Right before we left for our February break, I was talking to my students during ELA. We were going over the home evacuation plan in the reading book and I decided to use it as a teachable moment and asked the class about their own family safety plans.
I got 12 blank stares.
Yes, all 12 students were looking at me like I had multiple heads. One slowly raised his hand and told me that he thought his family might have a plan but he couldn't remember what it was.
Oh dear!
This is something my parents hammered into our heads when we were little. I just assumed that every family did the same. After speaking with my co-teacher and finding out that her family never had a safety plan growing up I realized that maybe it wasn't as common as I thought.
But it is so important!
I immediately threw together this homework assignment for my kiddos.
Some of my kiddos have limited communication skills so their parents sent the actual worksheet back to go over in class. I will make a copy and send the original home.
I feel a lot better that my kiddos have reviewed fire safety plans at home with their families. It is so important, especially for my students with special needs.
I am excited to share the assignment that I sent home. I did change the letter a bit to make it more generic. I hope you can find it useful.
You can find it by clicking on the picture below.
Keep warm this weekend!
This is some really important information for any parent, especially if your family does not have a fire safety plan. Even if you do, there's a chance that your child or children have forgotten, or don't know there is a plan at all. It's important to always make sure that you have emergency evacuation drills in your home, just like they already do at school, to make sure that they will know what to do if there is a fire. Thanks so much for writing!
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