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Fire Safety

Second graders learn the few clear rules that keep them safe from fire, from stop-drop-and-roll to getting out fast and meeting in one spot, then check what they know.

Grade 2Fire Safety45 minutes1 class periodSHAPEExplicit teaching4 StandardsSHAPE
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Know stop, drop, roll.
  • ✓Hear the smoke alarm.
  • ✓Have an escape plan.
  • ✓Check what you know.
Essential Question

Fire moves fast, so knowing what to do ahead of time keeps you safe. What are the clear rules for a smoke alarm, a spark on your sleeve, or a smoky room?

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Interactive Task
Fire Safety Check · Interactive

Fire Safety Check

Project this and answer each question about staying safe from fire — read the explanation after each one.

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Answer each question about staying safe from fire.
The Lesson · Health & PE Flow (Warm-Up · Learn · Practice · Apply · Cool-Down)

45 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

1

Hook — Out and Safe

5 min

Fire moves fast, so knowing exactly what to do ahead of time keeps you safe. If a smoke alarm beeps or your sleeve catches a spark, what is the right thing to do?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask what a smoke alarm means.
  • Collect ideas.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Think.
  • Share.
  • Get ready.
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Use — Fire Safety Check

12 min

Students answer questions about fire safety.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to the Fire Safety Check.
  • Answer each question.
  • Read the why.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Answer.
  • Check.
  • Read it.
3

Modify — Practice the Moves

13 min

Students practice fire-safety actions.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a fire-safety rule.
  • Show the action, like stop-drop-roll.
  • Say when to use it.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name.
  • Show.
  • Say.
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Create — My Escape Plan

15 min

Students make a home escape plan.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Draw two ways out of a room.
  • Mark the outside meeting spot.
  • Practice it with your family.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Draw.
  • Mark.
  • Practice.
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Reflect — Ready for Fire

5 min

Students reflect on fire safety.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • What do you do if your clothes catch fire?
  • Where should your family meet after getting out?
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Say it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the SHAPE America National Standards for Health Education and Physical Education.

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HE.7

Demonstrate fire-safety actions such as stop, drop, and roll.

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HE.5

Identify safe and unsafe situations involving fire and heat.

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HE.1

Explain why an escape plan and meeting spot keep a family safe.

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HE.8

Know how to get out and call for help in a fire.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Safe / unsafe picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “If ___ , I will ___ .”
  • Answer one question at a time.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with stop, drop, and roll.
  • Practice one action together.
  • Review one rule at a time.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Map two ways out of each room at home.
  • Discuss what a firefighter in gear looks like.
  • Plan and time a family fire drill.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Projector / board
  • 🚨Smoke-alarm sound clip
  • 💻Fire Safety Check
  • 🗺️An escape-plan grid
  • ✏️Pencils
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

fire safetythe rules and actions that keep you safe from firesmoke alarma device that beeps loudly to warn of smoke or firestop, drop, and rollwhat to do if your clothes catch fireescape plana plan for how to get out of a building safelymeeting spotone place outside where your family gathersexita way out of a room or buildingemergencya dangerous situation that needs help right awaycrawl lowto stay under the smoke, where the air is cleaner
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
What do you do if your clothes catch fire?
Stop, drop to the ground, and roll to smother the flames; do not run.
QUESTION 2
Where should your family meet after getting out of a fire?
At one chosen meeting spot outside, so everyone can be counted as safe.
QUESTION 3
Why do you crawl low if a room fills with smoke?
Smoke rises, so the cleanest air to breathe is low near the floor.

Create: my escape plan.

Have students draw two ways out of a room, mark the outside meeting spot, and practice the plan with their family, so it is ready before it is ever needed. A printable fire-safety worksheet is in the PE & Health library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

🖨️ Fire SafetyPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: crawl low, emergency, escape plan, exit, fire safety, meeting spot, smoke alarm, stop, drop, and roll
  1. a plan for how to get out of a building safely
  2. one place outside where your family gathers
  3. a dangerous situation that needs help right away
  4. to stay under the smoke, where the air is cleaner
  5. what to do if your clothes catch fire
  6. a way out of a room or building
  7. the rules and actions that keep you safe from fire
  8. a device that beeps loudly to warn of smoke or fire

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What do you do if your clothes catch fire?
  2. Where should your family meet after getting out of a fire?
  3. Why do you crawl low if a room fills with smoke?
Answer key — Part A: 1) escape plan · 2) meeting spot · 3) emergency · 4) crawl low · 5) stop, drop, and roll · 6) exit · 7) fire safety · 8) smoke alarm
Part B: 1) Stop, drop to the ground, and roll to smother the flames; do not run. 2) At one chosen meeting spot outside, so everyone can be counted as safe. 3) Smoke rises, so the cleanest air to breathe is low near the floor.