Saturday, November 17, 2012
Natural Disasters: Be Aware and Be Prepared
Natural Disasters: Be Aware and Be Prepared
In my classroom, I would make sure my students were educated about all of the different types of Natural Disasters.
I would focus on the disasters that could affect the area where my students live, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, and flooding.
I would also educate my students on natural disasters that could affect other areas of the world, such as mud slides, wild fires, and tsumani.
I would also teach them how to be prepared if a natural disaster would happen to them or in their area of the country. I would have them create a Natural Disaster Preparation Plan and share it with their families.
I would develop projects for my students to offer relief and aid to victims around the world so that they can learn to contribute and help others during disasters.
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LaTonya, teaching your students how to be prepared for natural disasters would ease the worry of some of those more sensitive students (like my son). Students will always remember lessons like that and perhaps it could help them later in life, as well.
ReplyDeleteI would feel great knowing that something I taught my students truly helped them during a difficult or dangerous situation.
DeleteLa Tonya,
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a great lesson plan. I think if we help prepare them now,they would know what to expect and be prepare later in life. Life lessons goes a long way..
Nakia,
DeleteEducation is key!!!!
LaTonya,
ReplyDeleteI really like the idea of preparing a disaster plan. I also think that it is important for students to have an understanding of the different types of disasters that could happen in their local area.
Hi LaTonya,
ReplyDeleteIn terms of finding projects for your students, please take a moment to check out the following site to see if anything would be of interest and appropriate for your students:
http://www.dosomething.org/
Students can pick a cause, a location, who they want to work with, etc. Although it is geared to middle school students and older, it is also possible to find projects for other age groups as well. Amy
Amy,
DeleteThank you for the website. I can integrate it into my 7th grade classes.
LaTonya,
ReplyDeleteI agree with Holly in that students need that sense of security. I am sure that there are many children in NJ that are struggling with that right now. Many children are not in areas that they would expect natural disasters, although I think that we all agree that avalanches, sandstorms tornadoes, tsunamis, earthquakes, hurricanes, wildfires, and others can impact everyone. I like the tie in to the world around them and helping those around them.
People certainly need to be prepaired for these disasters and should be educated as to how and why they occur. Granted some cannot be predicted in a timely manner to escape the disaster but one can surely learn about hurricane seasons and know that their home may be on a fault line etc. In elementary school we often create labs for hands-on learning to introduce the hows and whys of some natural disasters.
ReplyDeleteJPrice
I know in my area, that we practice tornado drills regularly. Until this past year, the students never really took them serious. Since many of my students have now lived through tornados they now take the drills more serious. I have multiple community service projects each year for the students to particpate. Last year after the tornados many of my students worked to help with the clean up efforts. This was a life changing experience for many of them.
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