and educators. We create a wide range of printable and downloadable lesson plans for students.

Australian Curriculum

Cross-curriculum Priorities
Sustainability

Foundation
English – AC9EFLA02
HASS – AC9HSFS02
HPE – AC9HPFP03, AC9HPFP06, AC9HPFM03

Year 1
English – AC9E1LA02
HASS – AC9HS1S02, AC9HS1S03
HPE – AC9HP2P06, AC9HP2M01

Year 2
English – AC9E2LY02, AC9E2LY06, AC9E2LY07
HPE – AC9HP2P06, AC9HP2M01

Year 3
English – AC9E3LY02, AC9E3LY06, AC9E3LY07
Mathematics – AC9M3ST03, AC9M3P01
HASS – AC9HS2S01, AC9HS2S02, AC9HS2S03
HPE – AC9HP4P01, AC9HP4P10, AC9HP4M01, AC9HP4M04, AC9HP4M05, AC9HP4M06

Year 4
English – AC9E3LY07, AC9E4LY06, AC9E4LY07
Mathematics – AC9M4ST03
HASS – AC9HS3S02, AC9HS3S03
HPE – AC9HP4P01, AC9HP4P10, AC9HP4M01, AC9HP4M04, AC9HP4M05, AC9HP4M06

Year 5
English – AC9E5LA02, AC9E5LY06, AC9E5LY06, AC9E5LY07
HASS – AC9HS5S06
HPE – AC9HP6P09, AC9HP6P10, AC9HP6M05, AC9HP6M06

Year 6
English – AC9E6LY06, AC9E6LY07
HASS – AC9HS6S06,
HPE – AC9HP6P09, AC9HP6P10, AC9HP6M05, AC9HP6M06