Engage your class with firefighter report writing activities that combine expository writing practice with real-world learning about community helpers.
Firefighter Report Writing for Fire Prevention Week
Are you looking for a powerful way to introduce your students to both expository writing and fire safety awareness? If so, look no further than this firefighter report writing activity from the Teach Starter team!
This printable resource includes everything your students will need to plan and write an informational text. By working through the fact file provided, students first gather key details about what firefighters do, the tools they use, and the skills they need. They then transform those notes into full sentences before building them into a complete expository essay using the provided scaffold.
This firefighter report writing resource contains:
- A fact file about firefighters
- A note-to-sentence scaffold
- A report writing scaffold
This firefighter report writing activity downloads as a full-color or black-and-white PDF, or an editable Google Slides file (which contains both versions).
Explore the Question: What Do Firefighters Do?
This resource is not only about writing! It’s also a meaningful way to teach what do firefighters do and connect this knowledge to fire safety awareness. Teachers can easily incorporate the activity into Fire Prevention Week or general lessons about community helpers. Try using it to:
- Spark discussions about fire drills and why schools practice them.
- Build background knowledge before a visit from the local fire department.
- Reinforce fire safety messages while developing writing skills.
- Encourage real-world connections between classroom learning and real-world situations.
Writing About Firefighters Is Just a Download Away
If you’re ready to get your students writing about firefighters, downloading this resource is simple!
Click on the dropdown arrow located on the Download button to access your preferred version of this resource, complete with fact files, writing prompts and scaffolds. (Please note: If you choose to download the Google Slides file, you will need to make a copy to your personal drive.)
This resource is available in the following formats:
- Easy-to-print PDF – Color version
- Easy-to-print PDF – Black and White version
- Editable Google Slides – Color and Black and White version (as 1 download)
Want to save paper? Why not project the fact file on your interactive whiteboard rather than making copies for students? The environment will thank you for it!
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