The purpose of this assessment was to create an attractive, informative, and/or interactive bulletin board to complement current Health education as related to Social Studies.The topic was on the importance of Fire Safety procedures for when clothes caught on fire. The learning goal was for students to be able to recognize emergency situations and demonstrate appropriate responses.

1. Bulletin Board Reflection
Blair Thallmayer
East Stroudsburg University
Professional Development Schools
Fall 2007

2. The purpose of the bulletin board informed Mrs. Hardy’s second grade students
about the importance of Fire Safety in which the procedures for when clothes caught on
fire. The content standards were created to complement current Health education as
related to Social Studies.
The first content standard involved the Pennsylvania Academic Standards for
Health, Safety and Physical Education titled 10.3.3 B- recognize emergency situations
and explain appropriate responses, including importance of remaining calm, how to call
for help, simple assistance procedures, and how to protect self.
The learning goal for the bulletin board based on this content standard was that
students will be able to recognize emergency situations and demonstrate appropriate
responses.
Another content standard involved the Pleasant Valley Elementary Learning
Outcomes/Standards created from the Pennsylvania Academic Standards for Civics and
Government 5.1 and 5.4- the learner will demonstrate knowledge of good citizenship
through personal responsibility and respect of others by identifying various conflict
situations (e.g., stop, drop and roll).
The learning goal for the bulletin board based on this content standard was that
students will be able to identify a conflict situation and demonstrate the knowledge of
good citizenship through personal responsibility and respect of others.
My mentor teacher hinted the idea of “Stop, Drop and Roll” to me because she
knew that this topic was going to come up soon in the curriculum and become a big deal.
October is Fire Safety Awareness in Mrs. Hardy’s second grade classroom at Pleasant
Valley Elementary. All week students were learning about Fire Safety including my

3. bulletin board, schools planned activities and co-taught lessons from the student teacher
& me.
Activities were already pre-planned by Mrs. Hardy and then co-taught between
the student teacher and I. Activities included a creation of a fire escape map, using a
media video “Be Cool About Fire Safety”, shared reading of “A Chair for My Mother”
by Vera B. Williams, followed by a video of Reading Rainbow, and the procedure of
“Stop, Drop and Roll.”
Overall the effectiveness of the bulletin board created an attractive motivation to
the students, and an informative review of the concepts learned that week on Fire Safety.
Students at any age should be aware of emergency situations, the earlier the
better. PVE takes time out to plan events and activities informing their students about
Fire Safety. Collaborating with PVE, Mrs. Hardy and the student teacher generated a
variety of strategies and methods of teaching students important information that is used
as a life long comprehension and insight on emergency situations.
After the bulletin board was displayed, the student teacher, paraprofessional and
mentor teacher gave me feedback. Overall they felt that it was easy to follow. It
contained three steps in which were clear and to the point; also noted attractive, and
developmentally appropriate for this classroom.
In addition, the students took notice to it instantly and continued to ask questions
such as what it was about and when they were going to learn about it. Having the students
endlessly inquiry, the board gave the students an enthusiasm outlook on what was going
to be taught next, thus was a goal on mine.