Description

Looking for Red Ribbon Week activities for middle school, a Red Ribbon Week reading comprehension passage, or a drug prevention lesson with real substance? This History of Red Ribbon Week reading activity pairs a nonfiction passage with a self-checking Maze game and a Letter to Future Self.

Instead of a week of spirit days with no explanation, students read the real history behind Red Ribbon Week, then write a Letter to Future Self about the choices they want to make.

🔍 What Students Will Do

• Read a nonfiction passage on the history of Red Ribbon Week
• Answer text-dependent multiple choice questions
• Use their answers to play the self-checking Maze game
• Write short answer responses
• Write a Letter to Future Self

📦 What’s Included

• Reading text and text-dependent questions
• Text-dependent multiple choice questions (used in the self-checking game)
• Self-Checking Maze Game (students make their own copy, or force copy it in Google Classroom)
• Short answer questions
• Letter to Future Self writing activity
• 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
• The Letter to Future Self makes the message personal
• Turn key and student-led
• Works in advisory, homeroom, ELA, or social studies
• 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 Reading Activity for Middle School

Most students wear red during Red Ribbon Week without knowing why. This Red Ribbon Week reading activity gives them the story behind the ribbon, and the Letter to Future Self turns that story into a promise to themselves.

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.