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Reporting Emergencies
Students role play reporting emergency situations to the proper authorities. Working as a class, students create a list of possible emergencies that may need to be reporetd. Working with their partner, they role play reporting as many...
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Winter Survival Kit
Fifth graders construct a winter emergency kit for their parents' car and list five things to do or not to do when stranded in a car during the winter.
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Crawl Low Under Smoke
Students participate in a instructional activity that is about finding an escape route when faced with an emergency fire situation. They read about the hazards of fire and smoke inhalation. The concept of crawling low under smoke is...
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Value: Truth, Topic: Accuracy
Sixth graders listen to music as they reflect on a time they told the truth without hurting anyone. Students listen to a story about a person who falls from a roof and breaks his leg. The person lies about how it happened. Students...
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Communtiy Medical Facilities
Students describe various medical facilities and the services they provide. Working in pairs, students research and list the location and telephone number of community medical facilities and the services they provide. Independently,...
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Preventing Household Hazards
Students identify how household materials can be hazardous to themselves and family members. Precautions for preventing and/or minimizing various hazards are discussed as a class. Working in pairs, students create a directory of...
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Hazard Identification Activity
Students identify the types of hazards in their classrooom. They develop a plan to eliminate as many of them as possible. They practice earthquake drills to be better prepared during an emergency.
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Driving Warmup
Students respond to various cues and "drive" around while warming up. Cues such as "speed limit" correspond to walking around at normal speed. "Bumpy Road" corresponds to skipping, etc.
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Tic-Tac-Toe
Students review various concepts of health curriculum, including what to do in emergency situations, first aid, weather watches/warnings, etc. by playing a live action tic-tac-toe game.
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Knowing the Phone in an Emergency
Third graders brainstorm emergency situations. They watch a demonstration of finding emergency numbers in the phone book. They compile a list of specific items they should tell the 911 operator. They demonstrate how to talk to emergency...
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Know the Phone in an Emergency
Third graders list important phone numbers to call in emergency situations, identify when to call each number, and practice dialing numbers on toy telephones.
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Know the Phone in an Emergency
Third graders brainstorm emergency situations. They watch a demonstration of finding emergency numbers in the phone book. They compile a list of specific items to communicate to a 911 operator. They demonstrate calling emergency personnel.