Have and Practice a Home Escape Plan
Objective: By the end of the lesson, students will know how to escape a smoke-filled room.
Time needed: 20 minutes
Supplies needed: EDITH Kit (if unavailable, use the window and door in the room provided), smoke alarm, covering for eyes
Activity:
- Explain to children best way to get out of a smoke-filled room (crawl low under smoke, feel door with back of hand before opening it, take 2nd way out if door is hot).
- Set off smoke alarm and have each child practice rolling out of bed, feeling door and escaping out of window. Children may use darkened goggles for additional challenge.
- If no EDITH kit is available, they may practice in the room you are in. Have them put on eye covering and then sit or lay on the floor in the middle of the room. Once smoke alarm sounds, have them crawl to the door and feel it with the back of their hand, then crawl to window.