Murphy Volunteer Fire Department, K-5, Fire Prevention Curriculum „
Lesson Title: Fire Safety Fact and Opinion
Fire Safety Objective:
Learning facts about fire and fire safety
NC Curriculum Objectives:
Grade Level:
3rd-5th
Materials:
Language Arts Goal: 2.04 Identify and interpret elements of fiction and
nonfiction and support by referencing the text to determine the: fact and
opinion.
Fire fact and opinion worksheet,
pencil.
Key Terms:
escape route, drill, crawl, meeting
place, stay low and go, get out and stay out, 911,
carbon monoxide, oxygen,
Lesson:
1. Discuss fact and opinion with the students. Explain that a fact is something that
has been proven. Explain that an opinion is something that is how someone feels
and cannot be proven.
Example: fact- Fire trucks have special tools that help them put out fires.
Opinion- Fire trucks are cool trucks because they have sirens.
2. Read the paragraph about fire and fire safety with your students.
3. Give the students time to read each statement and decide if it is a fact or an
opinion.
4. Students may then write facts and opinions of their own.
5. Allow students to share some of their facts and opinions with the class about fire
safety.
Fire Safety Fact and Opinion
Name:________________________ Date:__________________
Read the paragraph about fire safety below. Look at each statement and decide if it
is a fact or an opinion. Write a F on the line for fact. Write an O on the line for
opinion. At the bottom of the page write 3 fire facts that you learned from this
lesson.
Fires are very smoky. Many times, the smoke is so thick you can not see your hand in front
of your face. Smoke rises, just like heat. For this reason, you should always “stay low and
go” if you are ever in a fire. Fires burn fast. A small fire can turn into a big fire in as little
as 30 seconds, so you should never go back into a burning house for pets or toys. Always
“get out, and stay out.” Fires need oxygen in order to burn and they give off carbon
monoxide as they burn. Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas and is deadly when humans
breathe it. Oxygen is what people need to breathe. This is why firefighters wear oxygen
tanks during a fire rescue. To prepare for a fire, your family should have fire drills, smoke
detectors, and should have a safe family meeting place. Remember 911 is the number that
you call if there is a fire at your house. When the fire team arrives at your house, you
should stay out of the way of rescue workers. You may see different types of fire trucks,
such as pumpers, tankers, or ladder trucks. Each truck has a special job to do at a fire.
Fires have smoke. _____
It is dangerous to go back in a burning house. _____
Smoke is the scariest thing about a fire. _____
Fires can get big very quick. _____
Firefighters have the best jobs. _____
Smoke detectors can help your family be prepared for a fire. _____
When there is a fire you should call 911. _____
Sirens are the neatest things about a fire truck. _____
Red fire trucks are better than yellow ones. _____
Pumper trucks are the best trucks of all. _____
Firefighters wear oxygen tanks to help them breathe in a fire. _____
All fire trucks should have a dog on them. _____
Smoke and heat rise in a fire. _____
Write 3 Fire Facts You Learned From This Lesson