File - Amanda Buchmann

HSC 343 Lesson Plan Format
Student’s Name: Kaitlyn Ratliff and
Amanda Buchmann
Section #: 101
Date: 4/18/14
1. Unit Title: Safety
a. Subtopic or specific focus: Fire Safety
2. Michigan Health Curriculum Outcomes (GLCE):
Strand 3: Safety
Standard 1: Core Concepts
3.1 Describe safety hazards, including those related to
fire, dangerous objects and weapons, being home alone,
and using the Internet.
Standard 2: Access Information
3.6 Describe how to access emergency services, such as calling
“911,” including what to say when accessing such services.
Standard 3: Health Behaviors
3.7 Apply strategies to prevent fires and burns.
3.8 Develop and practice a home fire escape plan.
3. Grade Level: Fourth Grade
4. Competency: Pre-assessment (optional)
a. To assess what students already know about safety we will have a brief
discussion.
i. Teacher Response: “Can anyone tell me what they know about fire
safety or accessing 911? Have you learned anything about this in a
previous grade or maybe from family members?
ii. Student Responses:
1. “I know about stop, drop and roll!”
2. “To call 911, all you have to do is press 9-1-1 on the phone!”
3. “It’s important to call 911 in a dangerous situation.”
4. “I know that we have fire drills in school.”
iii. Teacher Response: “You all did a great job remembering about fire
safety. Today, we are going to learn even more about this extremely
important safety topic.”
5. Lesson: Use a variety of teaching methods to design an approach
**Note: Due to the field trip involved with this lesson, it would require a greater amount of time
than the typical lesson. **
a. Introduce the concept and model/demonstrate
6 minutes
i. Group Reading Time
1. To introduce the concept of fire safety and accessing 911, each
student will receive a packet of two articles from
kidshealth.org. The students are encouraged to keep these
packets and share them with their families.
a. Article One: “What to Do in a Fire”
b. Article Two: “How to Use 911”
2. Each student will get an opportunity to read and will take turns
with one another.
ii. Teacher Response:
1. “We will learn even more about these very important topics
today during our field trip!”
iii. Prepare the class to leave for the field trip.
b. Activity: Practice using the new information
50 minutes
i. Field trip to Local Fire Station
1. This field trip is for families and students. This would have
been planned in advance to ensure that nearly all families
would be able to attend. Planning this in advance also allows
the fire station to be prepared for the field trip.
2. It is important that parents and students learn cooperatively
about fire safety.
3. Ideally, and time permitting, the students and families would
be able to tour the fire station and speak with a firefighter.
a. I would talk with the firefighter ahead of time to go
over important fire safety issues that we agree need to
be addressed.
b. These topics would include how to prevent fires, what
to do in the event of a fire, how to access 911, and the
importance of a home safety plan.
4. After thanking the firefighter for donating his time, we will
return back to school.
c. Reteach or supportive demonstration/modeling
7 minutes
i. Teacher Response:
1. “What a wonderful opportunity that was! We were able to meet
some of our community’s heroes! Can anyone share with the
class what they learned from our field trip?”
ii. Possible Student Response:
1. “I learned how important it is to have a home safety plan!”
2. “I learned how to dial 911 and what to say when I call. I need
to listen very carefully to the operator on the phone and answer
any questions they are asking me.”
3. “I learned about stop, drop, and roll!”
4. “I learned to always make sure that the oven is turned off when
we aren’t using it.”
5. “I learned to check and replace the batteries in the smoke
alarm.”
iii. Teacher Response:
1. “I am so impressed by all of what you learned. Since this topic
is so important, we are going to spend some more time learning
about fire safety.”
iv. Students will watch the video titled, “Fire Safety Video For Kids with
SteveSongs & Sparky the Fire Dog.”
1. Go over with students the four key points that were stressed in
this video about what to do when there is a fire at home.
a. Walk; don’t run, but walk briskly.
b. Know two ways out of every room.
c. Get yourself outside quickly.
d. Go to your outside meeting place with your family.
v. Have each student sign the class thank-you card for the fire station.
d. Reinforcement activity
10 minutes
i. Fire Safety PowerPoint
1. Go over the Fire Safety PowerPoint with students.
2. After viewing the PowerPoint, hand each student the “Fire
Safety PowerPoint worksheet”.
6. Competency: Demonstrate satisfactory proficiency/post-assessment
a. Create a Home Fire Escape Plan
i. Email parents about this assignment ahead of time to ensure that this
can be created with input from the entire family.
ii. Each student will be using a poster board to create his or her home fire
escape plan. Money permitting, these would be provided for the
students.
iii. Realizing that everyone’s house is different, the student will draw an
outlined version of their home with rooms and windows clearly
labeled.
