Severe Weather Safety Plan

This worksheet helps students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 develop real-world safety awareness through planning, critical thinking, and organized writing focused on severe weather events. Students choose a hurricane, tornado, or blizzard and create a clear safety plan by outlining actions to take before, during, and after the event, strengthening preparedness, decision-making, and understanding of weather-related risks.

Learning Goals

• Emergency Preparedness (Grades 4-6) – Understand practical safety steps for different types of severe weather events.
• Severe Weather Impacts – Recognize how hurricanes, tornadoes, and blizzards affect people, communities, and environments.
• Planning & Organization Skills – Organize information logically into before, during, and after phases.
• Critical Thinking & Evaluation – Assess which actions are most effective for protection and recovery.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Developed by educators to support upper elementary science and health standards.
• Real-World Application – Connects classroom learning to personal safety and community awareness.
• Structured Writing Task – Requires students to list and explain multiple steps for each phase of a weather event.
• Flexible Use – Works well for classwork, homework, project-based learning, or emergency preparedness units.

This printable worksheet helps students build confidence in planning for emergencies while strengthening writing, reasoning, and safety awareness skills. Learners practice thinking ahead, evaluating risks, and organizing protective actions in a clear, structured format. Ideal for both classroom and homeschool settings, this no-prep activity supports meaningful learning by combining weather science, health education, and practical life skills.

This worksheet is part of our Weather and Climate Worksheets collection.