1. Floods in the UK Full lesson plan from redcross.org.uk/education

3. Evacuation emotions Select someone in the photograph and complete one or more of the following sentences in the voice of that person:  "I'm glad that...."  "I hope that....."  "I'm worried that...." It's cold and wet and your home is flooded. What do you do next? Share thoughts and feelings. What might those on-board be thinking? What about the emergency workers? How might they be feeling?

6. Coping in an emergency Coping in an emergency usually involves a lot of choices. Stay or go? Go where? What to take? Who to contact? What to do first? Ask students to imagine and develop a narrative for a household facing a flood. Map out the choices they make from first hearing a red alert flood warning to getting to a safe place to plan the recovery.

7. Photo credit and caption Photo 1: WALTON-ON-THAMES, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 10: A Fire and Rescue crew help evacuate residents from flood-affected homes adjacent to the river Thames in Walton-on-Thames on February 10, 2014 in London, England. The Environment Agency has issued severe flood warnings for a number of areas on the river Thames west of London. © Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images Photo 2: STAINES, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 12: Children leave a flooded home on February 12, 2014 in Staines, United Kingdom. The Environment Agency continues to issue severe flood warnings for a number of areas on the river Thames in the commuter belt west of London. With heavier rains forecast for the coming week people are preparing for the water levels to rise. © Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Important legal note This photograph is fully protected by copyright. Schools and other educational organisations are free to use it for educational use. The licence does not extend beyond this use. This means that anyone wishing to put the image on a website, crop or edit it, or use it in any other way, must first contact the copyright holder and negotiate a licence for the use they require. This resource and other free educational materials are available at redcross.org.uk/education The British Red Cross Society is a charity registered in England and Wales (220949) and Scotland (SCO37738).