Fiction Book:

• “Stop, Drop, and Roll”

• • Author: Margery Cuyler
  • Illustrations: Arthur Howard
  • Publication Date: September 1, 2001
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Description: This story focuses on the importance of fire safety and prevention. It is about a little girl named Jessica, who worries about everything, and what she learns throughout her schools “fire safety week”. This story discusses the importance of smoke alarms, practice fire drills at home, memorizing addresses and phone numbers of fire departments, flammable products, cooking with adults nearby, space heater safety, children should not use candles, and other important important things for children to know. Jessica is a girl who worries about everything, and she thought that fire safety would be something else that she would worry about. After learning about fire safety all week at school she was more prepared than ever and it wasn’t one of her worries.

• Integration with core curriculum: Writing
  • After reading this story I would have my students participate in a writing lesson where they focus on the parts of a letter. Students would write a letter to their local fire department. They would write about the facts that they learned and the importance of fire safety. Students will learn about the different parts of a letter (heading, greeting, body, closing, and signature) and then focus on incorporating important components of the reading.
• Hyperlink: Stop, Drop, and Roll can be purchased through Amazon!

• National Health Education Standards:

• • Standard 5: 5.2.1 Identify situations when a health-related decision is needed
  • Standard 3: 3.2.1 Identify trusted adults and professionals who can help promote health
  • Standard 3: 3.2.2 Identify ways to locate school and community health helpers
  • Standard 4: 4.2.3 Demonstrate ways to respond in an unwanted, threatening, or dangerous situation

• Core Integration:

• • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.5
    With guidance and support from adults and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.8
    Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.2
    Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section.