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
Subjects: Citizenship, PSHE
Support young people to discuss and explore their emotions following news of a major emergency.
Age: 11-19
Type: Lesson plan, photos
Subjects: Geography, PSHE
Explore the impact of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti one year on, and the importance of building resilience.
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.
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: 11-19
Type: Lesson plan
Subjects: PSHE
Consider how to be prepared for a journey disrupted by winter weather.
Age: 11-19
Type: Lesson plan, photos, quiz
Subjects: PSHE, Citizenship
Look back over the news events of 2017 with this topical photo quiz.
Age: 5-11
Type: Lesson plan
Subjects: PSHE
A guide for primary teachers about how to support and talk to children about distressing events they hear about in the news.
Age: 7-11
Type: Teaching package, images, videos
Subjects: Geography, PSHE
Help children understand, cope with and respond to weather-related emergencies that could take place in their community.
Age: 11-19
Type: Teacher briefing, quick activity
Subjects: Citizenship, PSHE
Learn about what the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) is and how it helps in times of crisis.
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