Fire Safety

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Begin the fire-safety unit by asking the class to name some places they have seen fire, such as on lighted birthday candles, at campfires, or on television. Discuss with children how fire can benefit people by providing heat and energy. Poit out that fire can be a wonderful thing when it is used carefully.

Then, discuss the dangers of fire. Have any of the class seen TV news stories about a house or forest fire? How do they think such a fire might start? Point out that when fire is not handled carefully, it can damage property and hurt people and animals. Ask students to brainstorm a list of all the things they've heard about fire safety. This discussion will give tyou an idea of what your class already knows about fire safety and what you need to emphasize.

Poems & Songs:

Fire - Paula Peck Fire can be helpful when handled with care. But fire and children Do not make a pair! So don't play with matches Or anything hot. Adults may use fire, But children should not.	Firefighters [tune: Pop Goes The Weasel] - KinderKorner website Down the street the engine goes The firemen fight the fire Up the ladder with their hose Out goes the fire.
Five Little Firefighters Five Little firefighters sleeping in their bed The first one said, "Put your helmet on your head!" The second one said, "Down the pole we'll slide." The third one said, "Get ready to ride!" The fourth one said, "Put your gas mask on your nose." The fifth one said, "I'll grab the hose!" Then Woooo went the siren and out went the fire And the five little firemen could finally retire!	Firefighter [tune:Frere Jacques] - KinderKorner website Firefighter, Firefighter You are brave, You are brave. Putting out the fires, putting out the fires, Lives you save, Lives you save.
I Am A Fireman [tune: I'm A Little Teapot] I am a fireman, dressed in red; with my fire hat on my head. I can drive the fire truck; fight fire too, And help to make things safe for you.	Fire Safety Song [tune: "The Farmer in the Dell"] My fire truck is red, My fire truck is red, Hi-ho, to the fire we go, My fire truck is red. The smoke detector rings, The smoke detector rings, Hi-ho, to the fire we go, The smoke detector rings. Stop, drop, and roll; Stop, drop and roll; Hi-ho, to the fire we go. Stop, drop, and roll. The water puts out the fire, The water puts out the fire, Hi-ho, to the fire we go, The water puts out the fire. - by Sherry Huling
Fire Safety Song [tune: Popeye The Sailor Man] I'm Fire Safety Sam. (ruff, ruff) I'm Fire Safety Sam. (ruff, ruff) Please test smoke detectors 'Cause they're home protectors. I'm Fire Safety Sam.(ruff, ruff) Substitute lines 3 and 4 with new verses: It's important to say... With matches, don't play. If there's smoke you should know, You'd better crawl low. Have a fire escape plan Every family can. If there's a fire, get out. use your escape route. Go to a neighbor's when alone, Then call 9-1-1 on the phone. Clothes on fire? Here's your goal: First stop, then drop, and roll!	9-1-1 [tune: Frere Jacques] There's a fire! There's a fire! 9-1-1! 9-1-1! Call the fire department! Call the fire department! 9-1-1! 9-1-1!
Ten Little Firemen Ten little firemen sleeping in a row, (Pretend to be asleep) Ding-Dong! Ding-Dong! (pretend to ring a bell) Down the pole they go. (slide down a pole) Jumping on the fire engine, (jump into the air) Go! Go! Go! (steer the engine) Putting out the fire - (hold hose in both hands) Now home again so slow, (steer the engine) Climbing into bed again, (climb into bed) All sleeping in a row. (pretend to be asleep)

Reading:

Decorate an F cutout pattern using Fruit Loop cereal.

Fire Prevention Book-[Worksheet Magazine, Kindergarten, Sept/Oct, 1988]mini-booklet featuring steps to stay fire safe.

Listening Activity: A Fire Drill at Jenny's House - Listen to the story. Children will number the pictures in the correct order based on the story. [ Weekly Reader, Teacher's Guide, October 1999 ]

My Fire Safety Plan mini-booklet - Cut and paste booklet featuring fire safety rules. [ The Mailbox, K, Oct/Nov 1997 ]

Practice Stop, Drop, Roll in the classroom. Practice rolling procedure until hearing the magic fire-safety word. (This will help them understand they cannot just roll once if clothes are on fire.)

Song - from Sesame Street Fire Prevention audio tape - "Stop, Drop, and Roll" ( Sesame Street Fire Safety Station)

Read Matches, Lighters, and Firecrackers Are Not Toys by Dorothy Chald. Then Place several toys and a book of matches on the carpet during large group time so that all children can see them. Ask a volunteer to point to the item that doesn't belong. Ask him/her to explain his reasoning. Guide all the children to recognize the importance of not playing with matches. Repeat the activity with another selection of toys and a cigarette lighter.

