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National Fire Prevention Week | All About the Holidays Instructional VideoNational Fire Prevention Week | All About the Holidays Instructional Video
Publisher
PBS
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Grade
K - 4th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
1:19
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National Fire Prevention Week | All About the Holidays

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Only you—and your students—can prevent fires! Show a short and informative video about National Fire Prevention Week in October to remind learners about proper fire usage, safety precautions, and family escape plans.

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Concepts

fire prevention, wildfires, fire safety, the great chicago fire

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

  • Bring in the video during a school-wide focus on fire safety and/or during National Fire Prevention Week in October
  • Take the opportunity to check on fire safety in your classroom; model how to test smoke detectors, where the fire extinguisher is, and what to do if students see a fire on campus

Classroom Considerations

  • Focuses on household fires, not wildfires or forest fires
  • Requires Internet access unless you download the video

Pros

  • Lists specific ways for students and their parents to safeguard their homes against fires
  • Provides closed captions for easy viewing

Cons

  • None

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