TeachersFirst's Fire Prevention and Safety Resources
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Whether you teach about fire safety during National Fire Prevention Week each fall or as part of a general unit on safety, this collection of reviewed resources from TeachersFirst is selected to help teachers and students understand the basics of fire safety and planning for emergencies.
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All About the Holidays - PBS Learning Media
Grades
K to 12
tag(s): back to school (58), chinese new year (4), cinco de mayo (12), easter (11), elections (74), fathers day (9), fire prevention (11), flag day (6), halloween (35), hanukkah (14), holidays (138), july 4th (8), kwanzaa (14), labor day (6), martin luther king (33), mothers day (11), new years (8), pi (26), presidents (127), rosh hashanah (7), st patricks day (13), thanksgiving (27), valentines day (12), veterans (19), womens suffrage (30), yom kippur (8)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site to use as a resource for teaching material during holidays throughout the year. For each holiday use a bookmarking site such as Wakelet, reviewed here, to organize and share lesson materials, videos, and game sites for your students. Instead of worksheets or written reports, enhance student learning by asking them to create infographics sharing information about any holiday. Canva Infographic Maker, reviewed here, is a very easy to use tool that includes pre-made templates. Don't keep student learning to yourself, share their knowledge through holiday podcasts for your entire school and community to hear. Anchor, reviewed here, features many kid-friendly tools to get you started with creating and sharing podcasts. Learn more about podcasting in the classroom in this OK2Ask session archive.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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UL Xplorlabs - Underwriters Laboratories
Grades
7 to 12tag(s): electricity (87), energy (198), fire (27), fire safety (14), heat (16), problem solving (277), STEM (215)
In the Classroom
You and your students will benefit from this site's free materials to include in your science lab activities to teach content, problem-solving, and scientific investigation techniques. As students begin activities replace paper and pencil and use a digital graphic organizer such as one found at TUZZit, reviewed here, to organize questions and gather information. Upon completion of experiments, enhance learning and have students share their work using Printing Press, reviewed here, to create a one-page newspaper or brochure including images and text. At the end of your unit, have students use Biteable, reviewed here, to redefine their learning and create an explainer video sharing and demonstrating the results of their lab activities.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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FireWorks Educational Program - US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
Grades
K to 12tag(s): biomes (134), fire (27), fire prevention (11), fire safety (14), forests (33), OER (33)
In the Classroom
Include materials from this site during your fire safety unit, Fire Prevention Week, or as part of your studies of North American biomes. Enhance learning by having students create free and easy websites using Carrd, reviewed here, to share information learned about fire safety, fire hazards, and fire prevention techniques. Redefine learning by asking students to create an online book incorporating videos, images, and more using Book Creator, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Disaster Fact Sheets - FEMA
Grades
K to 6tag(s): disasters (39), earthquakes (50), fire safety (14), floods (12), heat (16), hurricanes (33), red ribbon week (8), snow (20), tornadoes (15), tsunamis (17), weather (198)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site for use during your weather unit as an introduction to types of severe weather. One of the fact sheets discusses home fires and is perfect to include with Red Ribbon Week activities. After sharing disaster facts with students, ask students to create word clouds using vocabulary terms related to any specific type of disaster. Improve student learning by using a site like Word It Out, reviewed here, to easily create custom word clouds. Upon completion of your unit, ask students to create a book sharing their tips and advice for dealing with disasters. Reshape and redefine learning by using an interactive book creation tool like Book Creator, reviewed here. Book Creator offers tools for making online books that include images, videos, audio, and more.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Great Fire of London - Museum of London
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): 1600s (16), england (56), fire (27), fire prevention (11), fire safety (14), game based learning (159), gamification (78), great britain (20)
In the Classroom
This site is perfect for use on an interactive whiteboard (or with a projector) to understand the background and impact of the Great Fire of London as well as what life was like in 1666. Include this as part of any study of this period of time in Europe. Share this site during fire prevention week as an example of how society has learned about the dangers of fire and adapted building safety throughout time. Allow students to explore the site independently or in small groups, then compare and contrast life in London then to modern life. Improve and expand learning by having students create a multimedia presentation using Slidestory, reviewed here. This site allows you to narrate a picture. Challenge students to find a photo (legally permitted to be reproduced), and then narrate the photo as if it is a news report.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Kids Fire Safety Guide - Home Advice Guide
Grades
K to 12tag(s): fire (27), fire prevention (11), fire safety (14)
In the Classroom
Share with students during Fire Safety Week. Swap out raised hands in class and create a quick poll (with no membership required) using SurveyRock, reviewed here, to find out how many students have discussed fire safety and an escape plan from their home. Redefine learning by having students create online multimedia posters using Adobe Spark for Education, reviewed here, with fire safety tips. Be sure to include a link to this guide on your class website for parents to view at home.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Fire Prevention Guide: Fire Kills - HomeAdviceGuide
Grades
K to 8This site includes advertising.