1. This project will not be due for several days to allow students
and families to create a solid and safe plan.
iv. Students can use different colors of crayons/colored pencils to
represent a different family member. Use these colors to represent that
specific family member’s route to the outside meeting spot.
v. Students will be working with their families to create a step-by-step
escape plan, in the event that there was a fire in their home.
1. Teacher Response:
a. “Like we learned in the video, be sure to know two
ways out of every room.”
b. “Make sure that you and your family agree upon an
outside meeting spot. Mark this on your escape plan.”
c. Also give students a couple scenarios that they need to
label on their plan and write about on the back of the
poster board.
i. “You are outside at the meeting place when you
realize your favorite stuffed animal is still
inside. What do you do?”—Make sure students
know that they need to stay outside. A stuffed
animal can be replaced, but they can’t.
ii. “You are the first one outside at the meeting
place. What do you do?”—Make sure students
know to stay at the meeting place and wait for
their family. If possible, yell for help and ask to
call 911.”
vi. Encourage parents and students to practice their fire escape plan often,
by having fire drills at home.
1. Encourage having certain spaces blocked off during different
drills (to encourage finding alternate routes to the outside
meeting spot).
vii. When the assignment is due, students will present their plans with the
class. After presentations, each student’s plan will be returned to them.
1. Teacher Response:
a. “You and your families worked so hard on creating a
thorough and detailed escape plan. Where can you put
this in your house so you will always have it?”
2. Student Responses:
a. “I can put it on the refrigerator!”
b. “I can hang it up on the wall in my room!”
c. “I can hang it up in the kitchen!”
7. Materials
“Fire Safety Video for Kids with SteveSongs & Sparky the Fire Dog” Video
“How to Use 911” Article (Attached)
“What to Do in a Fire” Article (Attached)
Colored construction paper/white poster board
Crayons/Colored Pencils
Glue sticks
Computer to display PowerPoint and Video
Stapler to staple articles together.
“Fire Safety” PowerPoint
“Fire Safety PowerPoint Worksheet” (Attached)
8. Resources: List all used (cite appropriately – APA preferred)
Dowshen, S. (2013). How to Use 911. KidsHealth from Nemours. Retrieved from
http://kidshealth.org/kid/watch/er/911.html?tracking=K_RelatedArticle#.
Dowshen, S. (2011). What to Do in a Fire. KidsHealth from Nemours. Retrieved from
http://kidshealth.org/kid/watch/er/fire_safety.html?tracking=K_RelatedArticle#.
K-8 Grade Level Content Expectations for Health Education. Michigan Department of
Education. Retrieved March 26, 2014 from http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-14028753_64839_38684_29823-156852--,00.html.
WeAreTeachers. (2014, January 17). Fire Safety Video for Kids with SteveSongs & Sparky
the Fire Dog [Video file]. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OVHhkqpZf8.
FIRE SAFETY ARTICLES
Article One: “What to Do in a Fire”
Dowshen, S. (2011). What to Do in a Fire. KidsHealth from Nemours. Retrieved from
http://kidshealth.org/kid/watch/er/fire_safety.html?tracking=K_RelatedArticle#.
Fire drills are a big part of being safe in school: They prepare you for what you need to do in case of a
fire. But what if there was a fire where you live? Would you know what to do? Talking about fires
can be scary because no one likes to think about people getting hurt or their things getting burned.
But you can feel less worried if you are prepared.
It's a good ideas for families to talk about what they would do to escape a fire. Different families will
have different strategies. Some kids live in one-story houses and other kids live in tall buildings. You'll
want to talk about escape plans and escape routes, so let's start there.
Know Your Way Out
An escape plan can help every member of a family get out of a burning house. The idea is to get
outside quickly and safely. Smoke from a fire can make it hard to see where things are, so it's
important to learn and remember the different ways out of your home. How many exits are there?
How do you get to them from your room? It's a good idea to have your family draw a map of the
escape plan.
It's possible one way out could be blocked by fire or smoke, so you'll want to know where other ones
are. And if you live in an apartment building, you'll want to know the best way to the stairwell or other
emergency exits.
Safety Steps
If you're in a room with the door closed when the fire breaks out, you need to take a few extra steps:
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Check to see if there's heat or smoke coming in the cracks around the door. (You're checking
to see if there's fire on the other side.)
