Student Care Supplies


 Student Comfort

o Paper, Colored Pencils, Pencils, Pens: Expressing one's self in words or pictures is a great stress reliever.
o Books from book drives or cast offs from your school library
o Coloring books (Crayons melt in the external container.)
o Magazines from book drives or cast offs from your school library
o Joke and comic books Monitor them carefully. Some may be inappropriate.
o Decks of cards are donated by the hundreds by casinos.
o Card Tricks and Card Games copied from library books and placed in plastic sheet protectors, can accompany the decks of cards.
o Big Buddy Classes: partnering older students with the younger, provides the younger student with more attention and gives older students something to do and someone to think about besides themselves.

 
 Student Care

o Blankets from blanket drives or cycled out from hotels.
o Ground cover for seating:
   Carpet Squares
   Cut carpet remnants
   Collapsed cardboard boxes
   Visqueen: A roll of 5 mil. plastic sheeting is inexpensive, available at hardware stores and holds up well. Black will absorb heat. It will keep students covered for the first few minutes of evacuation or will give them a place to sit together. They fit easily in an evacuation back pack.
   Painter's drop cloths
   Trash bags
   Tarps
o Trash bags VS rain ponchos
   Ponchos provide better body coverage (arms and head)
   Ponchos are less dangerous when kids start playing around or sleeping.
   Trash bags are cheaper by a few cents each and easier to procure.
o Chemical Hand Warmers have labels state that small children should not use them. Socks make good hand warmers. Donations of gloves and mittens can be used. These may be better distributed by the Medical station.
o Cold weather clothes from Lost and Found or donations can be stored for students who under dressed or evacuated without a coat. 
 Warm weather clothes from Lost and Found or donations can be stored in case the sprinkler system triggered, or for some other reason, students are soaked.
 Light sticks will be re-assuring to students if they have to spend the night outside or inside the building with no power. The ones manufactured for survival have a 3 - 4 year shelf life and can withstand temperature extremes. Check the specs.
 A boom box with music is an idea. A radio with news alerts might heighten stress.