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These lesson plans for grades 1-12 were created to supplement the ARFM Getting There, Getting Water, and Getting Rescued Exhibit. Lessons revolve around time periods and concepts represented in the exhibit.
Lesson Plans for Colonial Era (1700's-1810)
Lesson Plans for Hand Drawn Era (1810-1850)
Lesson Plans for Horse Drawn Era (1850's-1910)
Lesson Plans for Early Motorized Era (1910-1950's)
Lesson Plans for Modern Era (1950's-present)
COLONIAL ERA 1700-1810
Grade 1
Mapping the Boston Fire
Being a Good Citizen
Now Hiring
Past, Present, Future Tools for Firefighting
Grade 4
A Community of Volunteers
Mapping the Impact of the Great Boston Fire of 1750
Innovations of the Fire Engine
Different Accounts of the Fire
Grade 5
Colonial Artifact Discovery
Civic Duty
Geography Exploration
Economic Exploration
Grades 7-8
Civics
How are fires fought today compared to over 300 years ago?
Opportunity Cost
Vigils
Grades 9-10
What is civic duty and how did Benjamin Franklin exemplify it when creating firefighting clubs?
How was Boston's economy affected by the fire of 1760?
How are fires fought in various places around the world?
What were the key details, causes and effects of the Boston Fire of 1760?
Grades 11-12
Geography and influences on the Boston Fire of 1760
What artifacts could have helped the people in Boston?
Writing Prompt Artifacts
The cost of fire damage in Colonial Boston (1760)
Kahoot! Quiz directions
Citizenship and Colonial fire fighting
Poll Everywhere directions
HAND DRAWN ERA (1810-1850)
Grades K-1
Fighting Fires Part 1Fighting Fires Part 2Community RebuiltThe Firefighter Flame Stoppers
Grades 2-3
Hand drawn Era CivicsHand Drawn Era Economics Hand Drawn Era Geography Hand Drawn Era History
Grades 4-5
Community Involvement with Fires in the 1800’sHow Fire Affected Economics in the 1800’s How Geography affected Fire in the 1800’sFire Engines in the 1800’s
Grade 6
“How Far did they Walk?”EXTRA EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT: The Hand-Drawn Era Fighting Fire: Then and Now Guess What Happened: Making Historical Inferences
Grade 8
The Economics of FireHow Geography Affects Fires Fire HistoryWere Fires Civil?
HORSE DRAWN ERA (1850's-1910)
Horse Drawn Era day 1
Venn Diagram
Horse Drawn Era day 2
Horse Drawn Era day 3
Rubric
Horse Drawn Era day 4
Horse Drawn Era Day 1
Rivalries and outraged citizens
Resources around the world
Productivity of the horse drawn era
The Great Chicago Fire
Grade 7
Firefighting with horses
Artifact analysis
Great Chicago Fire
Horse Drawn Era project
The horse drawn era
The horse drawn era geography
Completion of horse drawn era
EARLY MOTORIZED ERA (1910-1950s)
Fire trucks past and present!
Goods, and services, and jobs, oh my!
How has the City of Aurora changed?
What it takes to be a good citizen
Early motorized Era lesson 1
Early motorized Era lesson 2
Early motorized Era lesson 3
Early motorized Era lesson 4
Learning how to get there
Getting the water there...
Learning how to rescue...
Making it count...
The Triangle Waist Coat Factory fire lesson
The Triangle Waist Coat Factory fire lesson 2
Great blow up fire
1923 Kanto earthquake fire
MODERN ERA (1950s-2000)
Grades K-2
Fire equipment costs
Our fire responsibilities!
The most common fire areas
Grades 3-4
A day in the life of a firefighter
A new era
Times are changing
Firefighting by region
Grades 5-6
Putting out a fire
History of fire gear
Where are all the fire stations?
How can we help firefighters?
Fires and changing societies
Fire fighting and settlement changes
Fire fighting and history
fire fighting and economics
Grades 9-12
Preventing harm. Survive. Be nice
Pay for the services we need most? Or make them volunteer?
Fighting fire! Ten of the deadliest fires in history and how we fought them
Mapping the greatest fires in history
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