Fire Safety Week

It's Fire Safety Week October 4-10, 2009!!

This site gives links and information about Fire Safety Week http://www.nfpa.org/categoryList.asp?categoryID=1438&cookie%5Ftest=1

Teaching Fire Safety to our kids is not only a good idea it is also an annual requirement of the PA Home School Law. How you teach this to your kids doesn't have to be fancy or complex, just documenting that you taught the basics if fine. But it can be challenging to find a way to make it a bit fun or different over the years. So I thought I would suggest some of the resources I have come up with.

Philadelphia Fire Department (their schools link still seems to be under construction but there is some information available on services they offer, some of which would seem to be available to Home Schoolers). http://www.phila.gov/FIRE/safety/safety_whattoknow_schools_training.html


Sparky the Fire Dog:
http://www.sparky.org/ probably especially good for younger kids


U. S. Fire Administration for Kids
http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/kids/flash.shtm includes information, games and activities and a printable "Jr. Fire Marshall" certificate suitable for inclusion in a portfolio.

Be Fire Smart by Liberty Mutual Insurance
http://www.befiresmart.com/children/ Video's, on line activities and printable coloring sheets

Survive Alive Fire Safety
http://www.survivealive.org/main.html variety of videos, links etc. by a group in the Mid-West. Better for older rather then younger kids, more text intensive.

Fire Safety Lap Book templates and resources: http://www.homeschoolhelperonline.com/lapbooks/fire_safety.htm
This looks like a fun hands on way to do a fire safety unit, especially for the hands on learner or crafty family. You would not have to use all the templates here but could pick and choose some to teach various aspects of fire safety. If you are not familiar with lap books you can check here for more information http://www.squidoo.com/lapbooking


A page of fire safety links compiled by somebody I don't know that might hold other helpful information http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/firesafety.htm


Sent in by Sylvia S.