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Make Believe Parking Lot

Lion – Kindergarten

Lion’s Roar

Personal Safety

Required

Requirement 4

Make Believe Parking Lot

Lion – Kindergarten

Lion’s Roar

Personal Safety

Required

Requirement 4

Make Believe Parking Lot

Snapshot of Activity

Set up a mock crosswalk and parking lot for Cub Scouts to learn about staying safe in these situations.

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Directions

Before the meeting:

Identify a flat concrete or blacktop area such as a basketball court or large driveway that is safe and free of obstacles.
Designate two areas, one will be an intersection with a crosswalk the other will be a mock parking lot.
Using the sidewalk chalk draw a road intersection with a designated crosswalk.
Using the sidewalk chalk draw a parking lot with six car spaces on each side.
Contact Cub Scouts and adult partners in the den and secure at least six bicycles and make sure to have bike helmets.

During the meeting:

Gather the Cub Scouts and adult partners and share with them that it is important to always pay attention when we are walking across a street or when we are walking in a parking lot. You should always look all around you and pay attention to every car you can see. Just because you can see the car doesn’t mean they can or do see you.
Bring everyone over to the mock crosswalk and inform the den that when we cross the street, we want to use a crosswalk and pay attention to when we can walk. Have someone serve as the crossing sign and stand at one end of the crosswalk. Have Cub Scouts and adult partners on the other end and each take a turn crossing the street. Remind Cub Scouts that even when the crossing signal says to walk, they should still look both ways before crossing.
Next bring everyone over to the mock parking lot. Have some Cub Scouts and/or adult partners park their bikes in the parking spaces. They will act as cars moving in and around parking spaces as the other Cub Scouts and adult partners walk down the aisle. Cub Scouts should hold hands with their adult partner when in a parking lot and always look at the “cars”. When walking they should stay on one side of the aisle and not walk down the center. Give everyone a chance to demonstrate holding hands, staying out of the middle of the aisle, and watching for cars.