VDFP Kids Lesson Plan:Grades 3-4

Choose among a variety of Lesson Plans for grades 3-4. Download the Lesson Plan/SOL Chart in .pdf format.

Be a Fire Safety Monitor

  • Discussion Based Lesson for recognizing fire hazards and speaking out
    Materials: N/A - Download

Bike Safety

  • Obstacle Course to demonstrate bike safety
    Materials: cones, road blocks, traffic signs/ stop lights (cardboard), flags, pretend pedestrians/ bikers - Download

Crawl Low Under Smoke

  • Crawl Under The Smoke
    Materials: Bed Sheet
  • Smoke Alert Game
    Materials: N/A
  • Song Association for Crawl Low Under Smoke
    Materials: N/A - Download All

Fire Safety Bingo

  • Bingo game to promote fire and life safety
    Materials: Sheet with questions and answers dealing with fire safety, bingo cards with nine blank squares, M&M’s (these will be used for bingo chips) - Download

Hunting For Home Hazards

  • Discussion Based Lesson Plan for Hunting for Safety Hazards in the Home
    Materials: Drawings of rooms with hazards (included) - Download
  • Fire Safety Checklist - Download

How Fire Burns

  • Science Experiment to introduce student to the fire triangle
    Materials: 3 birthday candles, 3 balls of clay, metal baking tray, teacher-made fire triangle, matches *follow appropriate safety procedures*, spray bottle with water, glass jar, poster depicting the Stop, Drop, and Roll procedure (teacher-made; or contact your local firehouse) - Download

Installing and Testing Smoke Alarms

  • Discussion Based Lesson Plan for Installing and Testing Smoke Alarms - Download
    Materials: Smoke Alarm, batteries
  • Fire Safety Checklist - Download

Practicing Escape Plans

  • Discussion Based Lesson Plan for Planning an Escape
    Materials: Paper, crayons
  • Song Association for Planning an Escape
    Materials: N/A
  • Fire Freeze Game for Planning an Escape
    Materials: Noisemaker - Download All

Stop, Drop and Roll

  • Put The Fire out Game
    Materials: Balloons, safety pins (can substitute construction paper and tape)
  • Discussion Based Lesson for Stop, Drop and Roll
    Materials: N/A
  • Song Association for Stop, Drop and Roll
    Materials: N/A - Download All

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