Description

Looking for Red Ribbon Week activities for middle school, a History of Red Ribbon Week lesson, or a meaningful drug prevention activity students will actually engage with? This Red Ribbon Week video activity teaches where the red ribbon came from, with guided video questions and a self-checking Maze game.

Instead of a week of spirit days with no explanation, students learn the real history behind Red Ribbon Week and why it still matters.

🔍 What Students Will Do

• Watch a video on the history of Red Ribbon Week
• Answer guided video questions
• Use their answers to play the self-checking Maze game
• Write short answer responses connecting the history to their own choices

📦 What’s Included

• Video link and video questions
• Self-Checking Maze Game (students make their own copy, or force copy it in Google Classroom)
• Short answer questions
• Answer key
• Print AND digital versions included

❤️ Why Teachers Love This

• Zero prep. Perfect for a packed Red Ribbon Week
• The self-checking Maze game means less grading for you
• Gives spirit week real meaning
• Turn key and student-led
• Works in advisory, homeroom, or any content class
• Print or digital, so it fits any classroom setup

📅 When to Use It

• Red Ribbon Week activities (last week of October)
• History of Red Ribbon Week lesson
• Drug prevention and awareness lessons
• Enrique “Kiki” Camarena and the origins of Red Ribbon Week
• Health and wellness lessons
• Advisory and homeroom
• SEL and healthy choices lessons
• Counselor and school-wide Red Ribbon Week plans
• October social studies activities
• Nonfiction reading practice
• Sub plans during Red Ribbon Week
• Google Classroom ready digital lesson
• Turn key, no prep activity

✨ Why This Is the Best Red Ribbon Week Video Activity for Middle School

Most students wear red during Red Ribbon Week without knowing why. This Red Ribbon Week activity gives them the story behind the ribbon, and that’s when the message actually sticks.

Designed for grades 4–8 Social Studies. Print AND digital.

🔎 Looking for More Red Ribbon Week Activities?

Grab the History of Red Ribbon Week Bundle (reading AND video) to save, or the October History Super Bundle for Red Ribbon Week, Halloween and more, all in one purchase.

This purchase is for use in one classroom. For school or site licenses, please reach out directly.