LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Identify health benefits involved in emergency preparedness; describe how to respond in some common emergency scenarios; identify facts and myths associated with emergency preparedness.

HEALTH ED STANDARDS

NHES 7: Demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.

CASEL: Responsible decision-making

KEY VOCAB

mishaps

insulation

evacuate

nonperishable

Lesson Plan: A User’s Guide to Life’s Little Emergencies

In an ideal world, you’ll never have to deal with the scary situations on these pages. But if you do, this guide will help you be so ready.

PREPARING TO READ

Before you read the article “A User’s Guide to Life’s Little Emergencies,” ask your students the following pre-reading questions:

Why is emergency preparedness important for teens, and how can you be prepared in the event of an emergency?

READING AND DISCUSSING

  • Have your students read the article “A User’s Guide to Life’s Little Emergencies” independently; read the article out loud to them; or have students partner-read the article out loud.
  • After they’ve read the article, revisit the pre-reading questions. Have their answers changed?

BUILDING COMPREHENSION AND VOCAB

Check students’ comprehension of and engagement with the story with the following assessment tools:

  • Comprehension Quiz
  • Vocab Builder

EXPANDING SEL OPPORTUNITIES

Continue the learning journey with the following writing prompt:

In I KNOW WHAT I’D DO, have students choose one of the emergency scenarios from the article and write a two to three-page short story to show what they would do if they were faced with that emergency. Encourage them to include descriptive detail and dialogue to make their stories interesting to read!

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