This section contains fire safety information and activities for "teachers at home".
The resources are aligned with the New Zealand school curriculum with a focus on literacy. Content is similar to the schools Get Firewise programme for Years 1 & 2, however can be used potentially for Years 0 - 3.
Below are some resources you can do while at home:
- Safe and unsafe fires, background reading for parents
- Information and safety tips for parents
- Tamati and Sam Get Firewise digital storybook. PDF available below or can be accessed via the digital storybook link as a downloadable resource. Please note this can take several minutes to download and save.
- Tamati and Sam Get Firewise
- Get Firewise - Learn from Home
- Get Firewise Puppet cut-out template
- Create your escape plan and then draw it out
- Safe Meeting Place cut-out sticker
- Tools and Toys activity. Cut each picture out and decide whether they are tools or toys.
Videos
Videos that can be watched at home as a family.
Please note, parental guideance is recommended as some children may find scenes disturbing.
- Stop the home fires burning
- Escape plans
- The speed of fire
- Fatal Fire - A Family's Story (Parental guidance is strongly recommended for this video)
- Te Reo Get Firewise - Book DVD
- Stop the home fires burning (Te Reo)
- Matches and lighters (Te Reo)
- Smoke alarms (Te Reo)
- The speed of fire (Te Reo)
- Escape plans (Te Reo)
- Fire at Heretaunga Street (Te Reo) (not suitable viewing for young children)
- Tamati and Sam Get Firewise - a story for children (Te Reo)
- Kupu whakataki
- Ngā Āhuatanga o Tōku Whare
- Te māti me te puahi
- Te tere o te ahi
- Ko ngā mahere puta ora ki waho
- He ahi i te Tiriti o Heretaunga (kāore i te totiki kia mātakina e te tamariki nohinohi)
- Ka Ora a Tāmati me Mokopeke i te Ahi - he purakau mā te tamariki