What’s That Sound? Lesson Plan

What We Are Learning

Science Focus:

fire safety

Theme Vocabulary:

alarm, fire drill, gather

Skills We’re Practicing:

group discussion, critical thinking, vocabulary

In A Fire Drill with Mr. Dill by Susan Blackaby, children meet fire chief Mr. Dill. During his visit to a school, the class must put their fire drill knowledge to the test after seeing smoke. (Not to worry, it was only burnt toast in the cafeteria!) As you read with your students, ask them to share the fire safety tips they learned from the story.

Materials: large tub of water, two same-size buckets or containers, orange construction paper, cups, contact paper (optional)

Build teamwork and gross motor skills with this fun relay race!
To prepare, tape orange flame shapes to two “fire buckets.” If you’d like, cover the buckets with clear contact paper. Fill a large tub with water.
Set the water tub at the starting line and the fire buckets at a distance. Have students form two lines on either side of the water tub. Give the first child in each line a cup.
When you say “go,” children fill their cups with water, run to the “fire,” and dump the water into the bucket. Then they run back and give the cup to the next child. Play until one team has filled its bucket, or until each child has had a turn. gross motor skills

Materials: Fire Safety Scavenger Hunt skill sheet, markers, clipboards, chart paper

Introduce and search for fire safety tools that keep children safe.
Give each child a copy of the skill sheet. Discuss how each item keeps them fire safe: Smoke alarms tell them to get out, exit signs show them where to go, and fire extinguishers and sprinklers put the fire out.
Ask children how many of each item they think their school has. Write their predictions on chart paper. Then give each child a marker and a clipboard. Show them how to use check or tick marks as a counting tool. Say that each time someone points out an item on the list, everyone will mark their sheet in the proper place. Then take a walk around the school to find out how many of each fire safety tool there are!
When everyone returns to the classroom, check the results against the students’ predictions. Talk about all the ways in which your school is fire safe. observation and recording