The Raleigh / Triangle Area has and continues to see many natural disasters – hurricanes, tornadoes,mini-tornadoes,  ice storms, or to be honest  any snow event!  Some areas flood regularly and, of course, fire is always a danger.

As teachers, we usually have an lesson on emergencies but when an emergency (like Hurricane Florence) is bearing down on us, we need to have more information ready for our students. Here are resources you can use for your students at a moment’s notice for natural disasters (not medical emergencies).

Lesson Plans:

• From Caldwell Community College – EL Civics project  
  • Beginning  levels
    • Blizzards 
    • Earthquake Lesson 
    • Hurricanes 
    • Floods
    • Thunderstorms
    • Tornadoes
  • Intermediate Levels
    • 911 Calls
    • Floods
    • Winter Storms & Blizzards

Websites:

• Red Cross 
  • How to prepare for emergencies – info on emergency kits, template for making plans
  • Types of Emergencies  – great breakdown by type of disaster and what you should do before, during and  after . ->  check out Hurricane.
• ReadyNC
  • Plan and Prepare – info on emergency kits, vital records you need, evacuating and more
  • Recover and Rebuilding after a Disaster 
• Office of Refugee Resettlement   – has a great Emergency Booklet that cover many types of emergencies and what to do. The English level is not low level – more intermediate /high but there are good visuals throughout.
• Hurricane Safety Checklists – various checklists for emergency kits, first aid, tools docs and more
• Ready.gov – Plan ahead for Disaster  – another good breakdown by type. Check out good general video on disasters 

Tracking Hurricanes:

• Current and Past Interactive Hurricane Tracker

Be sure to tell your students of Wake Tech’s Warn system which sends students email, text or voicemail alerts for emergencies and inclement weather.