Safety

Today we read a book called Safe at Home. It discusses fire safety in one section and general home safety in the other section. It is more interesting than just a regular text book because it is in story form. It is story about a family who made their apartment complex safer.

We also had a fire drill (which the boys enjoyed immensely!). The boys pretended to be in bed and then I pushed the smoke alarm. The first test was really funny because they ran through the house, but I made them do it again. I explained to them that we do not panic or run but that we walk quickly. We discussed our meeting place in the back yard.

We also reviewed different things you should do in different situations (Crawling on the floor, feeling the door to see if it is hot, breaking windows to get out if the door is jammed(or hot), fire prevention techniques, etc.)

Overall our fire safety study went well and the boys enjoyed it much more than I imagined that they would. We will continue to discuss more safety issues in the future and review what we have learned regularly to make sure they remember what to do.