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If you see smoke coming under the door — don't open the door!
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If you don't see smoke — touch the door. If the door is hot or very warm — don't open the
door!
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If you don't see smoke — and the door is not hot — then use your fingers to lightly touch the
doorknob. If the doorknob is hot or very warm — don't open the door!
If the doorknob feels cool, and you can't see any smoke around the door, you can open the door very
carefully and slowly. When you open the door, if you feel a burst of heat, or smoke pours into the
room, quickly shut the door and make sure it is really closed. If there's no smoke or heat when you
open the door, go toward your escape route exit.
Stay Low
If you can see smoke in the house, stay low to the ground as you make your way to the exit. In a fire,
smoke and poisonous air hurt more people than the actual flames do. You'll breathe less smoke if you
stay close to the ground.
Smoke naturally rises, so if there is smoke while you're using your escape route, staying low means
you can crawl under most of it. You can drop to the floor and crawl on your hands and knees below
the smoke.
Exiting through a door that leads outside should be your first choice as an escape route, but also ask
your parents about windows and if they would be possible escape routes. Even windows on a higher
floor could be safe escape routes if you had help, like from a firefighter or another adult.
Ask your parents to teach you how to unlock the windows, open them, and remove the screen, if
needed. Make sure you only do this in an emergency! Lots of kids are injured because they fall out of
windows.
Sometimes, families even have collapsible rescue ladders that can be used to escape from upper floors
of a house. If you have one, ask your mom or dad to show you how it works.
In addition to planning your escape routes, you'll also want to know where family members will meet
outside. This is helpful because then everyone shows up in one place and you'll know that everyone is
safe. You might choose the front porch of a neighbor's house or some other nearby spot.
It's normal to worry about your pets or a favorite toy, but if there is a fire, you have to leave them
behind. The most important thing is that you get out safely. It's also important to know that you
shouldn't stay in the house any longer than you must — not even to call 911. Someone else can make
that call from outside.
Once you're out, do not go back in for anything — even pets. You can tell the fire rescue people about
any pets that were left behind and they may be able to help.
What if You Can't Get Out Right Away?
If you can't get out fast, because fire or smoke is blocking an escape route, you'll want to yell for help.
You can do this from an open window or call 911 if you have a phone with you.
Even if you're scared, never hide under the bed or in a closet. Then, firefighters will have a hard time
finding you. Know that firefighters or other adults will be looking for you to help you out safely. The
sooner they find you, the sooner you both can get out.
In the meanwhile, keep heat and smoke from getting through the door by blocking the cracks around
the door with sheets, blankets, and/or clothing. If there is a window in the room that is not possible to
escape from, open it wide and stand in front of it. If you can grab a piece of clothing or a towel, place
it over your mouth to keep from breathing in the smoke. This works even better if you wet the cloth
first.
Home Drills
It's great to talk about emergency plans, but it's even better if you practice them, like the fire drills
you have at school. Having a fire drill at home gives everyone a chance to see how they would react in
a real emergency. You can see how quickly and safely everyone can get out of the house. Your family
should practice this drill twice a year, every year. It's also a good time to remind your parents to
change the batteries in the smoke alarms.
A good rule of thumb during a home fire drill is to see if your family can safely get out the house using
the escape routes and meet outside at the same place within 3 minutes. For an extra challenge, you
might try variations, like pretending that the front door was blocked and you couldn't get out that
way.
If Your Clothes Catch Fire
A person's clothes could catch fire during a fire or by accident, like if you step too close to a candle. If
this happens, don't run! Instead, stop, drop to the ground, cover your face with your hands, and roll.
This will cut off the air and put out the flames. An easy way to remember this is: Stop, Drop, and
Roll!
Preventing Fires
Every year, kids of all ages start over 35,000 fires that hurt people and damage property. You can do
your part to prevent fires by never playing with matches, lighters, and other fire sources. Also stay
away from fireplaces, candles, and stoves.
By following this advice, you'll be doing important work — preventing fires in the first place!
Article Two: “How to Use 911”
Dowshen, S. (2013). How to Use 911. KidsHealth from Nemours. Retrieved from
http://kidshealth.org/kid/watch/er/911.html?tracking=K_RelatedArticle#.
Emergencies don't happen very often. But when they do, you want to get help fast. No one wants to
spend time looking up the phone number. That's why 911 was created — to make it easy. In the
United States and Canada, dialing 911 on your phone is the fastest way you can get help for yourself
or someone else.
