Our editors picked their favorite stories, videos, lesson plans, and activities to help you teach Fire Prevention Week (October 8-14). Try them FREE as our gift to you!

KINDERGARTEN

From Let’s Find Out, our weekly nonfiction magazine for early learners

Read the Story

Here Come the Fire Dogs!

Your early learners will compare the jobs of fire dogs long ago and today, and learn about fire safety tips along the way.

Watch the Video

Sing-along with this video about fire trucks and firefighters.

Do the Hands-on Activity

Post students' work for an informative and adorable display.

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GRADES 1-2

From Scholastic News, our cross-curricular nonfiction magazine

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Firefighter Challenge

Your early learners will find out about a special contest where firefighters compete to be the world's fastest firefighter!

Watch the Video

Prevent fires and stay safe with these 5 rules.

Complete the Activity

Boost vocabulary and writing skills with this firefighter-themed skills sheet.

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GRADE 3

From Storyworks, our multi-genre language arts magazine

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"This is the End of Chicago!"

Discover the famous story of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 and how it changed the way people practice fire safety today.

Watch the Video

Author Lauren Tarshis takes you behind-the-scenes of her powerful story about the Great Chicago Fire.

Complete the Activity

Use this skills sheet to identify the causes and effects of the Great Chicago Fire.

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GRADES 4–5

From SuperSTEM, our NEW interdisciplinary STEM resource

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I Study How Wildfires Burn!

Meet wildfire researcher Sara McAllister. By setting fires in a lab, she learns how to protect people from deadly blazes.

Wildfires Around the World

Watch the Video

Find out what causes wildfires and how firefighters work together to stop them.

Complete the Activity

Use the map to answer questions about wildfires across the U.S with this skills sheet.

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GRADES 6–8

From Scope, our multi-genre language arts magazine for middle-schoolers

Read the Story

"This is the End of Chicago!"

Explore the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, what factors contributed to it being so destructive, and how the fire affected fire safety around the country.

Watch the Video

Author Lauren Tarshis takes you behind-the-scenes of her story about the Great Chicago Fire.

Complete an Activity

Explore the central ideas and details of the story with this skills sheet.

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BROWSE RESOURCES FOR GRADES K–8

KINDERGARTEN

GRADES 1-2

GRADE 3

GRADES 4–5

GRADES 6–8