The Home Safety Council Helps Elementary Students Prepare for Unexpected Emergencies

Date published: November 13, 2006

The Home Safety Council is introducing a new home safety education program designed to help children learn how to work with their families to prepare for unexpected emergencies. Produced in partnership with the leading education publisher, Weekly Reader, Get Ready With Freddie! has been distributed to more than 75,000 classrooms nationwide, free of charge.

Freddie Flashlight is the long-time sidekick of the Home Safety Council’s mascot, Rover the Home Safety Hound. Freddie takes center stage in this new program, focusing on family readiness and emergency preparedness. Students in grades three and four will join Freddie to develop a communications plan and assemble “Ready-to-Go” and “Ready-to-Stay” preparedness kits for their homes.

Download these free materials to use in your classroom at http://homesafetycouncil.org/home/home_jan06_w002.aspx

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