Fire Kills
Teacher resources
Lessons for Foundation
The Fire Safety Education Programme has been researched and written in collaboration with professional educators and the Fire and Rescue Service and has been aligned to the Foundation Stage Early Learning Goals.
The programme is packed with resources and activities which have been designed to engage children's imagination by being both informative and fun. A Big Book Story has also been produced to support this programme. A copy may be available from your local CFS Officer. The materials have been developed to be flexible. You may choose to use the activities exactly as they are included, or adapt them to better suit the needs of your class.
General advice
Before delivering any of these lessons, you need to be aware of any children who have been involved in a fire or had experience of one – perhaps through their extended family. In which case, a sensitive approach should be taken.
It is possible that younger children may become unduly worried about the dangers of fire following a lesson. It is therefore recommended that you remind children at the end of each session that a house fire is rare and reassure any children who seem worried.
It is important that words such as "hoax" or "arson" are not used with very young children. It is vital that we do not put ideas into children's heads which may lead to improper actions.
