Welcome, Hero!
KOA — YOUR HERO GUIDE
Welcome, Little Heroes! I'm Koa, your guide. Inside this workbook, you'll meet my hero friends, complete safety missions, and earn badges as you learn how to help your family get ready. Let's begin!
Emergencies can be scary, but heroes stay calm because they plan, pack, and practice. In this workbook you'll learn what to do when the ground shakes, the lights go out, a friend gets hurt, and even how to keep your pets safe. Grab a grown-up buddy and let's get ready!
Meet the Ready Little Heroes
Eight heroes. Eight superpowers. Each disaster chapter is led by one of them — finish the chapter and its mission to earn that hero's badge.
Stay by your side during drills, sniff out safe meeting spots, and keep the whole family together.
Build the go-bag, plan the route, and check every item off the list before an emergency starts.
Practice Stop • Drop • Roll, check smoke alarms, and know two ways out of every room.
Light up the dark, signal for help, and lead the squad through blackouts and night drills.
Check on the hurt, call for help, and give simple care until a grown-up arrives.
Get the radio working, know what to say to 9-1-1, and make sure every meeting-spot message gets through.
Read the map, find high ground, and pick the safest path when roads flood or storms hit.
Slow the breathing, warm up the squad, and make sure everyone stays put when 'stay put' is safest.
Earn a badge in every chapter
Each disaster chapter ends with a Hero Mission — a matching game, word search, crossword, maze, or coloring page picked to match what you just learned. Finish the chapter's checklists, quizzes, and the mission to earn that hero's official badge on your workbook page.
The Little Hero Pledge — check each promise
Finish every checklist, quiz answer, and the Hero Mission to light up this badge.