Personal Space
Keeping hands and feet in this location at all times.
What is your own seat/space?
The most important job of a bus driver.
What is keeping everyone safe?
It is okay to stand up while the bus is moving if you see your stop.
What is False?
You see a friend throwing a wrapper at someone.
What is ask them to stop or tell an adult?
The "Danger Zone" is this many feet around the bus.
What is 10 feet?
Two things you should never do to someone’s backpack.
What is pick at it, pull it, or open it?
This volume of voice is best so the driver can hear sirens or horns.
What is an "indoor" or quiet voice?
The bus driver is considered a school staff member, just like a teacher.
What is True?
Someone is calling you a name that makes you feel bad.
What is use an "I-Statement" or ignore and move seats?
This is how long you should wait for the bus to stop before standing.
What is until it's fully stopped?
This is where your backpack and belongings should stay during the ride
What is on your lap or under the seat?
A driver’s biggest distraction on the bus.
What is loud noise or students out of seats?
It is safe to reach under the bus if you drop something.
What is False—NEVER reach under the bus!
our "seatmate" is being mean to someone across the aisle.
What is tell them you don't like it or change the subject?
Name 3 "Bus Games" you can play that don't involve touching others.
What is I-Spy, Would you Rather, Rock-Paper-Scissors?
What you should do if someone is "picking" at you or your stuff.
What is ask them to stop, then tell the driver?
If the driver has to look in the mirror to check on you, they aren't looking at this.
What is the road?
Riding the bus is a "right" that can never be taken away.
What is False—it is a privilege!
You are bored and feel like "poking" the person in front of you.
What is find a quiet game to play or talk to a friend?
This person is responsible for everyone's behaviour on the bus.
What is every individual student?
This is the invisible space around your body and belongings that others should not enter without your permission.
What is personal space? (or What is a boundary?)
You see a friend "roasting" a younger student. This is the exact phrase you can use to stop them without being "uncool."
What is "Hey, knock it off" or "That's not funny, let's play a game instead"?
If I am "just joking" when I pick at someone or call them a name, it is NOT considered bullying or harassment.
What is False?
This 9-letter word describes someone who watches something bad happen on the bus but does not step in to help or tell the driver.
What is a Bystander?
Because they are the oldest on the bus, 5th graders hold this title and are responsible for setting the tone for everyone else.
What are the leaders?