Disasters and emergencies
Consider the impact of disasters and emergencies and help young people prepare for and cope with a crisis.
Explore the topic of disasters and emergencies with our free lesson plans and teaching materials, which are ideal for Citizenship, PSHE and Geography teachers.
Get primary and secondary teaching ideas about:
- natural disasters like earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes and typhoons
- emergencies such as terrorist attacks or transport accidents
- extreme weather like droughts or flooding.
Disasters and emergencies teaching resources
Age: 11–19
Type: Lesson plan, Newsthink
Subjects: PSHE, Tutor time
Secondary PSHE activities considering how to prepare for a natural disaster and living with the reality that this could happen.
Age: 11-19
Type: Lesson plan, Newsthink
Subjects: PSHE, Tutor time
Discussion activities looking at the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo and the new vaccine.
Age: 5-19
Type: Teacher briefing
Subjects: PSHE, Citizenship
Create a safe and inclusive learning environment that support your pupils to explore sensitive or challenging content in engaging and safe ways.
Age: 7-14
Type: Quick activity
Subjects: PSHE
A quick and fun PSHE activity to help learners gain awareness of the key aspects of emergencies.
Age: 11-16
Type: Lesson plan, photo
Subjects: Geography, PSHE
Secondary PSHE teaching resource looking at the water shortage in Cape Town and how people cope with and adapt to drought.
Age: 11-19
Type: Lesson plan
Subjects: PSHE
Consider how to be prepared for a journey disrupted by winter weather.
Age: 11-16
Type: Quick activity
Subjects: Citizenship, PSHE
Discuss how people reacted following incorrect news of a ballistic missile attack.
Age: 7-19
Type: Teacher briefing
Subjects: Cross-curricular
A handy glossary of some of the words that commonly appear in our online teaching resources.
Age: 11-16
Type: Lesson plan
Subjects: PSHE
Discuss the mudslides in California and consider how you could help support someone who has been through a devastating event.
Age: 5-11
Type: Lesson plan
Subjects: PSHE, Geography
Introduce young learners to the concept of emergencies and being prepared.
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