Abstract
Since disasters occur frequently in Japan, as stated in the Basic Act on Disaster Control Measures, it
is the role of every citizen to make efforts for self-help in disaster prevention, and children are no exception.
Nobody knows when and where an earthquake or other disasters will occur, but it may not be when
children are at school. It is also possible that a disaster may occur when a child is alone. It is important to
provide opportunities for children to learn how to recognize and deal with hazards when a disaster happens
while they are alone. Also, it is important to encourage children to be aware of the possibility of being
affected by the disaster when they are alone. Therefore, we developed the “Disaster Dice,” an educational
method that uses dices to randomly assign a situation in which a child is faced with a disaster while alone
and encourages them to consider the situation. We conducted educational training for elementary and junior
high school students using this method. verified its effectiveness. As a result, it was confirmed that the
children deepened their knowledge of what to do when they were alone in a disaster. Moreover, teachers
can grasp the current situation of disaster prevention awareness among students and idea of future disaster
prevention education from the report of implementation results.
