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Child and Youth Bushfire Education Program

Lessons

Early Childhood - 3 to 6 years - Learning about Fires

  • Early Childhood Teacher Guide
  • Lesson 1: What is an emergency? What is fire safety?
  • Lesson 2: Types of Fires
  • Lesson 3: Firefighters are our friends and how to evacuate
  • Lesson 4: Home Fire Safety and Stop, Cover, Drop and Roll
  • Lesson 5: Recovering from Bushfires
  • Suggested Follow-up Activities - Early years

Primary - 6 to 12 years - Disaster Resilience

  • Primary Teacher Guide
  • Foundation Lesson: Disaster Resilience
  • Lesson 2: Fire Danger Weather and Ratings
  • Lesson 3: Bushfire Warnings
  • Lesson 4: Science of Fires
  • Lesson 5: Radiant Heat and Emergency Kits
  • Lesson 6: We are Resilient!
  • Lesson 7: Taking Action - Upper Primary

Resources

  • Australian Fire Danger Rating System Classroom Poster
  • Bundled Activity Sheets
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In the spirit of reconciliation the CFS acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connection to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

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