Fire Safety

In the Grade 1 Curriculum there is a unit on Safety. Seeing as one of the leading causes of injuries or death among children ages 5-9 are fire and flame, I thought it would be great to find a website that allows children to learn about fire safety. The website that I thought would be appropriate and useful for a grade 1 classroom is called McGruff Child Safety Center, Be Fire Safe. This is a great website to teach your students about fire and fire safety.

This website teaches students how to be Fire Safe, by showing them which objects can cause or start a fire and it also teaches the students what to do if a fire breaks out. This site also has interactive games for the students that teach them about fire safety. There are two games, the first game called Be Fire Safe where you have to pick out the fire dangers in the house, and once you chose a fire hazard it will explain to you why it is a hazard. The second game is called Fire Safety Puzzle, in this game the students put together a puzzle and it will have a fire hazard in the puzzle and it will then explain to you what you are supposed to do when you see something (like matches) that can cause a fire.

I would use this site towards the end of my safety unit. I would make my students go on to the site and read the Be Fire Safe and then allow them to play the games. After they were finished I would ask them questions about fire safety. Questions like, which house hold objects are fire hazards and what to do if you see a fire hazard or a fire.

This site allows the children to learn about fire safety in a fun and interactive way. I believe that the students would really find this site fun and interesting.