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Fire Prevention Week is celebrated each year in early October. Elementary students are particularly enthralled with fire trucks and other equipment that is used in putting out fires. These will be on display at schools during this week. An excellent activity for students this week would be for them to focus on how fires are started and how they can be prevented. This knowledge can help them become more alert for hazards around their home, while on vacation and in their school.

Activity: Assign a variety of topics about fire hazards and prevention to students. Here are some examples: forest fires, arson, fire hazards, smoke detectors, fire sprinkler systems, hotel fire safety, home fire safety plans, fire insurance and fire fighters.

Click the Subject Heading Search option. Type fires in the Search box and start your search. You will get a Results List of many relevant articles and also a list of other Subject Headings to expand your search: Arson > Dwellings, Fires and fire prevention > Fire prevention > Forest fires > Wildfires.

Each student should find two to three articles and summarize the most significant points for a two minute oral presentation. Oral presentations provide students with valuable experience and develop confidence in presenting ideas to others. Oral reports can also help other students learn more about the overall topic.

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