Civics

Crosswalk crew

Find a marked crosswalk and a pedestrian crossing sign (yellow diamond with people walking). Walk across the crosswalk in single file like the Beatles on Abbey Road, and take a photo of the team in motion.

Do Not Enter

Find a DO NOT ENTER sign (a red square with a white horizontal bar). Photograph the team looking shocked and pointing in another direction.

No parking

Find a NO PARKING sign. Take a team photo where everyone pretends to be cars trying to park, with one team member sternly waving them off.

One-way arrow

Find a ONE WAY sign (a black rectangle with a white arrow). Take a photo where every team member points in exactly the same direction as the arrow. All hands aligned, no exceptions.

Quiz: Stop sign sides

A US stop sign has a very specific shape. How many sides does it have?

Quiz: Yield sign shape

The YIELD sign has a different shape from the stop sign. How many sides does a yield sign have?

Railroad crossing

Find a railroad crossing sign: a round yellow sign with a black "X" and the letters "RR". If you spot one, photograph it. If you find the actual crossbuck (white X) too, even better.

School zone pentagon

Find a SCHOOL ZONE sign: a yellow-green pentagon (five sides) showing two children walking. Take a team photo with the sign clearly visible.

Speed limit hunt

Find a Speed Limit sign (a white rectangle with black numbers and the words "SPEED LIMIT"). Take a team photo with the sign and everyone pretending to run at exactly that speed in miles per hour.

Stop! Team pose

At a stop sign, take a team photo where everyone makes the stop hand gesture: palm forward, arm out straight. All at the same time. It should look like a synchronized police squad.

Team finale: favorite sign

As a team, pick the coolest, weirdest or funniest sign you found today. Take a final team photo with it. This is your closing shot of the lesson.

The classic stop sign

The headliner: the red octagonal STOP sign. Find one and take a team photo right next to it. In the US these are everywhere, so the real challenge is finding the most stylish one.

Traffic light timing

Find a traffic light. Record a short video of the light changing from one color to another. Bonus if a team member is in the shot and shouts "STOP" or "GO" at the right moment.

Yellow diamond warning

Find any yellow diamond-shaped warning sign (deer crossing, curve ahead, slippery road, falling rocks). Photograph it and write down what it warns drivers about.

Yield triangle

Find a YIELD sign: a downward-pointing red and white triangle. Take a team photo where everyone is pointing at the sign, like you just discovered it.