Fire Safety Then and Now

Topics Reception/Year 1
This unit is part of Great Fire of London - NEW LOOK Fire Safety Then and Now

Objectives

History

  • Learn about events beyond living memory that are significant nationally or globally.

English

  • Participate in discussions, presentations, performances, role play, improvisations and debates.
  • Apply phonic knowledge and skills as the route to decode words.
  • Write for different purposes.

Lesson Planning

Find out about fire safety, role-playing an emergency call and creating a poster describing safety tips.

Teaching Outcomes
To understand the origins and results of the fire.
To role-play an emergency call and create a poster that describes safety tips.

Children will:

  • Recognise how the fire started.
  • Understand what happened as a result of the fire.
  • Role-play an emergency call.
  • Create a poster that describes safety tips.
  • Use graphic and phonetic knowledge to aid writing.

You Will Need

  • Clifford the Firehouse Dog by Norman Bridwell
  • Optional: toy telephones