Prepare with Pedro! Pedro Goes to a Shelter
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Grades1, 2, 3, 4, 5Social Studies, Health
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Provided by American Red Cross
What it is
- In this video, Pedro, the penguin, has been evacuated from his home and must stay in an emergency shelter.
- Students will see how a shelter is set up, learn about volunteers, and gain strategies for dealing with their fear in stressful situations like this.
- This video is in English and there is another version of the video in Spanish if you click HERE.
Teaching tips
Positives
- Like many of the videos from the "Prepare with Pedro!" series, this video includes a strategy students can use to deal with unpleasant feelings.
- Students who have to visit a shelter in the future will be comforted by this video.
Prerequisites
- Students don't have to know anything about penguins to understand the main topic of the video, however, having a basic understanding of penguins may help students connect with the humor.
- This video is 8 minutes and 10 seconds long and has subtitles and closed-captioning.
- Teachers can access the Spanish version here.
Differentiation & Implementation
- After watching the video, students can discuss the importance of volunteering and identify ways to volunteer in their community.
- Students and teachers can discuss the reasons a person may have to stay at a shelter and can also watch a related video, such as "Prepare with Pedro! A Power Outage".
- Students can discuss their favorite strategies for dealing with negative emotions and can create an infographic to show others how to use the strategy.
From the scientist review
This video introduces students to emergency shelters and how they can plan for contingencies and respond to natural disasters, climate change, and extreme weather events. We recommend this resource for teaching.
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