Everyone gets those situations in life where an emergency has come up, and you don’t have the time (or sometimes the ability) to get a good lesson plan in to school for your students. Maybe you have a family emergency or a disrupted travel plan and you just cannot get into school to leave detailed lessons. That is why it is essential for you to have an emergency lesson plan available and handy.
Teaching – A Survival Guide for Students and New Teachers (Part 1)
First in a series of articles designed to make life easier for new teachers and student teachers. This information is firmly grounded in classroom experience and gives advice where others fear to tread.
Preparing for Emergency Situations at School
We know emergency situations can (and will at some point) happen in your class. It may be minor, such as a student becoming sick in your room, or even a practice event like a fire drill or tornado drill. Hopefully you won’t encounter a real life-threatening emergency. But you should always be prepared for such instances.