Not too many years ago, people had to find the right phone number in an emergency. If there was
a fire, people phoned the fire department. If there was a crime, people called the police. If someone
got hurt, an ambulance had to be called. Finding a number for any of these emergency workers could
be very confusing — especially if a person was in a hurry or in an unfamiliar area.
Fire, Police, or Ambulance
Today, it's as simple as dialing 911. With those three numbers, you can reach the fire department, the
police, or an ambulance. When you call 911, an emergency operator — called a dispatcher —
immediately connects you to the person you need.
Other countries may use another three numbers. In Great Britain, for instance, it's 999. If you're not
sure which emergency number is used in your area, check your phonebook.
When to Call 911
The only time you should call 911 is if a person is badly hurt or in danger right now!
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Can you call 911 if there's been a car accident? Yes!
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Should you call if you see a crime, like someone hurting someone else or breaking into a
person's house? Of course!
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What if someone suddenly seems very sick and is having a hard time speaking or breathing or
turns blue? Call right away!
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What if someone collapses or passes out? Absolutely call!
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What if someone's house is on fire? Definitely call!
Sometimes people are confused about when to call an emergency number like 911. These are
examples of when not to call:
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you can't find your favorite toy or your homework from last night
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your cat got into a fight with another cat
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your brother or your friend dares you to call
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you have a nasty hangnail
NEVER call 911 as a joke or just to see what might happen. When the emergency dispatcher has to
take the time to talk to people who don't have a real emergency, other people who call and do need
help right away might have to wait. And when you call 911, the operator can tell where you're calling
from.
Before an emergency happens, talk to your parents or another adult about when you should call 911.
If you're not sure whether there's a real emergency and there are no adults around, it's a good idea to
make the call. You could save someone's life.
911 in an Emergency
The best way to handle an emergency is to be prepared before one happens. In the United States and
Canada, the dispatcher will know where you are calling from because of a system called "E 911,"
which means your address is known to the dispatcher right away, just by you calling 911.
It's still a good idea to know the address and phone number you are calling from in case the call is
being made from a place outside of the U.S. or Canada, or in case you are calling from a cell phone.
The 911 operator must know exactly where you are and how to reach you. The police, firefighters, or
ambulance crew need to know where you are to provide help for the emergency.
It's important to make sure you are safe before you call 911. If your home is on fire, for instance,
leave the house before calling 911. You can always call from someone else's house or from a cell
phone.
You may feel scared or nervous if you have to call 911. That's OK. The emergency operators who
answer the phone talk to a lot of people, including adults, who are nervous or worried when they call.
And they are used to talking to kids. Just stay as calm as you can. If you talk too fast, the operator
may have trouble understanding what's wrong and what kind of help you need.
Speak slowly and clearly when you explain what's happening. The 911 emergency dispatcher may ask
you what, where, and who questions such as these:
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What is the emergency?
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What happened?
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Where are you?
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Who needs help?
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Who is with you?
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Are you safe where you are?
Don't Hang Up!
If you do have to call 911 in an emergency, be sure to stay on the phone. Do not hang up until the
911 operator tells you it's OK to do so. That way, you can be sure that the operator has all the
information to get help to you fast!
Many fast-thinking kids have called 911 to get help for someone. One 9-year-old boy called 911 when
his mother was having a seizure. Help arrived and his mother is fine now.
Even animals have been heroes by dialing 911. A dog named Faith dialed 911 when her owner (who's
in a wheelchair) fell and needed help. Faith is a service dog, which means she was specially trained to
help someone who's handicapped. She had been taught to use a speed-dial function on the phone in
case of emergency. That's one good pup!
Name:
Instructions: Please fill in the blanks with what we learned in the PowerPoint. There is a word bank
provided to help you.
Word Bank
911
Smoke
Outside
1.
A
Lighters
Low
Roll
Batteries
Meeting Spot
Hide
Fire Escape Plan
Stay
can help ensure that every member of your family knows
how to get out of the house in the event of a fire.
2.
If you are in your room with the door closed and there is
coming in, do not open
the door!
3.
Plan on an outside
with your family.
4.
When getting out of the house, stay
to the ground.
5.
Make sure to get
6.
If you can’t get out of your room, NEVER
before calling 911.
. This will make it harder for adults to
find you.
7.
Remind your parents to change the
in the smoke alarms.
8.
If your clothes catch on fire, stop, drop and
.
9.
To prevent fires, NEVER play with matches,
, and other fire sources.
10. Always call
if a person is badly hurt or in danger.
11. Make sure to
on the line with the 911 operator. Don’t hang up until they tell you it
is o.k. to do so.