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Disney's Wild About Safety with Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart About Fire! Classroom Edition [Interactive DVD]

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Timon and Pumbaa team up in this fun, but highly educational film to tell children "You gotta get safety smart!" The smoke alarm starst to beep and Pumbaa rushes to get Timon up. We are quickly told that the sound the alarm is making means the batteries are low and "that is what is making that sound." We are told we should change the batteries every two years. The "fire triangle," consisting of three elements, oxygen, fuel, and heat are clearly diagramed and explained.

Children hear phrases such "know your fire safety and you won't get burned" and learn a catchy sing along song called "Safety Smart." This song is also shown separately, complete with words and the bouncing ball. Among the many things children can learn in this film is the danger of smoke, they will learn about sprinklers, fire extinguishers, smoke alarms, where they should go in the event of a fire, what to do when an alarm goes off, what to tell an adult, they learn about an escape plan, the necessity of having a "family meeting place," how to plan one, how to "get down, get out, stay out," how to keep the doorway clear, how to call 911 (give their name, address and phone number), and how to "be safety smart."

This is an excellent educational film about fire safety for home or classroom use. In the film extras there is the "Safety Smart" sing along, a short on Underwriters Laboratories ("safety science"), and finally the DVD can be put in the PC drive to read the Educator's Guide and access web links. This DVD is Mac user friendly and comes with instructions for use. For those who are sensitive to it, there is a bit of potty humor (gas). The language versions include English, Chinese, Spanish, Danish, Castilian, French, German, Japanese, Hindi, Kannada, Italian, Korean, Marathi, Portuguese Tamil, and Vietnamese. This was a surprisingly good film that is not only an excellent educational resource, but one that can potentially save the lives of young children.

Great information, easy to understand, presents the material in a way that children will enjoy watching but still learn something.