"Believe, Achieve, Succeed, Drug-Free!” is the theme this year for Region 14.
The following downloads and web sites will help you plan for this week. Remember Red Ribbon Week is a week to showcase drug prevention concepts you do in your schools YEAR ROUND. Red Ribbon Week should NOT be the only drug prevention activities you do.
New! Ideas for the Friend Theme: Healthy Choices Scrapbook- make pictures of healthy choices and life-styles with friends throughout the school.
Book Writing- have older students write short books or pamphlets on why not to uses drugs, alcohol, and tobacco for younger students.
Pledge Cards- have students sign pledge cards on the last day, or have younger kids sign drug-free certificates.
Fun with the Numbers- have kids go to websites and find statistics and other information on the impact of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco.
Friends in Congress- have students write congress about minors being targeted by alcohol ads in magazines.
Friendship Links- Have students write ideas to help friends stay away from drugs on strips of paper. Glue into a link chain to decorate the school.
Positive Peer Pressure- Have students list ways to help friends make good choices.
Friends: The Anti-Drug- have older students fill in what activities they will do with their friends to stay out of drug situations.
Make A Friend Skits- Older students can teach younger students methods of making new friends through short skits. The can teach easy questions to ask, such as about favorite movies, family, activities, etc.
New Friend Day- Seat students in groups according to birthday month, shirt colors, bracelet number, etc. They can then practice getting to know each other and making new friends.
Red Ribbon Activities Sheets
These sheets have word finds, cross words, and other activities to do this week. If you want to make your own activities pages for Red Ribbon or year round go to www.puzzlemaker.com.
Red Ribbon Pledge Cards
Download and print off these pledge cards for your students to sign and carry with them.
Region 14 Red Ribbon Materials List
Due to a 22% reduction of funds we will have 2 items for every student and staff from pre-k to 12th grade.
The following items will be sent to Title IV Co-Op schools this year:
1) Rubber Bracelet
2) Rubber Dog Tag
Red Ribbon Idea Web Sites
Here are some web sites where you can get Red Ribbon and Prevention Ideas and Information.
NASP, National Association of School Psychologists, provides abstract from newsletter, latest news & resources: www.naspweb.org
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) has activities aimed at middle school kids & their teachers: www.cdc.gov
Accessing resources and story ideas for student journalists to use in school-based media: www.straightscoop.org
Learning how you as an individual, group, or organization can get involved: www.youcanhelpkids.org
National Institute on Drug Abuse- FREE information about the latest science-based drug abuse publications and teaching materials. backtoschool.drugabuse.gov/
