To Get Help Call 911
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What's Inside
Children can read and repeat the short rhyme, Call 911 to get help! This is very important to know. It gives a clear message for group reading and lets children hear an emergency safety phrase they can remember.
Use this book in circle time or a small-group lesson to talk about when adults call for help and why 911 matters. It works well for preschool, 4K, and kindergarten children who are learning community helper and safety words.
Teaching & Discussion Guide
Use this guide to turn To Get Help Call 911 into a mini reading lesson at home or in the classroom.
Concepts & skills practiced
- Emergency safety
- Calling 911
- Community helpers
- Oral language
- Listening to short poems
Discussion Questions
- 1 What does the line Call 911 tell us to do when there is an emergency?
- 2 When might a child need to ask an adult for help before calling 911?
- 3 Who are the community helpers that may answer an emergency call?
- 4 Why do you think the book says this is very important to know?
- 5 What should we say clearly if we need to explain an emergency?
- 6 How can we practice remembering 911 without treating it like a game?
Words to Learn
- emergency
- An emergency is a very serious problem that needs help right away.
- help
- Help means support from another person when something is wrong or unsafe.
- call
- To call means to use a phone to talk to someone.
- 911
- 911 is the phone number to use for emergency help.
- community helpers
- Community helpers are people who help keep others safe and cared for.
- important
- Important means something matters a lot and should be remembered.
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