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STAGE 1 – Objectives
What students should know… What students should be able to do….
What to do in case of a fire. Draft a fire escape plan.
The main causes of house fires.
Have Mrs. Peterson share a personal story about her family’s house fire
Model the creation of a fire escape plan on the Allow students to dictate their paragraph
whiteboard using your own house. Talk through to you if necessary.
each step – make it a discussion based modeling.
Model creating the escape plan using a
Each student will be given a worksheet and asked to visual diagram on the board
draw the home or place in which they live including
exits, stairs, the number of stories, etc. If a student Provide step-by-step instructional handout
does not feel comfortable with this, they will have for the creation the plan
the option of creating an imaginary home (some
students may not feel comfortable depicting their Allow cooperative learners to work in
home in front of other classmates or the teacher – groups while creating their plans
these students will be encouraged to develop a real
plan when they get home based on this lesson). This Allow students to create plans for an
should take about 5-15 minutes. imaginary home if they do not feel
comfortable sharing a depiction of their
Students will identify, based on the common causes own
of house fires, where a possible fire could start in
As they come up in discussion, create a
their home. Have students identify where (if any)
list of keywords/hotspots/causes-of-fires
are the fire alarms in their house and where they
on board for students to refer to
should be in order to maximize their effectiveness.
They could also identify where other fire specific
tools should be (fire extinguishers, sprinklers, fire
escape ladders, etc.) - though you need to make sure
to distinguish which tools are for ADULTS ONLY
– kids shouldn't be fighting fires...
Closure:
The next day, talk to students. Have they revised their fire plan or come up with any new ideas/suggestions
since sharing it with their family/living group? Encourage them to do so. Reiterate the importance of everyone
having the same plan.