Condom Steps

The UCLA Sex Squad breaks down the condom steps.

For all videos in this unit:

  • What did you see in the video?
  • What do you think this video was about?
  • What stood out to you most in this video?
  • What are some of the risks/benefits of unprotected sex?
  • What are some ways you can avoid the consequences of unprotected sex?

For this video:

  • What condom steps were left out from this video?

Step 1.
Write down the condom steps on cards (one step per card), and with a tape circle on the back, post them on the board in a random order.

Step 2.
Have students collaboratively put the condom steps in the right order.

Step 3.
Have students make 2 equal length lines and hand each student an external condom.

Step 4.
Explain that one at a time, each student needs to go through all of the steps for using a condom.

Students should ask for consent from the person ahead of them in line, and put the condom on that person’s finger.

  1. Ask for consent
  2. Check the date
  3. Tear it down the side (with your hands, not teeth)
  4. Take it out of the package
  5. Pinch the tip
  6. Roll it all the way down
  7. Have sex
  8. Hold it at the base and pull out
  9. Tie it in a knot
  10. Throw away in the trash

Step 5.
Have students “compete” in the relay race and then reflect on the experience of going through the condom steps, and also how it was to be holding condoms in their hands. What effect, if any, was there on stigma surrounding condoms?

Materials needed: Large index cards, pens/pencils, erasers, markers, colored pencils, rubber bands, a copy of proper condom steps:

Dental Dam and Condom StepsDownload

Step 1.
Divide the class into groups of five to six.

Step 2.
Give each group a set of 15 blank index cards.

Step 3.
Tell them that they must work together to draw one picture per card that represents a condom step. Make them as creative as possible. NO words are allowed. (Suggestion: for each drawing, students should write the condom step it represents in small, light pencil print on the back of each card so you can check for the proper order when they’re done with the game.)

Step 4.
When they are done drawing all their cards, ask them to mix up their order and rubber band their set together.

Step 5.
Collect the different sets of cards and hand them to different groups. Tell them that they must now work with their group to put the new set of cards in their proper order. Repeat this by collecting each set again and giving it to a different group or asking groups to rotate to another area where they’ll work with a different set of cards.