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𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰
When the ground shakes, 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀. Preparing children, especially 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 (𝗟𝗦𝗘𝗡𝘀), means building not just 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 but 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.
Through 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲, children can learn what to do 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲, 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗸𝗲. From understanding “𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽, 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗢𝗻” to creating 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘀 and 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 “𝗚𝗼 𝗕𝗮𝗴𝘀,” these small steps make a 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. When 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 work together, 𝗻𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱, 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻.
𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲. Let’s 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱, 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗹, 𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲, 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗺, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 when the earth moves. Because 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗱.
𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆: Jenevieve Daal, Jamaica Lacuña, Amanda Maredeth Layaguin