Lesson Ideas and Student Work

Lesson Ideas


Then and Now
Students view firefighting equipment and vehicles from the past and present, answering questions about them, then forecasting what they will look like in the future.
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FEMA for Kids: Resources for Teachers
Lesson plans and activities on fire safety and prevention, along with a fire prevention test. FEMA for Kids also has
fire safety fact sheets.
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Student Work


Firefighter Interview Pictures
Following the firefighter visit and interview at Daniel Elementary, first graders from Daniel Elementary drew firefighters and things they discussed.
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Resource Books

Fire by Laura Conlon

Fire Engine Shapes by Bruce McMillan

Fire! How Do They Fight It? by Anabel Dean

Safety First: Fire! by Cynthia Klingel

Fire! Fire! by Gail Gibbons

When There is a Fire, Go Outside by Dorothy Chlad

Forest Fire by Christopher Lampton

Wildland Fire Fighting by Margaret Pounder

Fire Fighters by Ray Broekel

A Visit to the Fire Station by Dotti Hannum

Fire: Friend or Foe? by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent

The Fire Station by Robert Munsch

Fire Engines, Fire Fighters by Paul Ditzel

Curious George at the Fire Station by Margaret Rey

The Great Big Fire Engine Book by Tibor Gergely

The Little Fire Engine by Lois Lenski

Mrs. Crumble and Fire Engine No. 7 by Patricia Martin

Forests on Fire: Fighting to Save Our Trees by Gregory Vogt