.Encouraging students from this age is really apreciating.It is difficult but not impossible .Pre school age group students are very dpendent and dont express easily..we can use Drawing ,painting , role play , games,cartoon clips and movies.My son is of same age group and i found he learns faster with audio visuals.we taught him to shout or cry and keep distance if he sees fire.. ..Such Awareness clips are freely available on National Disaster management authority (NDMA)website ..,You can organize a combined workshop of parents and kids, as kids learns quickly from mother..Assign task for each parent - kid group on risk assesment for local hazards I.e, finding vulnerable places in school premises ..let the kid explain about the hazard..

You can use demo/displays /set ups of vulnerable conditions such as fire, open electricity wires,high elevations,water tanks,pointed objects,gas and outside vulnerable places such as traffic..Ask students for danger and give rewards for correct answers .Teach them through games..

Also you can arrange project exhibition on school safety..

thank you so much I have been training for 2000 students by Roll Playing and drawing and education contest through stories and illustrations. I did not have a mixed class in the classroom, the combination of mother and child It was great

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It needs to be taught at pre-school children in order to provide awareness to the children about the risks of the disaster itself and how to avoid the consequences of the disaster. The introduction of the disaster should also be included in the curriculum for primary, secondary and at the same time as a college or university. By providing initial exposure we will build a community that is sensitive to the effects of the disaster and how to deal with it. This is aimed at creating a resilient community.

I think that both drawing and acting out through play are both good methods with children who have experienced disaster. For children who haven't experienced disaster, it will be much harder to understand the concept. With this group I would recommend choosing a disaster that is high risk in the area and focusing on that as a framework for developing knowledge about disaster in general. In a coastal area you might talk about staying safe in a hurricane or tsunami. I would focus on recognizing warnings and simple protective actions. It goes without saying that whatever you do should be framed positively and give a sense of control and safety, not fear.

I also agree with Pramod that involving parents is important. At this age a feeling of safety doesn't come as much from a sense of control as a sense that the adults caring from them are in control.

Thanks for your good comments

Students do not have to experience disasters to understand it, if the images and drawings are appropriate. I would recommend drawings, photos, and videos of the causes and effects and use probing questions and their descriptive accounts of what they observe to determine and sharpen their understanding. You can get them to predict the outcomes of the observations they made. Again, focus as much as possible on the visuals as prompts and get them to discuss what they see, and to imagine what the impacts are or will be. You may show images of impact but be judicious in you selection to avert any potential trauma. At this stage, I would focus on just awareness and leave out the role play.