TEACHING PRESCHOOLERS ABOUT FIRE SAFETY - NCDOI
TEACHING PRESCHOOLERS ABOUT FIRE SAFETY
December 2009
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Do you know how to effectively
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teach fire safety to 3-5 year olds?
References: NC FLSE Education I, Characteristics of the Audience
Firefighters have opportunities to educate preschoolers about fire safety. Being able to identify basic learning characteristics and having knowledge of how a preschooler learns is critical.
1. The learning characteristics of 3-5 year olds: a) They learn by seeing and doing. b) They model parents and adults in their life. c) They have predictable fears. d) They cannot distinguish fantasy from reality (that's why Sparky is so successful in helping teach fire safety.)
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2. Instructional methods to use when working with 3-5 year olds: a) Get down on their level (sit on floor or in chair.) b) Use only positive behaviors (do not use fear.) c) Active repetition. d) Teach 1 behavior and NO MORE than 20 minutes. e) Use words that are on the child's level. Example: hot, hurt, burn, not words like apparatus, gear and dispatch.
3. Examples of appropriate activities for preschoolers: a) Flannel board activity for exit drills at the school. b) Puppet or clown show about fire safety. c) A "Follow the Leader" game that teaches crawling low in smoke. d) Using a picture game to identify burn hazards. e) Using toys and objects to represent potential burn hazards. f) Using music and songs to convey a burn safety message. g) Demonstrate "Stop, drop, and roll" and have kids repeat. h) Demonstrate "cooling the burn" by putting red paint (water based) on hands and having them rinse with cool water.
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