Disaster Education & Coping Resources: Tornado

Description

Designed to help elementary students learn how Tornadoes form, how to prepare for one (safety drills), and ways to cope with the aftermath and trauma. Through colorful visuals, interactive worksheets, coping strategy charts, and guided activities, children gain both safety knowledge and emotional resilience skills.

⭐Includes:

-Stress Assessment (perfect to give before and after the lesson to track a student's progress).

-Coping Tips for Parents (send home).

-PowerPoint Lesson, Digital Version, and PDF handouts and activities.

✨GAIN KNOWLEDGE✨

✔How a Tornado Forms

-Informative handout/poster of Tornado Formation.

-Cut & Paste Activity

✔How to Measure a Tornado

-Informative handout/poster of the Fujita Scale.

-Matching Activity

✔Tornado Weather Clues

-Informative handout/poster of signs of a possible Tornado.

-Cut & Paste Activity

✨BE PREPARED✨

✔Tornado Preparation

-Informative handout/poster of ways to prepare for a Tornado (before, during, and after).

-True or False Activity

✔Tornado Drill

-Informative handout/poster of what to do in a Tornado Drill (at school).

-Activity

✨AFTERMATH / COPING✨

✔Processing After the Storm

-Reflection Pages

✔Feelings & Coping Skills

-Tornado Feelings Funnel Activity

-Post Storm Coping Affirmations

-Breathing Exercises

-Grounding Technique

✔Look for the Helpers

-Activity

-Thank You Letter to a Helper

✔ Black and White Version Included.

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⏳Product Q&A⏳

▶️Where can I find the google classroom link?

Google slides link and instructions are on the 2nd page of the PDF.

▶️What formats are included?

-Pdf version to print out.

-Powerpoint presentation.

-Google Slides version.

▶️What mode should I use this in google slides?

This product is meant to be used in "edit" mode (not "presentation" mode). Edit mode is the only mode that allows drag & drop and writing in text boxes.

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⭐Recommended Resources⭐

★ Passport to Executive Functioning

★ My Emotions Monsters

★ Small Group Counseling Curriculum BUNDLE

★ Social Emotional Learning Curriculum BUNDLE

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