Hook:

Share a personal story from the traffic in your area; the following story is a suggestion:

The road outside my house has a footpath for people to walk on. But, during rush hours, I noticed some motorbikes whizzing past through walking school kids on the footpath in order to escape traffic. I saw so many people pass by on foot and in vehicles, and no one said or did anything. So, then I thought, I will ask my superheroes about it in class. Maybe you all can help me with this. But, before that, I have a video to show you. So, let us look at it, first!

DFC Video Activity:

Play the video BTC2014 Israel: Accident-Free (http://bit.ly/2g3hibz)

Activity: Share your ideas!

1. What is the common between my story and the video?
2. What is different between the people in my story and the students in the video?
3. What are some ways of how you can show responsibility in day-to-day life?
4. What is one thing that you would have done differently than the students in the video?

Activity (Divide and Rule):

Ask the students if they can take the responsibility to find solutions since no one else was taking ownership to ensure road safety near ‘your’ house.

When they agree, ask them to suggest solutions for the traffic problem. List at least 4 good ones. Some suggested answers are:

1. Conduct an awareness campaign with slogan banners
2. Post traffic rules around the area
3. Check with the traffic policemen for a placement of a person there
4. Increase the height of the pavement wall to make entry to the pavement difficult for the vehicles

Divide the students into 4 groups. Assign each group one part of the solution to work on the details. Each group gets to work out everything from planning to executing of what they think they will need – if they need slogan banners what will they write on it; if they need to post traffic rules, what will they be; if they go the traffic station, what will they tell the policemen, if they need funds, how will they generate it; etc.

At the end of the activity, every group can get a chance to present their work to the entire class.

Teacher Tip: Encourage each group to ask you, their set of probing questions to understand more specific details about the traffic problem near ‘your’ house and thus, create more fitting solutions.

Closing the Loop and Assessment:

Emphasize the idea that: Do not wait for other people to make changes for you; if it is something that you can go out and do yourself, do it because ‘YOU CAN’. Do not ignore things because responsibility is not only about what you do but it is also about what you do not do.

At the close of the session, ask the students to think, pair, share about 1-2 actions they would do differently after this lesson.

Ask the students to complete the following self-reflection using the following rating scale:

1 = Not Yet, 2 = Need Support, 3 = Making efforts, 4 = Almost a habit, 5 = I CAN

1. I take responsibility to correct problems around me ___
2. I am able to identify different people involved in a problem____
3. I am able to identify what may be causing the problem _____
4. I am able to understand different parts of a problem before finding a solution _____

Suggested activity: Identify a ‘problem area’ around your school. What are the 2-3 most important actions that you will carry to correct that problem area?