Bushfire education resources
| Resource name and weblink | Description and source |
|---|---|
| Bushfire Ed - Years 5 and 6 |
The Queensland Bushfire Ed program is designed for teachers working with students in years 5 and 6 in Queensland schools. Source: Queensland Fire and Emergency Service |
Helping Hands: Disaster Resilience Early Education Tool Kit - Bushfire | Helping Hands is a disaster resilience curriculum planning tool kit for early childhood educators to help young children and their families prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies and disasters. Source: ABC Kids |
| Big Weather (And How to Survive it) | The Big Weather resources include information and images about natural hazards (including bushfires and floods) that some students may find distressing. Educators should ensure that they preview this content to ensure it meets the needs of their students. |
| Children's safety - Bushy, Blazer and Paddy | Education resources from the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services with animated characters Bushy, Blazer and Paddy who teach kids all over Queensland about fire safety and how you can help keep your family and friends safe. Source: Queensland Fire and Emergency Service |
| Fire Ed - Year 1 | The Fire Ed program is designed for teachers working with students in Year 1 in Queensland schools. The aim of the program is to assist students to develop an understanding of the dangers of fire and the appropriate response should they be in a situation where fire is involved. |
| Birdie's Tree resources | Natural disasters like fire, storms, cyclones, floods can be very frightening and upsetting for babies and young children. Playing a therapeutic game or reading a story with a caring adult can help a young child work through the scary experiences and ‘big feelings’. There’s information for parents and carers too. Source: Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service |
| Beyond the Bushfires: Bushfire Recovery Education Resources | Evidence-based education resources for teachers that investigate the recovery of Australian wildlife after the devastating bushfires of 2019/20. Source: The Conversation |
| Li'l Larrikins |
The Li'l Larikkins digital stories are designed to educate children in Australian primary schools about the dangers of bushfires and other natural hazards, and the actions they can take to protect themselves from harm. Source: Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience |
| Get Ready Queensland Game for kids to learn about disaster preparedness | Looking for something to keep the kids occupied? Get Ready Queensland has a free interactive online game which challenges Queensland kids to prepare for future disasters and severe weather. The Get Ready Queensland Challenge aims to engage and empower children to be part of their household’s emergency planning through undertaking a range of virtual disaster preparedness challenges like identifying risks, looking out for neighbours, removing hazards, and packing emergency kits. Source: Get Ready Queensland, Queensland Government |
| Australian Institute of Disaster Resilience - Education for Young People | The Australian Institute of Disaster Resilience (AIDR) Education for Young People program promotes disaster resilience education for all young Australians, in schools and other educational settings. The program supports initiatives which enable young people to participate in resilient communities, applying knowledge and skills to reduce risk and take protective action before, during and after an emergency or disaster. The program endorses a collaborative approach to disaster resilience education, with young people and educators working in partnership with experts from emergency services and related organisations to investigate natural hazards and understand risk in the local environment. Source: Australian Institute of Disaster Resilience, Australian Government |
| The Disaster Challenge | A national challenge to encourage new ideas, new thinking and new research. The Disaster Challenge calls out to early career researchers, postgraduate and undergraduate students across Australia – it is your chance to make a difference with innovative ideas and solutions for the wicked problems the country faces with natural hazards. |