Read Big Bird Find a Lighter (from Sesame Street Fire Safety Station)

Game: Find that Match (Sesame Street Fire Safety Station, p. 19)

1. Gather children and show them a book of real matches and a lighter. Say, "Does anyone know what these are called? What do they make? Fire! Do we ever touch them? No! What do we do when we find a match or lighter? Never touch them! Leave them where they are! Tell a grown-up! Now it's time to play a game that will help you practice what to do if you ever find matches or lighters."

2. Now show children your examples of "pretend" matches. (craft sticks painted red on tips). Tell children you have hidden some in the room, that you want them to go looking for matches with a buddy. If they find one, they must not touch it, but come tell you what they've found - you will come and pick it up.

3. Let children choose a buddy and have them play this hide-and-seek game until they have found all the hidden items.

Listen to the audio story, "What's That Sound?" (Sesame Street Fire Safety Station, p. 45) to reinforce the message of recognizing the sound of a smoke detector's beep. The beep signals us to crawl out of the house/building to safety. Follow-up by listening to "Elmo's Smoke Detector Song" .

Audio Story (Sesame Street) "Hot Things Burn." Listen to the story to be able to name things that are hot and should not be touched. Can they think of others?

Sequence 4-scene pictures to tell the story of the steps a fireman takes to come put out a house fire. [ We Learn All About Community Helpers, 1988 ].

Use pictures of Stop, Drop, and Roll to sequence the 3 safety steps if clothes catch fire. [ TEC8670, Sept/Oct 1988 ]

I Know What To Do In Case of Fire worksheet. [Worksheet Magazine, K, Sept/Oct 1988 ] Recall and choose those pictures that show proper fire safety practices.

For a homework activity, send home a parent letter discussing important fire safety procedures. Have parents discuss safety measures that apply at home. Have them fill out the checklist with their child and return it to school. Give each child an opportunity to discuss his/her home fire-safety procedures that he has planned with his parents.

1. I know 2 ways to get out of my house. 2. My family has decided on a meeting place. It is ______. 3. We have tested the batteries in our smoke alarm. 4. The local emergency number is posted near our telephone. It is ______________.

Tag those Sounds! Use this activity in your Reading Center. Program a fireman's hat with pictures of items beginning with sounds you wish to reinforce. Add a dalmation cutout for each of the hats to the center game. Next, program a "dog tag" for each dalmation with a letter that matches the beginning sound of each firehat picture. Students will match the dogs, hats, and their dog tags to match the beginning sounds with their letters.

Math:

Make patterns using red, orange, and yellow flame cutouts.

Fire Safety numeral writing sheet. Using a graph-like sheet with numerals 1-5 or 5-10 (or any numerals you are practicing) at the bottom, practice writing the numeral as rolled on a large foam dice. Roll the dice. Count the dots shown. Write one of the numeral that tells how many in the appropriate square. The numeral that reaches the top first will "Put The Fire Out!" or win the game.

On The Spot worksheet. [The Mailbox, Pre/K, Oct/Nov 1988] Connect the dots 1-10 to create the flames for the dalmation fire fighter to put out.

Fireman Dot-to-Dot worksheet. [ FS-3934, Kindergarten Math Activities ] Connect the dots from 1-10 to create the fireman's ladder he must climb to get to the flames on the roof.

Patterning worksheet. Recognize and complete the patterns of the fire fighters' tools. (abab, aabb, abb patterns shown) [ We Learn About Community Helpers, 1988]

The Firefighter's Friend worksheet. Count the dots on each dalmation. Cut and glue the dog next to the firefighter with the matching numeral. (Sets to 8) [ Frank Schaffer's SCHOOLDAYS, Sept/Oct 1988 ]

Make 911 signs to hang beside the phone. Make construction paper signs with the numbers 911 on them. Have children glue beans or macaroni on them to recognize the emergency number.

Dot The Dalmation center game. Use black craft pom-poms or construction paper circles to do the dalmation. Give the dalmation the correct number of dots according to the numeral on his tail.

Lots and Lots of Dalmation Dots. Use this game in the Math center. To do the activity, a child rolls a die and identifies the number rolled. She places that many pom-poms on the dalmation and then repeats the activity with the other dalmation patterns. If desired, reinforce early addition skills by encouraging the child to count the total number of pom-poms placed on the dalmations.

Reading:

What's Hot? worksheet. Glue the pictures that show something hot on the firehose. [www.themailboxcompanion.com]

Find 5 things at home that are hot and should only be handled/touched by an adult. Draw them on a sheet of paper. Label the pictures.

