LEARN NOT TO BURN® PRESCHOOL PROGRAM … · When the children demonstrate that they understand to...
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LEARN NOT TO BURN® PRESCHOOL PROGRAM National Fire Protection Association 1 Batterymarch Park • Quincy, MA 02169 • www.nfpa.org © 2012. THIS LESSON MAY BE COPIED FOR NON-COMMERCIAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. When You Hear a Smoke Alarm, Get Out and Stay Out 1 Objectives • The child will identify the sound of a smoke alarm. • The child will demonstrate what to do (get out and stay out) at the sound of a smoke alarm. Action With the assistance of a teacher or daycare provider, the child will demonstrate what to do when a smoke alarm sounds. Information for the teacher Most likely, young children won’t be home alone and if a smoke alarm sounds, parents or caregivers will assist them, especially while escaping the home under fire conditions. In most cases, children will not have to get out on their own. However, it is important that the child knows what to do and where to go in case the child becomes separated from the caregiver or the caregiver is unable to get to the child. Understand the proper reactions to a sounding smoke alarm - children must understand that when a smoke alarm sounds or “beeps” and there is smoke or fire, they should go outside immediately with the rest of their family. There is no time to stop for toys, pets, or other things. Young children are often frightened by strange, loud noises. They may freeze, hide, or make other inappropriate responses that could endanger their safety. It is important that children be- come familiar with the sound of a smoke alarm and know what to do when they hear it. Additional Information for the teacher The following information is not essential to the lesson, however, you may find that during lessons on smoke alarms, children ask questions that may be difficult to answer. Here are some questions frequently asked by children and rec- ommended answers that will help them understand what they should do. 1. “What if I have a baby brother or sister who doesn’t know what to do when the smoke alarm beeps? What will happen to them?” Tell the children that the grown-ups in their home will hear the sound and bring the baby and anyone else who needs help outside. If someone is unable to get out for some reason, it is the firefighters’ job to get them out of the home. Reinforce that children have only one job and that is to “get out with their family and to stay out”. 2. “Our smoke alarm goes off sometimes when Mommy or Daddy is cooking. Should we go outside?” Explain that when a grown-up is cooking and the smoke alarm sounds, he or she is there to determine if everyone should get out quickly. Grown-ups can make this decision. If a grown-up says to go outside when the smoke alarm beeps, the best thing to do is act right away. 3. ”What will happen to my pet (dog, cat, fish, or other pets) if I don’t bring them outside with me?” Children might become upset when they are told to leave their pets behind. Explain that many pets will leave the home with the family because the animal can tell that there is some kind of danger. Also, comfort the children by explaining that firefighters will likely save the pets when they can. Letter to Parents and Caregivers Once you have finished teaching this lesson, please send the letter on page 18 home with the children.
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LEARN NOT TO BURN® PRESCHOOL PROGRAM
National Fire Protection Association1 Batterymarch Park • Quincy, MA 02169 • www.nfpa.org © 2012. THIS LESSON MAY BE COPIED FOR NON-COMMERCIAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.
When You Hear a Smoke Alarm, Get Out and Stay Out
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Objectives
• Thechildwillidentifythesoundofasmokealarm.
• Thechildwilldemonstratewhattodo(getoutandstayout)atthesoundofasmokealarm.
Action
Withtheassistanceofateacherordaycareprovider,thechildwilldemonstratewhattodowhenasmokealarmsounds.
Information for the teacher
Mostlikely,youngchildrenwon’tbehomealoneandifasmokealarmsounds,parentsorcaregiverswillassistthem,especiallywhileescapingthehomeunderfireconditions.Inmostcases,childrenwillnothavetogetoutontheirown.However,itisimportantthatthechildknowswhattodoandwheretogoincasethechildbecomesseparatedfromthecaregiverorthecaregiverisunabletogettothechild.
Understand the proper reactions to a sounding smoke alarm-childrenmustunderstandthatwhenasmokealarmsoundsor“beeps”andthereissmokeorfire,theyshouldgooutsideimmediatelywiththerestoftheirfamily.Thereisnotimetostopfortoys,pets,orotherthings.Youngchildrenareoftenfrightenedbystrange,loudnoises.Theymayfreeze,hide,ormakeotherinappropriateresponsesthatcouldendangertheirsafety.Itisimportantthatchildrenbe-comefamiliarwiththesoundofasmokealarmandknowwhattodowhentheyhearit.
