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A Lesson on Fire Safety

6/17/2015

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As part of the camping themed week for Mommy Camp we focused on fire safety and safety in general today. We did an easy experiment to understand fire and how it works, discussed our family safety plan, learned about stop, drop & roll, practiced our address and phone number and talked about the differences between emergencies and non-emergencies. I know I feel a lot better knowing that my almost 5 year old knows what to do in the event of an emergency. Keep reading to see how I did it and all of the printables I used.

We started by watching a short video on youtube about fire safety. It is only about 5 minutes long but gets the main points across and has a cute singing firefly doing the teaching. After we watched the video we discussed the information it presented and analyzed it for better understanding. I asked questions like, "What do you do if you catch on fire?" and "Why do you roll? How does that help?". Then we practiced stop, drop and roll. (I tried to get a picture but was too late. Then she was acting shy and refused but I think you can figure it out. lol). We also did a fun little worksheet I got for free from Teachers Pay Teachers that practices spelling, writing and basic motor skills. I've placed it for you below.
firesafety.pdf
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After practicing we did a short experiment that demonstrates how fire works and why you should roll to put it out. I even created a free worksheet that you can use!


Materials:
- 3 candles
- spray bottle
- water
- playdough/clay
- glass jar/cup
- lighter
- hypothesis worksheet
(I set mine up on a cutting board but you don't have to.)
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Directions:
1. Use the play dough to hold the candles upright in 3 separate mounds. Then light the candles.
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2. Have a quick discussion about what your child thinks will happen to the three candles under the following conditions: 
Candle One: leave alone
Candle Two: place a glass jar over the candle
Candle Three: spray with water
3. Conduct the experiment by implementing the three scenarios listed above. Then discuss the outcome with your child. You can use the following questions.
- Why do you think the first candle went out?
- How did putting the jar over the second candle effect the fire? What does a fire need to exist?
- What did the water do the third candle? Who else uses water to fight fires?
- How does stop, drop and roll relate to the candle experiment?
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After the experiment we worked on our family safety plan and practicing our address and phone number. I used several worksheets from various sources for free and have placed them below for you.
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whatsmyaddressandphonenumber.pdf
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fire_safety_homwk.pdf
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emergency_situations.pdf
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I had also planned on heading outside to play with the squirt bottle and put out some chalk "fires" on our patio but it was reeaaaaalllllly hot and I didn't want to become a gigantic ball of sweat. So, we didn't. But, you're more than welcome to brave the heat and have fun! I hope you enjoy my fire safety lesson!
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    Rachel is a mother of three, elementary Spanish teacher and part-time blogger who loves crafting, creating fun and engaging activities for her children and students and hanging with her friends and family. She blogs about what she's doing and her interests at any given time which vary. She's a little OCD and always looking for her next project. Her husband calls it, "focusing her crazy", but she just calls it fun. 

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