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Take Home Activity for //Ma’akeh// November 18, 2006

Assemble an earthquake kit if you don’t already have one. Tehiyah Day School is currently selling earthquake supply kits if you wish to purchase an already assembled one (call 233-3013). If you already have a kit, check as a family to make sure everything is there and is up to date- no water with expired “use by” dates, no batteries that have lost their charge, no outgrown shoes or clothes, etc.
 * 1) Since we are taking about safety and accident prevention, this is a good time to **do a safety assessment of your home**. Walk room by room with your children and ask them to identify potential dangers. Are shoes left on the floor where someone could trip? Are things stacked too high so they could fall on top of someone? Are slippery leaves accumulating on the sidewalk in front of your house? Do you have uncarpeted interior stairs in your home and do people in your family walk down them in their stocking feet?
 * 2) We live in an area where we need to think about earthquake safety. You can go to the FEMA website to learn more about how to prepare for an earthquake: http://www.fema.gov/hazard/earthquake/eq_before.shtm
 * 1) Review as a family your basic safety rules. Ask your children to tell you what safety rules they know for crossing the street, interacting with strangers, riding their bikes and scooters, being on the sidewalk, etc.
 * 2) If you wish to expand the conversation suggested in item 3 above, you could talk about ways you want all people in your home, family members and guests, to feel safe, including on the level of feelings. Talk about your family expectations for talking in respectful voices, looking for opportunities to help one another, etc.

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