After a Hurricane -- Lesson Plan for Youth Educators

GLE/LA Content Standards Benchmarks:

Objectives:

• Develop empathy for youth displaced as a result of a hurricane or natural disaster
• Practice decision-making skills you would use after a disaster
• Identify feelings and actions encountered by children after a disaster.

Target Audience:

• Junior High and High School Students

Life Skill(s):

Character Focus:

• Caring
• Respect

Delivery Mode:

• Group Meeting such as 4-H club meeting

Time Allotted:

• 30 minutes

Materials Needed for the Lesson:

Clipboard; matching game for grief steps activity; flipchart, chalkboard or dry erase board, markers (enough for each participant), construction paper “bricks” educational leaflets “Common Reaction to Crisis by Ages,” “ Helping Children Deal with Disaster,” “Strategies for Helping Youth Cope with Disaster,” and “What You Can Do to Help.”

Number of Participants:

• 2 to 50

Author(s): Diane D. Sasser, Ph. D., Associate Professor, Family Development; Janet Fox, Ph. D., Associate Professor, Volunteer Development and Leadership, and Lanette Hebert, 4-H Coordinator, Southwest and Central Regions