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Nemours KidsHealth

Fire Safety: Grades 3-5

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Three lessons stress the importance of fire safety. Lesson one presents several articles listing fire safety do's and don'ts; using their newly-found knowledge, learners rewrite a newspaper article about a fire incident so that...
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Worksheet
K5 Learning

Fire Alarm

For Students 2nd Standards
Read about the safety of a fire alarm in a five-paragraph reading passage. After reading, pupils respond to four short answer, comprehension questions.
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Printables
Do2Learn

Fire Safety Picture Cards

For Students K - 12th
Fire safety is such an important part in preparing for an emergency. Teach the class important fire safety vocabulary words. Practice a fire drill and prepare individuals on what to do in case a fire does happen at school.
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KOG Ranger Program

Match and Lighter Safety

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Go over the basics of fire prevention with a lesson focused on safety with matches and lighters. With a series of dilemma cards that describe potential fire risks, learners choose the most responsible way to handle matches and lighters.
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KOG Ranger Program

Fire Behavior in Forests

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Understanding the ways a fire will act is a key factor in fire safety and fire prevention. Young campers focus on how the weather and terrain can affect the behavior of a fire with topographic maps and different scenarios.
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KOG Ranger Program

How Much do I know?

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Camping trips can be so fun with the right safety knowledge. Learners take a short survey of statements about fire safety and erosion in the forest, answering true or false to each one based on their prior knowledge
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KOG Ranger Program

Campfire Safety

For Students 3rd - 7th
Make sure that campfire is completely out before packing up your campsite! A straightforward and informational worksheet encourages learners to match pictures to the sequential steps needed to safely extinguish a campfire, and to note...
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KOG Ranger Program

Matches, Lighters, and Kids Do Not Go Together!

For Students 3rd - 7th
Do your part to prevent forest fires with an activity about not playing with matches. A word search prompts young rangers to fill in the blanks about the consequences of playing with matches, and a set of pictures provides spaces for...
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KOG Ranger Program

Use It Safely!

For Students 3rd - 7th
Campfires are not the only way that forest fires start. In a worksheet and word matching activity, young campers learn about common fuel and heat sources that, when combined, can be the spark to a dangerous and harmful forest fire.
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Lesson Plan
Forest Foundation

Fire Investigation and Experimentation

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Assess the probability of a wildfire with several lessons about fire danger ratings and risk factors. After experimenting with fuel moisture, learners explore the various elements that could contribute to a wildfire, such as wind speed,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Safe Campfire

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students discuss and explore nature of fire, demonstrate understanding of how to safely build, light, maintain and extinguish campfire, and rotate through and complete activities at five classroom stations, and list and/or draw things...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Fire Prevention Week: Day Five Fire Fighting Equipment

For Students K - 1st
In this fire safety worksheet, students will look at a picture of a pumper truck and a ladder truck. Students will find out and discuss information about each kind of truck.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Preventing Forest Fires (Elementary)

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students complete activities to learn about the importance of fire prevention and protecting the diversity of the forest. In this forest protection lesson, students discuss forest fires and work in groups to research the species count in...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fire Safety

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars discuss how to behave if there is a fire.  In this fire prevention and awareness lesson plan, students review fire safety, review the procedures for leaving a house or building on fire and make rescue dogs.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Fire Prevention Week Word Jumble

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this word jumble worksheet, students unscramble the letters to spell words about fire prevention. Students spell 20 words and write them on the lines.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fire Chief

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students respond to motion cues from the "Fire Chief" (teacher). In this physical education lesson plan, students participate in a fire safety game which promotes locomotor skills.
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Handout
eSchool Today

E School Today: Your Cool Facts and Tips on Wildfires

For Students 4th - 8th
Explains what a wildfire is, what causes them, how they behave, their impact, how to fight them, and how to prevent them.
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Interactive
PBS

Wildfire Simulator

For Students 9th - 10th
Do you have what it takes to stop a forest fire? In this simulation you'll have to decide where to put a fire break and a backfire in order to save a house that's about to be engulfed in flames.
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Website
Other

Elmer the Safety Elephant: Fire Safety

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Elmer the Safety Elephant wants every child to know how to prevent fires and how to keep themselves safe if they encounter one. Elmer goes through important safety tips with kid-friendly explanations. Coloring pages and activities are...
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Website
University of Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma: Fire Safety

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn about fire safety and how to practice it with your students. This site features video clips covering what to do in case of a fire, what to do if you are on fire, and other fire emergencies.
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Website
Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Smokey Bear's Seven Campfire Safety Tips

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site has Smokey Bear's Seven Campfire Safety Tips. These tips will help you when you are out camping.
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Website
Other

Cincinnati Fire Museum: Safe House

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This local fire museum offers strategies for preventing fires and in case of a fire how to safely escape.
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Website
Other

U.s. Fire Administraton: Home Fire Prevention

For Students 9th - 10th
Menu of topics link to illustrated explanations of all kinds of fire safety and fire prevention tips and action plans.
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Activity
Other

Smokey Bear

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this site to learn tips for fire safety while outdoors, background information about Smokey, and games to play, as well as nature information about the Black Bear.