K-8 Tools

Prevention and Mitigation
Focuses on ways to teach hand hygiene and respiratory disease prevention to limit the spread of disease. Includes age-appropriate lesson plans, skits, posters,  and much more.

Preparedness
Includes tools, such as emergency kits, surveillance of flu-like illness and absenteeism, letters to parents in preparation for school closure, and other model preparedness guides.

Response
Focuses on what to do if a pandemic occurs. Including how to announce school closure, ongoing disease surveillance, crisis management, and other action tools.

Recovery
Focuses on reopening a school after a pandemic. Includes counseling and mental health resources, coping with financial loss, and sample letters to parents.