Educator's Information

The American Red Cross has many materials available for teachers, educators, and presenters to use to help children and families learn how to stay safe and prevent or reduce the effects of disasters or other emergencies. Some materials come with teacher's guides and lesson plans. The Red Cross also offers innovative and life-saving Health and Safety courses and information.

For more information about Red Cross courses or materials, contact your local Red Cross.

Masters of Disaster

Masters of Disaster is an innovative curriculum for children in grades K-8 that helps teachers meet academic requirements by providing lessons on science, math, social studies, language arts, and fine arts through studying the hazards of earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, lightning, tornadoes, and, in general, personal preparedness. This is a school-based curriculum for use throughout the school year.
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Disaster Supplies for Schools, from Masters of Disaster, is a list of recommended disaster supplies for school classrooms and the whole school, as well as items that may be needed for search and rescue.
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Be Ready 1-2-3
The "Be Ready 1-2-3" materials help young children, ages 4 to 7, learn through activities and demonstrations led by "experts" Cool Cat (home fires), Ready Rabbit (winter storms), and Disaster Dog (earthquakes). These materials include the "Be Ready Book" (English and Spanish PDF files) which is designed for children to use as they learn program lessons. The "Instructor's Manual" provides lesson plans and suggested activities for adults or older youth to use with children and deliver the information in the program.

The Instructor's Manual is divided in to five parts on this Website. Be sure to download the "Introduction" and the "Appendix", and then each lesson plan that you want to use.

Certificates for children for completing the program are available only through local Red Cross chapters as stock number C-814 for a nominal fee.

The Be Ready Book--A Workbook for Children (English or Spanish PDF Files)

Instructor's Manual

• Introduction (PDF File)
• Lesson Plan on Home Fires (PDF File)
• Lesson Plan on Winter Storms (PDF File)
• Lesson Plan on Earthquakes (PDF File)
• Appendix (background information) (PDF File)

"The Notagains" CD-ROM
"The Notagains" is a CD-ROM computer program and game. It provides interactive learning experiences appropriate for children ages 8 to 11. This scenario-based CD-ROM uses authentic disaster situations (tornadoes, floods, thunderstorms, and home fires) enhanced with sound effects, animation, video clips, and humor to encourage informed disaster preparedness and responses.
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For a complete list of print educational's materials available from the American Red Cross, please visit the Publications section of our site.