Numbers to Know – How to Teach Children to Deal with Emergencies – 000

(Revised and Updated) eBook #1 of The Sue Series:

Numbers to Know – How to Teach Children to Deal with Emergencies – (How to Use the Numbers 0-0-0)

This curriculum-friendly eBook has everything you need to teach young children, (aged 4-9 years), how to deal with an emergency (especially if they are alone). Use this simple 3-step teaching technique to successfully teach children how to be aware and automatically and confidently take action, instead of being helpless or the victim. Follow a process (that I successfully used with my three young sons) to empower and enable children to be confident and capable of assisting others, helping themselves, or even saving a life.

Step #1: Story Time (A Fun and Simple Introduction)

Step #2: Teaching Guide (Discussions and Practical Exercises)

Step #3: Learning Activities (Revision, Checklists, and Awards)

Included are:

Story Time: An exciting story adventure made up of 12 pages of rhyming couplets and colour illustrations children can relate to that gently introduces a serious topic in a fun and simple way and demonstrates the basic steps to dealing with an emergency through the character, Sue.

Teaching Guide: Preparation guidelines and detailed information to help prepare and teach young children the important things to remember when dealing with an emergency and that allows for discussions about the reasons why they need to learn the important steps described in the story.

This useful guide helps you to teach children how to recognise the signs that someone needs urgent help and about having ‘permission’ to make decisions when alone; and includes scenarios to help children to know how to identify what is or is not an emergency. Children also learn about the role of Emergency Services workers (including the Operator); how to be brave, smart, and strong and make the special call for help; and the dos and don’ts of using a phone and the special ‘000’ number.

The Teaching Guide includes practical exercises and basic step-by-step role-playing guidelines to help you teach children the physical steps and reinforce what has been taught so they can learn to clearly and logically think, focus, stay calm, and keep going. Children pretend to deal with an emergency on their own and experience what an emergency might be like in real life, while you physically see whether each child understands and can identify an emergency and correctly remember and action each step.

The guide also includes Teaching Checklists, each includes ten (10) vital points to check off to help you know whether a child knows what action to take and so you are certain that the child can remember and follow each step through and quickly and effectively take action (without prompting), and feels safe and confident using these vital new life skills.

Learning Activities: Fun learning activities to reinforce what has been taught through letters, numbers, spelling, vocabulary, shapes, colours, writing, drawing, sorting, and matching. Select individual pages to meet different learning needs; select and laminate individual pages as reminder posters; use selected pages as flashcards; print activity pages for an individual child or a whole class.

Children will learn to write the special three-digit number ('000') that they must call and important details they need to remember when making the vital call. Here you will find the Brave, Smart, and Strong Award, to present each child a personalised laminated award when you know that all three steps they have learned come automatically to them. Also included are important contact details for further information, resources, and support services.

Other Benefits:

– Children experience the fun and closeness of having an exciting story read to them

– Children enjoy the interactivity that comes from discussing the vital details

– Children enjoy the fun and interactivity that comes from participating in the activities and play-acting

– Using these tools helps to enhance the learning-to-read and decision-making process

– Easy-to-follow stages combine to help develop a more confident, prepared, and happy child

– Can be used regularly in drama classes or as part of a regular safety drill

Join me in ‘Helping Little Kids be BIG!’ – and enjoy!

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Also available in a separate version compatible with the USA/Canadian Emergency Services number: (911)