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Prepare with Pedro Disaster Preparedness Activity Book

Provided by: FEMA |Published on: July 10, 2024

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Synopsis

This printable activity book provides students with word searches, crosswords, informative stories, coloring pages, and mazes to increase their knowledge of emergency preparedness for extreme weather.
Students will learn how to prepare for and react to thunderstorms, tornados, extreme cold, floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, extreme heat, and wildfires and will receive a certificate to commemorate the completion of the activities.

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Subjects: English Language Arts, Health

Authors: FEMA and American Red Cross

Region: Global

Languages: English

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Positives

Tips in this book recognize how physical differences, such as being in a wheelchair, may impact your responses.
Students will love receiving the certificate after completing the activities.

Prerequisites

It may benefit students to have the terms in the glossary defined before they do the activities.
Teachers will need to print the books ahead of time.

Differentiation & Implementation

Teachers can use this activity book in conjunction with the related e-books and videos about floods (activity guide) (English e-book) (Spanish e-book), extreme heat (English e-book) (Spanish e-book), hurricanes (English e-book) (Spanish e-book), and tornados (Spanish e-book).
Students may benefit from learning some of the coping strategies for dealing with difficult emotions, as talking about emergencies can be troubling for students.
Early finishers can color the pictures after finishing the activities.
Older students can choose one of the emergencies to research further and find data for their local area.
Teachers can discuss how climate change may increase the frequency and intensity of these emergencies.

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