Cognitive Development, Math, and Science Fact Sheet & Literacy Backpack

Literacy Back Pack

Fire Safety

Open Ended Questions

What is the first thing you do when you hear a fire alarm?

What should you do if the room is full of smoke?

What does a firefighter look like if they come to save you?

Books in the bag

No Dragons for Tea: Fire Safety For Kids, by Jean Pendziwol

STOP, DROP and Roll, By Margery Cuyler

Three Little Firefighters, by Stuart J Murphy

Development age: 5

Activities

Flash Cards. Pictures of different items from blocks, toys to matches and other items that pertain to fire. Ask the children if they are allowed to touch the item showing on the card
Home Fire Safety checklist. Create a checklist with following questions for parents to fill out:

1. List 2 ways to leave the house in case of emergency

2. Has the batteries in the smoke detector been tested?

3. The local emergency number is :

When the children return the checklist, have them tell you the answers to the questions

Hot/Cold Activity. Create a t-chart with hot written on one side and cold on the other. The children will cut out pictures and paste them to the correct side.
Create a worksheet that has words in light gray associated with fire safety. The children will trace the letters of the words to practice writing.

Additional Items:

A toy dragon to help children remember the dragon in the story “No Dragons for Tea; Fire Safety for Kids”
Stickers and/or posters of Smokey the Bear to remind children about not playing with matches
Fire Fighter hat and play hose
Coloring Book on Fire Safety

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