Pre-K-2 Life Skills Activities

Dance
Before: Create a checklist of tools and supplies to help make repairs arouind the home such as a saw, hammer,screwdriver and house paint. Using this list, locate the tools and supplies.
During: Talk about the available family resources to make repairs after the storm.
After: HPantomime how a saw, hammer, screwdriver, and house paint would be used, creating a repeatable 3 movement sequence of repairing some part of the home, or build an imaginary building using any of the tools above or others they have listed.
Drama and Theater
Before: Describe and create, through dramatic expression, the planning and preparations made at home prior to the hurricane. Discussion questions: Do you know what a hurricane is? Have you experience a hurricane before? What did your family do to prepare for the hurricane? Did you help your family in the preparedness? Did you anticipate the possibility of personal loss due to the hurricane?
During: Talk about the family’s hurricane experiences. Discussion questions: Were you calmed or were you anxious and frightened? Did you feel safe? Did you feel upset? It is okay to feel upset and angry? What was your biggest fear?
After: Talk about the family’s level of preparedness for the storm and make recommendations for improving readiness in the event of another storm. Additionally, students will have time to express their feelings through an individual or group presentation. Discussion questions: Did the power go out during the storm and if so, how did you feel? Did your home suffer any damage? Where you concerned that other places, such as your school, may have had damages due to the hurricane?
Music
Before: Gather percussion equipment in a safe place prior to the storm. 
During: Play the game:  FOLLOW YOU, FOLLOW ME.  Everyone gets a percussion instrument.  The leader plays a simple rhythm and individuals play back the same rhythm.  If they play back the rhythm incorrectly, they are out of the game.
After: Find rhythms with markers showing the difference between long/short tones.
Physical Education
Before: Make-up 3 or 4 exercises that they can perform with their parents.
During: Perform the made-up exercises with their families.
After: Do the following games : Indoor Scavenger Hunt, Indoor Obstacle Course, Beach Ball/Balloon Volley and Sports Charades.