Curated OER
Keeping Safe (911)
Young scholars explore "emergency safety" rules through a series of activities led by the teacher. In this safety lesson, students practice dialing 911 on a paper or play phone after listening to the interactive book It's Time to Call...
Curated OER
An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away
Students share their ideas about doctors and relate to their classmates. Then they refer to their prior knowledge and information discussed to explain and support their ideas and prepare for a visit with a doctor by charting ideas,...
Curated OER
Summer Safety Activity: Playing with Environmental Print
Students look at the words, symbols, and signs that surround them. In this early childhood lesson plan, students use observational skills as they note the abundance of letters and signs in their world, then apply this awareness to block...
Starfall
Starfall: A Day in the Life of a Firefighter
This is the interactive ebook "A Day in the Life of a Firefighter" by Brandi Chase. It explains and shows what a day as a firefighter looks like including training and cooking meals as well as fighting fires. Children can listen to the...
University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma: Fire Safety
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.
A to Z Teacher Stuff
A to Z Teacher stuff.com: Fire Safety
This site provides links to elementary information about fire safety. Find lesson plans, craft ideas, songs, games, poems and more when you explore this resource.
Read Works
Read Works: Firefighters Are Helpers
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage explains the duties of a firefighter. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Listen and Read: Firefighter
What happens when the fire alarm rings? Early readers will follow along with images and audio as a firefighter races to work.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Listen and Read: Firefighter
Learn about why firefighters are the heroes in our communities.
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Story Place: Parent Activity Sheet: Fire Fighters [Pdf]
A newsletter offering more information and materials to use with their children on the topic of fire safety.
Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Tar Heel Reader: Firefighters
Find out the responsibilities of a firefighter.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Fire Safety for Kindergarten
[Free Registration/Login Required] Fire Safety lesson including KWL chart, tools firefighters use, links to Sparky's sight and Smokey the Bear's website. Lists fire safety rules in a learning focused format.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Fire Safety
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart on fire safety contains United Streaming video, alphabetical order activity, and compound word building activity.
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library: Pre School Library: What Should Fran Wear?
Help dress firefighter Fran in the proper clothing for fighting fires.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Meet the Helpers
Many children have questions and can feel uneasy when emergencies occur in their communities. The Meet the Helpers toolkit is designed to introduce "helpers" and explain the role they play in emergency situations. Included in the toolkit...