Morning Meeting/Small Group – Fire Drill Expectations Poster

Fire Drill

© Star Autism Support 2019. Links: Fire DrillMorning Meeting/Small Group – Fire Drill Expectations Poster

Learning Focus / Common Core Essential Elements:

• Speaking and listening

• Language

Learning Level:

• Students at the essential level, modify the activity by:

• Reducing the number of steps students complete independently (use backwards chaining)

• Reducing the language required, students may sort the cards without describing or labeling

• Students at the intermediate level, modify the activity by:

• Using less complex language

• Utilizing peer support

• Students at the advanced level: use the provided instructions

Materials:

• Safety Title Cards (provided)

• Fire Drill Safety Cards (provided)

• Teacher’s Key (provided)

• Fire Drill Expectations Poster Visual Strip (provided)

• Baskets (2)

• Scissors

• Tape

• Bag

• Poster board or chart paper

Preparation:

1. Print, laminate, and cut:

a. Safety Title Cards

b. Fire Drill Safety Cards

c. Fire Drill Expectations Poster Visual Strip

Variation: Students cut out the cards.

2. Print the Teacher’s Key for your reference as you conduct the activity.

3. Tape a Safe Card to the outside of one basket and the Unsafe Card to the outside of another basket.

4. Place the Fire Drill Safety Cards in a bag.

© Star Autism Support 2019. Links: Fire DrillMorning Meeting/Small Group – Fire Drill Expectations Poster

Instructions:

1. Have the visual strip on hand and refer to it throughout the activity to guide students.

2. Direct students to:

a. Pick one card from the bag

b. Describe what the card says or depicts

c. State whether this idea is safe or unsafe, and then place the card into the correct basket

Variation: If the idea is unsafe, either the student, another classmate, or teacher describes a safe alternative. The student or teacher then models the safe behavior for the class

d. Pass the bag of cards to the next student

3. Continue until all cards are sorted into the correct category baskets.

4. Once all cards are sorted, take out the poster board or chart paper and write “Safe Fire Drill Behavior” at the top.

5. Students take turns pasting the safe fire drill behaviors onto the poster.

6. Hang the poster in the classroom to reinforce safe fire drill behavior.

Fire Drill Behavior Poster Example

© Star Autism Support 2019. Links: Fire DrillMorning Meeting/Small Group – Fire Drill Expectations Poster

Teacher’s Key:

Teacher’s KeySafe vs. Unsafe Fire Drill Behavior

Unsafe SafeScreaming

Running from the classroom

Talking over the teacher

Not staying with the group

Not lining up

Listening to the teacher’s directions

Using a quiet voice

Walking in the hallway

Waiting at the assembly area

Staying with the group

© Star Autism Support 2019. Links: Fire DrillMorning Meeting/Small Group – Fire Drill Expectations Poster

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