Cool Stuff for Educators, Kids, Parents & School officials
American Academy of Pediatrics (disaster preparedness to meet children's needs)
American Psychological Association (books, videos, articles and news on topics like bullying, natural disasters, trauma, violence, etc.)
American Red Cross (Youth Programs like Masters of Disaster, etc.)
American School Counselor Association (resources and publications for Counselors & Members, Administrators and Parents & Public)
British Columbia Injury Prevention Centre (free games & wipeout videos)
Canadian Red Cross (offer Youth Programs like RespectED, etc.)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s BAM! Body and Mind (stuff for kids age 9-13 & Teachers)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Healthy Schools Healthy Youth! (health topics like Crisis Preparedness & Response, Injury & Violence, etc.)
Center for Safe Schools (resources for the prevention of school violence and recovery after traumatic events, list of State School Safety Centers, etc.)
Central Intelligence Agency’s Kids Page (games and data for grades K-12, Parents & Teachers)
Dealing With Disasters (products, consulting and training for school officials)
Environment Canada (resources for Educators)
EPA’s Environmental Kids Club (games and resources for grades K-12, Teachers, etc.)
Federal Bureau of Investigation - Kid's Page (K-12 stuff, FBI stories, etc)
FEMA for Kids (games and resources for pre-K thru 12, Parents and Teachers)
Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ck out "Protecting Our Kids" program for Canadian child care centres)
Jane’s (school safety and planning guides for education and security professionals)
KidsPeace (resources to help kids deal with crisis)
Lyme Disease Foundation (educational resources for parents and kids)
McGruff.org (safety advice, games and info by the National Crime Prevention Council)
National Association of School Psychologists (stuff for students, families & Educators)
National Fire Protection Association
Firewise (lesson plans, exercises and links for Educators)
Risk Watch (games and info for kids about disasters, safety, etc)
Sparky the Fire Dog (games and info for young kids)
National School Safety and Security Services (specializes in school security, training, assessments and consulting for K-12 schools - good resources, free newsletter, etc.)
National School Safety Center (solutions, products and free resources for schools and communities)
NOAA (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration)
NWS Lightning Safety (Teacher Tools, Kids Page + a cool lightning data map)
NWS Public Affairs Links for Kids (coloring books, Science programs, etc.)
Storm Prediction Center Online Tornado FAQ (all kinds of data about tornadoes)
Pandemic Flu School Planning page (checklists, tools and guides for schools provided by U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services)
Parks Canada (Teacher Resource Centre has lesson plans, fact sheets, etc.)
PBS Nova Wave That Shook the World (info about the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami)
PBS Online SAVAGE EARTH (interactive site about earthquakes, volcanoes & tsunamis)
PERIL (Project Earth Risk Identification Life) (interactive computer game for children and teens to educate about the misperceptions of risk by the Canadian Network of Toxicology Centres, Univ. of Guelph)
PTA's Preventing Violence in Schools page (ck out all their Parent Resources)
Ready Kids (tips for families and kids on how to prepare for emergencies & disasters)
Ripple Effects (software tools for teachers, staff, teens [grades 6-11] and kids [grades 2-5])
Safe Canada (resources on Bullying, Disasters, Family and Home Safety, School Safety, etc.)
Smokey Bear.com (data on wildfire prevention, real-time wildfire map, Kids page, etc)
The Homeland Security Foundation of America KIDSAFE ID (free Digital IDs)
The White House’s School Safety Resources for Parents, Schools, Law Enforcement Officials and Communities (great links to free guides, tools and resources for schools and communities)
United Nations Environment Programme (activities for youth and children)
U.S. Department of Education Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools Emergency Planning (plans, guides, grant programs, examples, links and resources for school leaders)
U.S. Fire Administration for Kids (fire safety tips for kids + games, puzzles, etc)
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Students Corner (also check out Teachers' Lesson Plans, Periodic Table of Elements, etc.)
U.S.G.S. Earthquake Hazards Program (USA and World earthquake maps, Kids page, etc.)
U.S. Secret Service Safe School Initiative (scroll down to read SSI threat assessment resources on school shootings and other school-based attacks)
USA Freedom Corps (resources for teachers, parents, youth & kids)
Volcano World (videos, news and info about volcanoes)
Youth Crime Watch of America (programs and materials to help young people keep their schools and communities safe)
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