Education Toolkit

Teach311 + COVID-19 Collective

Members of the Teach311 + COVID-19 Collective (www.TeachCOVID-19.org) include educators, researchers, artists, students, and survivors representing a wide range of countries, languages, and disciplines. Together, we focus on understanding disasters, past and unfolding, through communication and empathy. Our goal is to provide and curate a multilingual collection of teaching resources focusing on the March 11, 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in Japan and on the global COVID-19 pandemic, but also dealing more broadly with experiences of disaster. We believe that efforts of communication and translation are key to learning.

American Red Cross-Teaching Kids about Emergency Preparedness (K-6)

The American Red Cross works closely with schools and youth-serving organizations to provide emergency preparedness education to young people to build resilience in communities across the country and abroad. Our age-appropriate preparedness materials include engaging activities and easy action steps that youth will find both fun and effective.

NASA Science Space Place Explore Earth and Space!

Launched in 1998, NASA Space Place's mission is to inspire and enrich upper-elementary-aged kid's learning of Space and Earth science online through fun games, hands-on activities, informative articles and engaging short videos. With material in both English and Spanish and resources for parents and teachers, NASA Space Place has something for everyone.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction Stop Disasters! Game

What is UNDRR?

UNDRR stands for the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction and brings many organizations, governments, universities, institutions and members of the civil society together for a common objective: implement the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the global plan to reduce disaster losses by 2030.

Why is UNDRR making an online game on disaster risk reduction?

Education is key for reducing children’s risks to disasters. Children are one of the most vulnerable groups when disasters occur. If we teach them from an early age about the risks posed by natural hazards, children will have a better chance to save their lives during disasters.

This online game aims at teaching children how to build safer villages and cities against disasters. Children will learn through playing how the location and the construction materials of houses can make a difference when disasters strike and how early warning systems, evacuation plans and education can save lives.

Children are the future architects, mayors, doctors, and parents of the world of tomorrow. If they know what to do to reduce the impact of disasters, they will create a safer world.