tag(s): fire (27), fire prevention (11), fire safety (14)
In the Classroom
Using this easy to follow website, students can gather information about fire safety, prevention and what to do if a fire occurs. Create an authentic audience by having older students extend their learning by creating a cartoon strip depicting the different tips and suggestions to share with younger students. First, have students create printed comics (or rough drafts) using Printable Comic Strip Templates, reviewed here, then students can create an online comic strip by using Write Comics, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Fire Prevention Week - National Fire Protection Association
Grades
2 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): fire prevention (11), fire safety (14), homes (11)
In the Classroom
Try pair teaching after introducing the important facts available on this page. Have the first of a pair give the other student the facts and then have the second add to what the first has missed. Have your class make their own posters using this year's campaign logo. Have students replace paper and enhance learning by creating online posters using a tool such as Web Poster Wizard, reviewed here, or PicLits, reviewed here. Have your class create check sheets they can take home and do their own domestic assessment. Ask if they know any members of the population that might be higher at risk for fires, and see if they can think of ways to make contact and help this group.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Investigates Arson - BBC
Grades
7 to 12tag(s): fire (27), fire safety (14), safety (86)
In the Classroom
Share this link as one of several project topics for health, current events, or a criminal justice elective. It could also be a good source for background information in a debate class or club.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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ReadyKids - U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Grades
2 to 6tag(s): fire (27), fire safety (14), floods (12), safety (86), sun (75), terrorism (44)
In the Classroom
Get an interactive whiteboard (or use a projector) and help your class prepare for severe weather, terrorism and more. Most activities are interactive, educational and fun! Replace paper and pen journal and enhance learning by having students to write blogs sharing information learned using a site like Edublog, reviewed here. Edublog offers tools for creating class and individual blogs. Check out the "Parents and Teachers" link for lesson plans, standards, activities and more.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Sparky the Fire Dog - NFPA
Grades
1 to 3tag(s): fire (27), fire prevention (11), safety (86)
In the Classroom
Share a fire prevention game as a center on your classroom computer or cluster.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Smokey Kids - USDA Forest Service
Grades
1 to 6In the Classroom
Use the games as a learning center as part of a unit or lesson on fire safety and prevention. Have students complete the games in pairs, letting them pick which of the games they want to play in the given time. If you are looking for an easy way to integrate technology and check for understanding, challenge your students to extend their learning by creating a blog using Seesaw, reviewed here, to share their learning and understanding.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Fire Safety for Parents - FEMA
Grades
1 to 5tag(s): fire (27), fire safety (14), safety (86)
In the Classroom
Share this link with parents on your class web site or in your newsletter during National Fire Prevention Week.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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FireWise
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): fire (27), fire prevention (11)
In the Classroom
As your students study about safety or environmental issues, include this site as a resource. Ask students to create a fire pro and con list as they discuss the more obvious safety issues of fire and the balancing role that fire can play in renewing habitats and nature's cycles. Extend learning by using an online graphic organizer tool such as bubbl.us, reviewed here, to map out the many impacts that wildland fires can have.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Fire Safety Vocabulary - Myvocabulary.com
Grades
K to 1tag(s): fire safety (14), vocabulary (254), vocabulary development (99)
In the Classroom
Share the puzzles on your interactive whiteboard or projector or make them available as links on your teacher public page. Modify learning and have students (or groups) create their own illustrated dictionaries of terms using a tool such as Bookemon, reviewed here. As you add more vocabulary lists during the year, have them select their favorite 6-10 terms from each list to add to their "book."Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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