ACTIVITIES: Scoot and Text

ACTIVITIES: Scoot and Text

Instructions:

Have students try to send the following text message while riding a scooter through the obstacle course. “Hey, I’m trying to text you this message while riding a scooter through an obstacle course and trying not to run over anything.”

Have the volunteers roll balls in front of the participants while they are scooting through the course.

Volunteers:

•  2 to explain and reset course

Supplies:

•  Plastic gym scooters

•  Cones

•  Balls

ACTIVITIES: Body Outlines

Instructions:

Line the hallways or sidewalk with body outlines that feature stats and safety messages. Use painter’s tape on halls for clean removal.

Location:

Outside, Gym or Hallways

Volunteers:

•  1 to supervise and explain directions

Supplies:

•  List of stats

•  Painter’s tape

•  Paper

•  Markers

•  Chalk

ACTIVITIES: DIES (Danger in Every Step)

Instructions:

Start a group of students on each end of the course. Have students navigate through the course while texting, “Hey how’s it going? I am trying to text you all of this while going through an obstacle course trying to avoid cones, balls, and people.” Volunteers will lightly toss balls at students while they are going through the course.

The students must try their best to complete the text message before exiting the course while dodging balls, cones and other students on the course.

Volunteers:

•  2 to reset course and explain directions

Supplies:

•  Cones

•  Balls

ACTIVITIES: Drive Engaged

Instructions:

One student will be chosen as the driver and sit in the driver’s seat. The other students will fill in the rest of the seats. The driver will be given a balloon. Using one hand the driver must keep the balloon in the air at all times. Using their other hand, the driver must use the Frisbee as a steering wheel. The other students in the “vehicle” should try to distract the driver as much as possible by shouting things like, “Turn the music up!” or “Oops, I dropped that pen, can you get it?” The driver must try and answer all of the passengers’ questions while keeping the balloon in the air and steering the car. If one balloon is too easy, try adding a second one.

The volunteers should watch the drivers steer while keeping the balloon in the air and answering questions from the passengers.

Location:

Gym, classroom or lunch room

Volunteers:

•  1-2 to explain directions and evaluate drivers

Supplies:

•  Balloons (6-8 blown up)

•  Frisbee

•  Chairs (sets of 4)

ACTIVITIES: Dodgeball

Instructions:

Students must send the following text as other students throw balls at them. While the students are texting they must try and catch or deflect as many balls as possible in 15 seconds.

Message to be texted: “I’m being pelted by dodgeballs right now and it really sucks! You should come try it!”

Volunteers:

•  2 to hand out balls, explain directions, and keep time

Supplies:

•  Foam dodgeballs, as many as possible

•  Timer/Stopwatch

ACTIVITIES: Fliers on Windshields

Instructions:

Use “Tag, You’re It” materials to plaster anti-texting and driving messages all over the parking lot. Go out on lunch hours or during an event (prom, graduation, sporting events) where there are many cars in the parking lot and place fliers under windshield wipers. (“Tag, You’re It” materials can be found on your jump drive.)

Volunteers:

•  People to go out and place fliers on cars

Supplies:

•  Jump drive

•  Fliers

ACTIVITIES: Spread the Word

Instructions:

Utilize the resources around your schools and community by sharing facts and stories on the fence or sidewalk. Cup messages in the fence are great at Friday night football games or graduation ceremonies! Chalk messages or statistics on the sidewalk are great for when the weather will be precipitation free for the next few days! (Make sure any facts or statistics you use are from a reliable source.)

Volunteers:

•  1 to supervise and explain directions

Supplies:

•  Cups

•  Chalk

•  Chain link fence

•  A sidewalk

ACTIVITIES: Multi-tasking

Instructions:

Put tape lines down about 20 feet apart for the start/finish lines. Ask the participant to text a message while navigating the course. If they bump into our touch an object they are out. The participant gets one attempt – just like in real life!

Talking points:

·  The brain cannot perform these two activities at once just like trying to text and drive.

·  Texting while driving is banned for all drivers in the state of Wisconsin.

·  There is also a ban on all cell phone use for novice drivers.

·  The Centers for Disease Control estimates that each day in the United States more than eight people are killed in crashes involving a distracted driver.

Volunteers:

·  1 to supervise and explain directions

Supplies:

·  Participant’s own phone or “Simon” games

·  Orange cones

·  Optional - toys or small furniture

·  Masking tape