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Starfall

Starfall: A Day in the Life of a Firefighter

For Students K - 1st
This is the interactive ebook "A Day in the Life of a Firefighter" by Brandi Chase. It explains and shows what a day as a firefighter looks like including training and cooking meals as well as fighting fires. Children can listen to the...
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Read Works

Read Works: Firefighters Fight Fires

For Students 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about firefighters and their gear; it also gives fire safety tips. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
eBook
Scholastic

Scholastic: Listen and Read: Firefighter

For Students Pre-K - 1st
What happens when the fire alarm rings? Early readers will follow along with images and audio as a firefighter races to work.
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Read Works

Read Works: Firefighters Fight Fires

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text piece shares information about what the job of a firefighter entails. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
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Read Works

Read Works: Firefighters Are Helpers

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage explains the duties of a firefighter. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding...
eBook
Scholastic

Scholastic: Listen and Read: Firefighter

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn about why firefighters are the heroes in our communities.
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Firefighter Training

For Students 6th - 8th
In this video segment from Cyberchase, Harry decides to train as a firefighter and uses line graphs to chart his physical fitness progress.
eBook
Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Tar Heel Reader: Firefighters

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Find out the responsibilities of a firefighter.
Lesson Plan
9/11 Memorial & Museum

National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Fireman? No, Firefighters! [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum has partnered with the New York City Department of Education and the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education to develop a robust set of 9/11 lessons for K-12 classrooms. Each lesson is...
Lesson Plan
9/11 Memorial & Museum

National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Fireman? No Firefighters [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum has partnered with the New York City Department of Education and the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education to develop a robust set of 9/11 lessons for K-12 classrooms. Each lesson is...
Website
Northern Arizona University

Northern Arizona University: Fire on the Plateau

For Students 9th - 10th
A site that talks about forest fires, fighting forest fires, the history of major forest fires, and the career of forest firefighter.
Website
Time

Time: Beyond 9/11: Portraits of Resilience: Tommy Riches, Firefighter

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a Time magazine 10th year anniversary tribute to those who died in 9/11 and/or survived this or other terrorist attacks since. Click on a picture to watch a video of that person's story; the videos vary in length.
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Read Works

Read Works: To the Rescue!

For Teachers 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about firefighters and how they train and fight fires. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: A School for Heroes

For Teachers 4th - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares information about a school for students who would like to train to be firefighters. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential...
Handout
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Inventor of the Week: Garrett A. Morgan

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology provides information on Garrett A. Morgan (1877-1963 CE), who is credited with inventing the gas mask, and, in turn, saving firefighters from suffocating while putting out fires...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Fire Cloud

For Students 9th - 10th
Firefighters fight a raging fire on a wild horse range in Montana in this video segment from Nature.
Unit Plan
Language Guide

Language Guide: Los Trabajos

For Students 9th - 10th
These interactive pictures focus on the vocabulary for common jobs. Pop-ups of the correct spelling appear, along with the audio of the correct Spanish pronunciation when the mouse is moved over each illustration.
Interactive
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Charlotte Mecklenburg Library: Pre School Library: What Should Fran Wear?

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Help dress firefighter Fran in the proper clothing for fighting fires.
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Read Works

Read Works: Friendly Faces

For Students 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about adult helpers in our community including: a police officer, a doctor, a firefighter, a teacher, and a construction worker. A question sheet is available to help students...
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Read Works

Read Works: Friendly Faces

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about friendly community members including: a police officer, a doctor, a firefighter, a teacher, and a construction worker. A question sheet is available to help students build reading...
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Read Works

Read Works: Stay Safe From Fire

For Teachers 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text giving tips from firefighters about how to stay safe from fire. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury

For Students 9th - 10th
Set in a future where books are outlawed and firemen burn any they find, fireman Guy Montag questions his role in society and joins an organization committed to starting a revolution. Selected (7) reading passages (grades 8-11) to pair...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Meet the Helpers

For Students Pre-K - K
Many children have questions and can feel uneasy when emergencies occur in their communities. The Meet the Helpers toolkit is designed to introduce "helpers" and explain the role they play in emergency situations. Included in the toolkit...
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Read Works

Read Works: Into the Flames

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text smoke jumpers who jump out of airplanes in order to fight wildfires. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

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