Written by Gale Gorke, Ed.D. & Kellee McQuinn

Mission: 9-1-1 DISPATCH CALLDo you know that if you’re ever in an emergency you can call

9-1-1 and a helpful police officer will come out right away to assist you? Emergencies can be scary, but it’s good to know that a friend, like Sheriff Hiya, is only a phone call away 24 hours a day. Helpee Heroes, let’s practice calling 9-1-1 so we’re ready in case there’s a real emergency.

Episode: Heroes Amongst UsCause: First RespondersCharity: Orange County Police Department

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OBJECTIVETo promote literacy and parts of speech by practicing a 9-1-1 dispatch call in this hilarious Mad Libs style activity.

MATERIALS

•HELPEE HERO HANDOUT: 9-1-1 DISPATCH CALL

DURATION•15 - 20 minutes

DIRECTIONS1. Review parts of speech with students:

•Noun: Person, place or thing (dog, car)

•Adjective: Describes a noun (pretty, smelly)

•Verb: Action (run, sing)

•Adverb: Describes a verb, usually ending in -LY (quickly, calmly)

2. Divide the class into small groups, or elect to play with the entire class at once.

3. Distribute the Helpee Hero Handout: 9-1-1 DISPATCH CALL.

4. If small groups, have a student be the designated DIS-PATCHER. This asks the others to call out a word (adjective, noun, etc.) DISPATCHER writes the work in the blank space.

5. When all the blank spaces are filled with words, each team reads their dispatch call to the class.

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REFLECTION QUESTIONS•Have you ever called 9-1-1?

•What kind of information do you need to know before you call 9-1-1?

•How can you tell if something’s a real emergency? What are different types of emergencies? What if you’re not sure you’re in a real emergency?

•What will you do if you’re even in an emergency?

Notes

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Helpee Hero HandoutOperator: 9-1-1, what’s your emergency?

Caller: I fell down and am ______________________.

Verb ending in “ING”

Operator: That sounds ______________________. Where are you right now?

Adjective

Caller: I’m at ______________________ ______________________ Avenue,

Number Noun

______________________ City, ______________________.

Noun State

Operator: What is your name?

Caller: ______________________.

Name of person in room

Operator: Don’t hang up, help is on the way. How old are you?

Caller: I’m ______________________ years old.

Number

Operator: Can you explain to me in detail what happened?

Caller: When I was ______________, my _______________ got caught on a

Verb ending in “ING” Part of the body

____________ and _____________is a bit _____________. But

Noun Verb (past tense) Adjective

I put some ______________________ on it and it feels much better now.

Noun

Operator: An officer will be there in less than ____________________ and I’ll

Number (Unit of time)

stay on the phone with you until help arrives.

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