Resource: Non-fiction book Emergency Rescue by Camilla Gersh Published: July 12, 2016 DK Publishing London, United Kingdom This book can be purchased here, with options below $2. Summary This book is a quick overview of the Emergency response careers. There is an overview about emergency situations and what to do in an emergency. Police, Fire, Ambulance, … Continue reading Integrating Fire Safety in Social Studies; Emergency Rescue
Resource: Fiction book Stop, Drop, and Roll by Margery Cuyler, illustrated by Arthur Howard Published 2001 Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers New York, New York Summary: Jessica worries about things. She worries A LOT. She has one more thing to worry about when her class starts learning about fire safety. Jessica learns that … Continue reading Integrating Fire Safety in Literature and Mathematics
Resource: Click here to watch a youtube clip from a popular TV show, “Boy Meets World” This 2 minute clip is from the episode “They’re Killing Us” from Season 7, episode 6 of “Boy Meets World”, produced by Michael Jacobs Productions and Touchstone Television. The episode aired in 1999. The episode is rated TV-G. Core Content: … Continue reading Fire Safety on “Boy Meets World”
A website with activities for students: StayWise-Activities This is a free site with no ads on it and tons of great games for children to learn about fire safety. There are quizzes, stories, coloring pages, activities, crosswords, and games. The games like “Hazards in the kitchen” are wonderful learning tools for students because children practice … Continue reading Websites on Fire Safety
Website: FEMA Fire Safety Curricula Intended Audience: Teachers Review: This document provides a comprehensive plan on how to fundraise for a fire safety event, and provides fully scripted lesson plans K-12+. This is the best resource I could find for teachers because it is produced by FEMA and provides not only fully formatted and scripted … Continue reading Internet Fire Safety Resources For Teachers
Website: FireFacts.org Intended Audience: Parents Review: This specific page on this website outlines a few different strategies that parents can use to improve fire safety in their homes and how to teach fire safety to their children. This includes plans for making escape plans, additional games and activities similar to Sparky. This unit can be … Continue reading Internet Fire Safety Resource For Parents
Website: Sparky.org Intended Audience: Kids Review: This website is great because it has different types of media and activities that all have to do with fire safety that can be used in a classroom. For example, there are infographics, print out activities, videos, games, applications that can be installed on classroom devices. The games are simple … Continue reading Internet Fire Safety Resource For Kids
Bellingham Fire Department. There are a couple options for presentations. One option is to have firefighters come directly into your classroom and give a presentation there. Another option (the one we are opting to go with) is to actually go out and visit a fire station and receive a tour. The only downside to this is that … Continue reading Bellingham Fire Station
Title: Planes: Fire & Rescue Producer: John Lasseter Year: 2014 Length: 1 hour & 24 minutes Rating: PG Review: Dusty, a racing plane wears out his engine by running it too hard, surpassing the limits of the way his engine was designed. His mechanic supposedly fixes it, but after taking it for a test-fly he … Continue reading Popular Film for 2nd Graders – Planes: Fire and Rescue
Title: “Be Safe Around Fire” Author: Bridget Heos Publication Date: 2015 Publisher: Amicus ISBN: 978-1-60753-444-0 Review: This book was the best selection for a children’s non-fiction book about fire safety. It discusses specifics on how to keep your house safe. Such as checking the fire alarms once a month to make sure they are still … Continue reading Non-Fiction Book for Second Graders About Fire Safety