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Get ready! booklet: help children learn about emergencies and how they can be prepared

After the emergency booklet: help children cope with their feelings after an emergency

Get ready! booklet

Preparing for emergencies isn't just for adults, children need to know how to be prepared too.

Our Get ready! book with emergency contact cards will help children learn about emergencies and the things they can do to be prepared.

An emergency can happen anytime, and there are lots of things children can do to be prepared and stay safe.

The activity sheets are a great resource for teachers as well.
The Get ready! book helps kids prepare for emergencies.

Get ready! is a handy resource helping children to be prepared in case of an emergency.

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			Download the Get ready! kids' activity book This book has fun activities including word searches, mazes, stories and colouring in exercises to help children learn the four steps of emergency preparedness so they can be ready if an emergency happens. [file size: 678kb/file type: PDF]

Or you can download individual activity sheets
These varied and fun activity sheets from the Get Ready! booklet are a great resource for teachers. Help students be prepared for an emergency by working through these activity sheets. The exercises will help them know what to do and respond more calmly in an emergency.

Step 1 'find out' activity sheet

Word search and colour by numbers activity.
[file size:93kb/file type:PDF]

Step 2 'make a plan' activity sheet

Maze and draw your bedroom activity.
[file size:94kb/file type:PDF]

Step 3 'get an emergency kit' activity sheet

Draw or use the stickers to make your backpack ready in case you need to leave your house and emergency kit code cracker.
[file size:88kb/file type:PDF]

Step 4 'know your neighbours' activity sheet

Match the emergency with the person who can help and spot the emergency workers.
[file size:167kb/file type:PDF]

The Storm story

Read a story about an emergency and fill in the missing words.
[file size:81kb/file type:PDF]

Answers

All the answers for the activity sheets.
[file size:156kb/file type:PDF]

Stickers

Cut these stickers out and use them with step 2 and 3 activity sheets.
[file size:65kb/file type:PDF]

After the Emergency booklet

The After the Emergency activity book for primary school children has been developed to enable children to think about what has happened and be aware of the feelings they may have after an emergency.

It encourages children to talk about the event and seek help and support from those around them.

The resource has been developed in consultation with a child psychologist to ensure the content is appropriate and useful for children coping after an emergency.

The activity book is not hazard specific so can be used by children affected by any emergency.

After the emergency is a booklet which helps children cope after an emergency.

After the emergency activity book for children helps them cope with their feelings after an emergency.


			Download the after the emergency booklet This activity book will help children cope after an emergency and is not hazard specific, so can be used by children affected by any emergency. [file size: 1.6mb/type:PDF]


			Download the emergency contact card for children This contact card makes it easy for children to have all their important telephone numbers with them in case of an emergency. [file size: 150kb/file type:PDF]


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