Brief answer: there's no single "correct" leaflet here — it's a portfolio task. Here's a model you can use as a template:
STAY SAFE WHEN YOU PLAY OUTSIDE A leaflet for school students
DO:
- Wear comfortable clothes and shoes.
- Play with friends or stay where adults can see you.
- Tell a grown-up where you are going.
- Wear a helmet when you ride a bike or skateboard.
- Follow the traffic rules and cross at zebra crossings.
- Drink water and take breaks when it's hot.
DON'T:
- Don't play near busy roads or car parks.
- Don't talk to strangers or take gifts from them.
- Don't go to strange or empty places alone.
- Don't run on wet or slippery ground.
- Don't play with fire, sharp objects or broken glass.
- Don't leave your bag or phone unattended.
Have fun — but come home safe!
Key steps / the principle
Purpose and audience. A leaflet is a short, visual text that gives advice to a specific group — here, school students. So it needs a clear title and short, readable lines, not long paragraphs.
Structure. Two blocks: DO (positive advice) and DON'T (things to avoid). Each block is a bullet-point list of 5–6 short tips.
Language — the main grammar point: the imperative. Advice in leaflets uses the bare verb with no subject:
- Wear a helmet. (not "You should wear a helmet" in every line)
- Don't play near busy roads. (negative imperative = don't + base verb) You can also use should / shouldn't occasionally for variety, and Remember to… as a friendly ending.
- Style. Use simple, everyday vocabulary, address the reader directly (you), and keep each point to one line so it can be read in 5 seconds — that's what makes a leaflet a leaflet.
Check your own version
- ✅ Does every DO line start with a verb, and every DON'T line with Don't + verb? (No "You must…" or "We should…")
- ✅ Are the tips realistic for playing outside — roads, strangers, weather, equipment?
- ✅ Is there a title + at least 5 items in each column?
- ✅ No full stops missing, no long explanations — short and punchy.