Cold and Hot worksheet. Some things are cold. Some things are hot. Classify the pictures as hot things or cold things.

< strong>Safety Spots safety checklist. Discuss each spot on the dalmation (spot contains a safety point). Color the spots if you can answer yes to the questions. [Teacher's Helper, TEC8670, Sept/Oct 1988]

Weekly Reader - Vol. 39, Oct 1996 "What Do Firefighters Do?" Zip's Puzzle Page: Discuss what is wrong in the picture. How does the picture need to be different in order to prevent fires in your home?

Weekly Reader - October 1999: Don't Touch The Matches Nip! How can you stay safe from fire?

Stay Low and Go! game. Have a large sheet held up on both ends to be the "smoke" from a house fire. Have children practice staying low and crawling under the smoke (sheet) to safety. While doing this, listen to "Stay Low and Go" from Sesame Street's Fire Safety Station audio tape.

Social Studies:

Who is the firefighter? What is his/her job? What does a firefighter look like? What does a firefighter need to do his job?

Which Tools Does A Firefighter Use? worksheet. Color, cut, and paste to show those tools that a firefighter uses to do his job. [ FS16016 Discovering My Community]

Field Trip to Fire Station.

Writing/Journal:

Fire Safety Vocabulary words. Make words cards using Carson-Dellosa clipart to help aid in word recognition.

1. fire hydrant 2. fire truck 3. dalmation 4. telephone 5. ladder 6. fireman 7. 911 8. firehose 9. safety 10. fire 11. hot

Draw a picture showing fire safety rules that children have learned. Write a sentence telling what you will do in case of a fire.

Children complete the predictable story starter ... In case of fire you should ... (handout with story starter on a fireman's hat )

Journal Topics:

The fireman came to my house ...

I found some matches and ...

When I went to the fire station ...

Art:

Make a fire chief's hat. [pattern: Mailbox Magazine, October 1996]

Make Fire boys and Fire girls. Dress up the character cutous with firefighter fear and hat. [Creative Teaching Press - Community Helpers]

Deck The Hose With Safety Symbols mobile. [ October Monthly Reproducibles, K, 1999, TEC959]

Match Making craft. Color, cut out and glue match cutouts to construction paper matchbook. Fold cover over to create a matchbook effect. Add the poem to the cover of the matchbook.

Fire safety is the rule. Matches are not for play. This is what I learned in school - Practice fire safety every day!

Fingerpaint with red.

Make a red collage using red craft & red food items.

Make a paper-fold dalmation. Cut a white piece of construction paper into a large square. Fold corners over to make "dalmation ears." Create a large oval (from red construction paper) and snip a triangle above 1/4 of the way down the oval to fold over and create the fireman's hat. Decorate the dalmation with a face and dots, of course!

Make Smokey Bear faces. Using a large pattern of Smokey Bear's face, add rubber cement to the front of his face. Sprinkle coffee on top of the rubber cement and shake off excess. Gives a textured look and a great smell!

Make a firefighter. Color and cut out the uniformed firefighter pattern - focusing on realistic colors of his uniform, helmet, and boots. Add a face to look like child's own face. Or, you can cut out the unfinished face part and add child's own school picture. [FS-16016 Discovering My Community]

Make a fire safety truck displaying fire safety reminders for home. [Teacher's Helper, K, Sept/oct 1995]

Make Fire chief Badges: [original pattern for idea found in The Mailbox, October, 1996, TEC203]

Conclude the fire safety unit by awarding each child a special fire chief's badge. Duplicate badge patterns on tagboard. Children will cut out the patterns. Sponge-paint one side of the badge with silver tempera paint. After the badge dries, glue a child's school photo to its center. Using a permanent marker, print "Fire Chief" and the child's name on the badge. Use a piece of rolled masking tape to stick each child's badge to his shirt.

Designer Dalmations. Dalmation dogs are famous for their spots. But did you know that dalmation puppies are born all white? After sharing this information with your kids, allow children to "dot" their dalmations using q-tips and black paint on a precopied dalmation pattern.

Snacks:

Dalmation Cookies Use refrigerator-type sugar cookie dough. Roll out and press with dog-shaped cookie cutter. Add chocolate chips for the dots. Bake according to package directions.

Fire Truck Cookie

Ingredients: 1 whole graham cracker per child red frosting 1 oreo per child black squeezable icing

Utensils: napkin, spreading knife, plastic knife per child

Cut the top right corner off the graham cracker. Spread red icing on the graham cracker. Break oreo cookie apart and add to the "truck" as wheels. Use black icing to draw the ladder or decorate as desired. Yum! Yum!

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