Fire Safety

Title:
Fire Safety

Grade Level:
4

Subjects:

• Health
• Math
• Language

• Students will identify what to do in case of a fire in their home.
• Students will develop a fire escape route from their home.
• Students will become knowledgeable of 911 and how to utilize it.

Materials:

• Index cards
• Local phone books

• Projection device
• Video camera
• Television
• VCR
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Microsoft Word

• Familiarize yourself with the web sites.  See references below.
• Make sure each student knows his/her address.
• Prepare index cards ahead of time.

1.  Let students explore Kids Safety Tips as an introduction to the lesson.
2.  Brainstorm what you should say if you ever have to call 911.  Review Calling 911 with students
     and have them  print out the information  for themselves.
3.  Discuss fire safety in the home and the importance of a fire escape plan.  Use a projection
     device to display Escape with the Miller Family .
4.  Using Our Escape Plan  have students print the page to take home to make a fire
     escape plan with  their family.  They will bring it back to school the following day with a
     parent's signature.
5.  Have students print Emergency Phone Numbers .  Use a local phone directory to look up the
     phone numbers.  Verify that students have the correct numbers written down.
6.  Discuss the 911 Emergency system.  Inform students concerning when they should use 911 and
     the information they should give the dispatcher. Students can go to the 911 education web site
     for more information and activities.
7.  Divide students into groups of 3 or 4.  Give them an index card with a fire scenario listed on it.
     Have students make up a skit about how the would react in each situation and contact 911.
8.  Video tape each skit and display it for others to see.

Modifications:
Take into consideration any students with IEP/504 Plans.

Enrichment Activities:
Do a safety check of your home.  See USFA Kids page for activities.

Evaluation/Assessment:
Fire escape plans, emergency phone numbers, student participation

West Virginia Instructional Goals and Objectives:
Health  4.6
Mathematics 4.25
Language 4.10, 4.12

National Standards:
Health:
Knows environmental and external factors that affect individual and community health
Knows essential concepts and practices concerning injury prevention and safety

Mathematics:
Understands and applies basic and advanced properties of the concepts of geometry

Language Arts:
Uses listening and speaking strategies for different purposes

References:
Introducing Special Agent 911
Escape With the Miller Family
Our Escape Plan
Kids Safety Tips
United States Fire Administration
 
 

Overview

Lesson 1 Fire  Safety

Lesson 2 Water  Safety

Lesson 3 Bicycle Safety

Lesson 4 Seat belt Safety

Lesson 5 Poison Safety

Lesson 6 Safety All Around

Penny Light

Monica Marcum

Cindy Wilson