Additional Information for the teacher
Thefollowinginformationisnotessentialtothelesson,however,youmayfindthatduringlessonsonsmokealarms,childrenaskquestionsthatmaybedifficulttoanswer.Herearesomequestionsfrequentlyaskedbychildrenandrec-ommendedanswersthatwillhelpthemunderstandwhattheyshoulddo.
1. “What if I have a baby brother or sister who doesn’t know what to do when the smoke alarm beeps? What will happen to them?”
Tellthechildrenthatthegrown-upsintheirhomewillhearthesoundandbringthebabyandanyoneelsewhoneedshelpoutside.Ifsomeoneisunabletogetoutforsomereason,itisthefirefighters’jobtogetthemoutofthehome.Reinforcethatchildrenhaveonlyonejobandthatisto“getoutwiththeirfamilyandtostayout”.
2. “Our smoke alarm goes off sometimes when Mommy or Daddy is cooking. Should we go outside?”
Explainthatwhenagrown-upiscookingandthesmokealarmsounds,heorsheistheretodetermineifeveryoneshouldgetoutquickly.Grown-upscanmakethisdecision.Ifagrown-upsaystogooutsidewhenthesmokealarmbeeps,thebestthingtodoisactrightaway.
3. ”What will happen to my pet (dog, cat, fish, or other pets) if I don’t bring them outside with me?”
Childrenmightbecomeupsetwhentheyaretoldtoleavetheirpetsbehind.Explainthatmanypetswillleavethehomewiththefamilybecausetheanimalcantellthatthereissomekindofdanger.Also,comfortthechildrenbyexplainingthatfirefighterswilllikelysavethepetswhentheycan.
Letter to Parents and Caregivers
Onceyouhavefinishedteachingthislesson,pleasesendtheletteronpage18homewiththechildren.
LEARN NOT TO BURN® PRESCHOOL PROGRAM
National Fire Protection Association1 Batterymarch Park • Quincy, MA 02169 • www.nfpa.org © 2012. THIS LESSON MAY BE COPIED FOR NON-COMMERCIAL EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.
When You Hear a Smoke Alarm, Get Out and Stay Out
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LESSON PLAN 1 - IDENTIFYING THE SOUND OF A SMOKE ALARM
Materials
• Photosofthefollowingitemsorobjectsthatmakeasound--smokealarm,dog,cryingbaby,carandafiretruck
• MP3filesofsoundsfamiliartopre-schoolagedchildren-smokealarm,barkingdog,cryingbaby,carandafiretruck.
• MP3player,computer,orCDplayer
• Workingsmokealarm
Activities
Teachchildrentoidentifythesoundofasmokealarm.
Showthephotosofobjectsthatmakesoundsincludedwiththislessononpages3-7andaskthechildrentomaketheappropriatesounds.
Then,gotowww.nfpa.org/preschoolprogramanddownloadtheMP3fileofthesmokealarmsoundandotherfamiliarsoundsandaskthechildrentoidentifyeachsound.Besuretoplaythesoundofthesmokealarmseveraltimestoprovidethenecessaryrepetitionanddeveloptheconceptthatthesmokealarmisanimportantitemthatwillprotectthemandtheirfamilies.
Activity Discussion
Askchildrenwhattheythinktheyshoulddowhentheyhearthesmokealarm.Childrenshouldanswerthattheyshouldstopwhattheyaredoingandgooutsidetotheirmeetingplacewiththeirfamily.
Read this story to see if children know to “Get Out and Stay Out”:Audreywasplayingwithhertoyswhenthesmokealarmwentbeep,beep,beep----beep,beep,beep.Sheknewthatmeantthatsheandherfamilyshouldgooutsiderightaway.Hermomanddadalsoheardthesmokealarmandtheyallwentoutsidetotheirmeetingplace,whichwasthebigtreeinfrontoftheirhouse.
Ask: Did Audrey do the right thing when she heard the smoke alarm? What do you think?’ Whenthechildrendemonstratethattheyunderstandto“GetOutandStayOut”,havethemroleplaythattheyareasleepintheirbedsintheirownhomes.Lettheclassroomdoorrepresenttheirdoorathome.Tellastoryaboutanightwhentheywereasleepalongwiththerestoftheirfamilyandsoundarealsmokealarm.Askthechildrentodemonstratewhattheywoulddo.Theyshouldcallformomordad(orcaregiver)andgetoutandstayout.(Checkforaccuratereactionsuponactivatingthesmokealarm.)
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