October 07, 2015 : Fire Prevention Week

The Mini Page is a syndicated, four-page tabloid written for young children found each Wednesday in The Denver Post. This issue of The Mini Page is available through the eEdition Archive to registered eEdition subscribers

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Activities:

1. Draw a picture of Sparky on a poster. Paste newspaper pictures of fire - safe items around your picture

2. In the newspaper, circle items that help with fire prevention, such as smoke alarms, home fire extinguishers, etc.

3. Draw a floor plan of your house. In each room, write what you can do keep the room fire - safe.

4. In the newspaper, find fire-safe recommendations to (a) build a house, (b) make a jack-o’-lantern, (c) display a Christmas tree and (d) cook outdoors.

5. Draw a comic strip of Sparky teaching other children about fire safety.

Mini Page activities meet many state and national educational standards. Each week we identify standards that relate to The Mini Page content and offer activities that will help your students reach them.

This week's standard:
Students understand that security is a basic need of humans ... including following safety rules for home and school, avoiding injury and knowing where to go for help. (Science: Personal Health)

(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)