This is a post sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association and Sparky.org. Did you know that in a typical home fire, you may have as little as one to two minutes to escape safely from the time the smoke alarm sounds? No one likes to think about the possibility of a fire in their…
Sparky the Fire Dog
Free Teacher Resources for Teaching Fire Safety to Elementary Ages
This is post is sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association and Sparky.org. When I taught first grade, I had a folder for every unit organized by month. This was the time of the year I’d pull out my National Fire Prevention Week folder and flip through my lesson plans, worksheets, and paperback picture books…
Review: Free Sparky’s Brain Busters App Quizzes Elementary Ages on Trivia & Reinforces Fire Safety
This is a sponsored post When I taught first grade, I had a hanging file folder labeled with each month and inside were manila folders with worksheets for each event during the month. After making my way through the September’s back to school and get to know you activities, I’d move to October. My October…
Teaching Fire Safety Through Interactive Apps
This is a sponsored post Years ago when I was a first grade teacher, I was always trying to plan creative ways to teach my students about fire safety during National Fire Prevention Week. I had favorite books for read-alouds and an entire folder of fun activities featuring Sparky, the fire hat wearing Dalmatian that…