Utilizing this important lesson will provide your child with a foundation for overall awareness.  The first picture in the book points out the importance of knowing their family information, address, and phone number.  It will also teach when 911 will need to be used and how to call for help.  Use pages 10 to 13 to teach your child these vital life skills.

Primary lessons in this picture:  Information and Understanding

• Prepare the child to have a foundation of information for emergency incidents (pages 10-13)

  • Understand that 911 is used to contact emergency First Responders.

  • Understand what an address is and the importance of knowing it.

  • Be able to repeat their full names along with their parents’ names and how they will use that information in an emergency incident where they need to call 911 or interact with emergency First Responders.

    • Using an extra piece of paper, write down your family information in the same format of the Bigs family information, and help your child memorize and repeat (page 13 Rico)

  • Teach your child how to dial 911 (emergency) on a locked and unlocked phone (page 12 Meow Meow)

Plans of Action and Reaction:  Child and Parent Working Together:

• Rehearse dialing 911 with the child on a real phone when possible and utilize the phone pictured in the book to know where the numbers 9-1-1 are located.

• Using an Internet browser, show the child pictures of first responders so they can identify them if they ever come to the home.

  • Police

  • Fire Fighters

  • Paramedics/Ambulance

  • Event Security

• Practice family information by identifying themselves and their parents by name out loud.

  • Make a pocket size card with the parents’ name and phone number on it that can be placed in the child’s pocket. Also, have them memorize that information you compiled in the first lesson from the pictures located on pages 10-13.

• Child should be able to communicate:

  • Who they are

  • Who their parents are

  • Where they live

  • Their phone number

  • Who the First Responders are

• Parent should have a plan for emergencies at home and understand that adults lives have been saved because very young children were able to call 911 and calmly talk to the operator.

  • Practice emergency situations often

Supplemental Activities:

• Arrange to visit a fire house or a police station. A lot of local departments offer tours or meet-and-greets as a way of building a positive community relationship.

Conclusion:

When you and your child have worked your way through this picture and then repeated it several times in a fun and communicative manner, you and your child will be fully prepared for most real life emergency situations where family information and emergency help will be needed.