1-2-3 Come Do Some Fire Safety Writing Prompt Craftivities With Me

I'm having a great time dreaming up quick and easy fire safety activities for October's Fire Prevention Month. I hope you find something here that you and your kiddos will enjoy.

One of my personal favorites is "Hot Tips For Fire Safety."  I designed a matchbook to feature the hot tips. Simply trim and fold a sheet of construction paper to make the matchbook. (Pattern included.)

On the outside of the matchbook it says: A perfect match: Smart kids and fire safety. 

Flip it open to find a list of hot tips at the top, and the matches on the bottom, with a warning to never play with matches.  

When everyone is done, review and discuss the tips. 

For writing practice, have older students make up a list of their own tips, or have them write additional advice on the back.  

Click on the link for the Hot Tips Fire Safety Matchbook craft.

My Y5's loved to make and wear hats and crowns, so I designed an easy fire helmet for your kiddos. Older students can write several fire safety facts on the front, back or rim. 

You could also make extra badges for children to wear.   They say: "I'm fire safety smart.  I'm alert, so I won't get hurt. "

For extra reinforcement, have students don their hat, pick a partner and give each other fire safety advice.

For more fire safety fun, make a flaming dangler.  This craftivity also reinforces the importance of not playing with fire.  I used the universal "no" sign to make the top portion, with a 3D flame dangling from the bottom. 

These look wonderful suspended from your ceiling, as they spin in the breeze. Older students can simply make the larger flame and use it to write 3 different fire safety ideas on it. 

I've included a list of fire safety writing prompts for them to choose from.   Click on the link to view/download the fire safety writing prompt craft.

Finally, while doing research, I came across a wonderful fire safety song to the tune of This Old Man. I used it on 3 poster options to help children remember to call 9-1-1 in an emergeny.

I've also included a smaller black and white version that students can color and take home to share with their families.  There are 3 on a page for quick printing.

Both places I found the song posted, did not know the author.  It was simply too cute not to share.  I hope you enjoy it too!

Well that's it for today.  Thanks for visiting.  It's time to find the rest of my October books.  Looking through stories always gives me zillions of ideas. 

What better way to spend a few hours.  I hope you can pop by tomorrow for the latest FREEBIES. Wishing you an ed-venturous day.

 "The men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who try to do nothing and succeed." - Lloyd Jones

1-2-3 Come Do A Few More Fire Safety Activities With Me

I'm going to continue to design fire safety activities for the next few days.  As stated in a previous article, I truly believe it's so important to plug something in about dialing 911 in an emergency, plus a few other fire safety rules during Fire Prevention Month. 

Because I know we are all pressed for time, these are simple, easy and quick to do. 

Whenever possible, I try to include a standard, such is the case with the Fire Safety Hidden 911 In A 100s Chart activity.

I've included a blank 100's grid for older students to practice writing to 100, as they fill in the numbers. 

However, even if your kiddos can't count that high yet, refer them to the 100's chart you have hanging in your room and have them copy the numbers. (How many can they fill in before they have to take a peek at the chart?)

For younger students, there's a 100s chart that's filled in.  The directions on the side of their worksheet, tell them to color in certain numbered boxes, to reveal a hidden number. 

I've included a completed sample that you can hold up and say: "Is this the number you found?"  You can then discuss or review the importance of the number and when you should call 911.

Click on the link to view/download the Fire Safety 911 Hidden Number In A 100s Chart activity.

If you're looking for a list to share with your students, of when it's OK to dial 911, click on the link for my Who Ya' Gonna Call?" fire safety (dialing 911 in an emergency) booklet. 

You can simply make a copy to read to your students, or run off copies of the 2-page booklet, so that children can practice tracing and writing 911. 

A 3rd page can be added for older students, where they make a list of more examples of when they should dial 911. When they're done, they illustrate their page.

Finally, another quick and easy way to reinforce dialing 911 in an emergency, is with a fire safety number puzzle,which will also help reinforce number sequencing from 1-10, counting backwards from 10-1 and skip counting by 10's to 100.

I've included full color copies for you to print, laminate and trim.  Keep these in Ziplock Baggies and use for independent centers and something for "early finishers" to do. 

There are also some puzzles in black and white. Run these off so that students can color their puzzle and then cut it apart.

For an interesting mosaic piece of art, give students a variety of colors of construction paper, they glue their puzzle pieces on it, leaving a little gap between each piece. 

Completed projects make an interesting bulletin board.  Click on the link to view/download the 12 Fire Safety Number Puzzles. 

Thanks for visiting today.  Time to get hustling on a long list of errands.  Wishing you many relaxing moments . . .

"From what we get, we can make a living; however, from what we give, we make a life." - Arthur Ashe