Ready, Set, Prepare!
Reflection Activities

Reflection helps kids think about what they have done and the impact of their actions. Many activities can help bring a service project full circle, but one that we recommend is simply talking as a group. Here are some questions that you can use to guide conversation for wrap-up:

Reflection Questions:
1. What did we do today?
2. What is one thing you learned today that you did not know before?
3. What are you most proud of that you did today?
4. What was your favorite moment? Why?
5. What advice would you give someone to help them be more prepared?
6. What will you do to teach others what you learned today?

Follow-up Activity:
Emergency Drill
Time: 15 minutes
Materials: Stopwatch, Emergency Plan and Kit (you should have prepared these during your preflection!)
Directions: We can think about potential disasters and plan by making sure everything is in place, but we will never know if your plan will work unless we try it. Start your next meeting by recapping the Ready, Set, Prepare! service project. Be sure to ask the youth where the emergency kit is and what is in it. Once you have finished this recap act as if you are going to move on to a new activity, but then call out “Fire Drill” or “Tornado Drill” and start the stopwatch. Depending on your club and how effective your preflection was, you might need to provide more direction, but that is up to you to decide. Once your club makes it to the rendezvous point with the emergency kit, stop the stopwatch and let your youth know how long it took. Repeat these drills randomly once every 3 or 4 meetings and keep a record of the time so that the youth can see their improvement with practice.