Grades K-2
Download any of the activities below to follow-up your Red Cross-instructed course, or to compliment your own lesson plans.
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Disaster Preparedness
Call 9-1-1
Practice making emergency calls and giving the correct information...
Who Can Help?
Draw a line from each picture to the person who can help...
What Do We Need?
If there is no electricity, no running water and stores are closed, there are many items every family will need in an emergency. These items belong in a family disaster supplies kit...
School Emergency Procedures & Drills
Young children feel safer when they know and practice the right things to do in case of an emergency. Help the students practice emergency safety drills at school...
Build a Classroom Emergency Kit
Help your students prepare for an emergency at school, and show that your classroom is ready in case a disaster should happen. Build a kit of storage items to have near in case of an emergency...
Make a Family Disaster Plan
Your family disaster plan includes ways to reduce hazards, a family contact list and a supplies kit to meet the needs of everyone in case of a disaster or emergency situation...
Family Emergency Yellow Pages
Staying in contact is part of any good family disaster plan. Go through the checklist below to make sure your family has correct information, then fill in My Yellow Pages...
Build a Family Disaster Supplies Kit
One important step in any family disaster plan is to have needed supplies ready in case of an emergency. Complete this list as a family...
Disaster Supplies Kit Math
Answer the questions to figure out how much you need of each item in your disaster supplies kit...
Help Reduce Hazards
Making your home safer is a key part of any family disaster plan. Consider these points as you walk around your home and reduce the hazards...
Fire Prevention & Safety
Call 9-1-1
Work with your teacher to complete the form below so that you will be ready to call 9-1-1 in case of an emergency...
The Fire Triangle
If young children understand how fires start, they will be better prepared to prevent them. Use this lesson plan to introduce students to the components of fire and to help them understand how the components interact to start harmful fires...
Stop Fires Before They Start
Work as a family to answer these questions. Any "no" means there could be a fire hazard in your home...
Smoke Alarm Checklist
Learn about smoke alarms to help stay safe if a fire occurs at your home..
A-Mazing Escapes
Alarms warn us of an emergency. When the alarm rings, you need to know your escape route. Find your way through the maze below...
Firefighters and Their Equiptment
Firefighters use special equipment to keep them safe when fighting fires. Color and cut out one of the firefighters and all the equipment on the next page. Dress the firefighter for a fire...
At the Scene (coloring sheet)
If a fire occurs, firefighters and Red Cross workers are there to help you. Look at the picture below and circle all the things you see firefighters or Red Cross workers doing...
Fire Safety BINGO
Learn fire safety rules and tools while playing BINGO! Use these BINGO cards and scenarios to help students understand how to stay safe in case of fire...
Lightning
Static Electricity
What is Lightning? Guide a discussion of static electricity with this lesson plan designed to help students learn more about lightning through investigation...
Lightning Timer
Every second counts when you want to be safe during a thunderstorm. Cut out the large circle and the arrows below. Use this sheet to build your own lightning timer...
Tornadoes
Create a Tornado
Use this lesson plan to demonstrate the characteristics of a tornado. Students will gain a better understanding of why tornadoes are called "twisters" and sometimes "funnel clouds"...
Act Fast! - Tornado Safe Places
Use the information below to plan a "safe place" with your family in case of a tornado...
Tornado Mapping
Use map of United States and Tornado Information Map to help students locate their resident state and learn about Tornado Alley and the frequency of tornadoes in the area they live...
Tornado Information Map
Compare average number of tornadoes that occur in each state each year, as well the months each state is most likely to witness tornadoes...
Floods
Family Flood Safety Plan
Help your family stay safe in case of flood. Answer the following questions together to help plan ahead...