This lesson plan provides guidance on delivering a safety lesson based on the story 'The Birthday Cake Mistake'. The story teaches the children about the dangers of playing with lighters and matches which also links with the Early Level, Health and Wellbeing objectives. In this lesson the story is shared with the children and then they can use the finger puppets or the story sequencing activity to retell the story, showing their understanding of the plot and the main safety message contained.
How To Use
Learning about fire risks and the dangers of lighters and matches is important at an early age. This lesson is aimed at Early Level students and has cross-curricular links to literacy: speaking and listening and reading comprehension. It is based on the story of ‘The Birthday Cake Mistake’ which teaches the children that you should leave adults to use lighters and matches safely.
The worksheets accompanying this lesson can all be found in the StayWise Scotland Early Level Bundle.
