Safety First! Book ListA Visit to the Sesame Street Firehouse - Random House
Arthurs Fire Drill - Marc Brown
Dalmation Dog - Amy and Richard Hutchings
Fighting Fires - Susan Kuklin
Fire Fighters - Robert Maass
Fire, Fire! - Gail Gibbons
Fireman Jim - Roger Bester
I'm Going To Be A Fire Fighter - Edith Kunhardt
Matches, Lighter, And Firecrackers Are Not Toys - Dorothy Chlad
The Fire Station Book - Nancy Bundt Arnold
Fire Fighter! by Angela Royston
The Fire Station by Robert Munsch
Firehouse Dog by Amy and Richard Hutchings
A Trip to the Firehouse by Wendy Cheyette Lewison
All Aboard Fire Trucks by Teddy Slater
The Fire Engine Book by Jesse Younger
Fire Truck to the Rescue by Ann Martin
Working Hard with the Busy Fire Truck by Jordan Horowitz
Fire Fighters by Norma Simon
Fire Engines by Anne Rockwell
When There Is a Fire . . . Go Outside by Dorothy Chlad
Fire! Fire! Said Mrs. McGuire by Bill Martin Jr.
Fire Fighter! by Angela RoystonThe Fire Station by Robert Munsch
Firehouse Dog by Amy and Richard Hutchings
A Trip to the Firehouse by Wendy Cheyette Lewison
All Aboard Fire Trucks by Teddy Slater
The Fire Engine Book by Jesse Younger
Fire Truck to the Rescue by Ann Martin
Working Hard with the Busy Fire Truck by Jordan Horowitz Songs & FingerplaysThe Fire Fighter - sung to "The Wheels On The Bus"
The fire fighter wears [big black boots],
[Big black boots], [big black boots].
The fire fighter wears [big black boots],
When he fights a fire.Firefighters - sung to "Pop Goes The Weasel"
Down the street the engine goes
The firemen fight the fire
Up the ladder with their hose
Out goes the fire.I Am A Fireman - sung to "I'm A Little Teapot"
I am a fireman, dressed in red.
With my fire hat on my head.
I can drive the firetruck, fight fire too,
And help to make things safe for you.Never Play With Matches - sung to "Frere Jacques"
Never, never play with matches.
If you do, if you do,
You might burn your fingers,
You might burn your fingers,
That won't do! That won't do!
Never, never play with matches.
If you do, if you do,
You might burn your clothes,
You might burn your clothes,
That won't do! That won't do!
Repeat, substituting lighters for matches.I'm a Firefighter - sung to "I'm a Little Teapot"
I'm a firefighter. (Point to self.)
Here's my hose. (Outstretch arm with finger pointed.)
I put out fires As everyone knows.
When I see a fire (Hand over brow.)
I douse it out. (Outstretch arm with finger pointed.)
"Thank you! Thank you!" People shout!At the Fire Station - sung to "Down at the Station"
At the fire station early in the morning (during the daytime/late in the evening),
Spots the fire dog is watching, don't you know?
He sees the firefighters [riding in the firetruck].
"Clang! Clang!" sounds the bell. Off they go!
Each time you sing the song, substitute one of the following phrases for the words in the brackets:
....sliding down the fire pole.
....building their muscles.
....putting on equipment.
....eating in the kitchen.
....resting in the bedroom.
Firefighter - sung to "Frere Jacques"
Firefighter, firefighter
You are brave, you are brave
Putting out the fires, putting out the fires
Lives you save, lives you save.Five little firefighters sleeping in their beds
The first one said "Put your helmet on your head!"
The second one said "Down the pole we'll slide"
The third one said "Get ready to ride!"
The fourth one said "Put your gas mask on your nose"
The fifth one said "I'll grab the hose!"
Then Woooo went the siren and out went the fire
And the five little firemen could finally retire!I'm a Firefighter (Little Teapot Tune)
I'm a firefighter, my name is John.
I put my boots and helmet on.
I hurry to the fire and give a shout!
With a burst of water,
The fire is out!Did you Ever See a Fireman (Did you ever see a Lassie tune)
Did you ever see a firefighter, a firefighter, a firefighter,
Did you ever see a firefighter slide down a pole?
Slide this way and that way and that way and this way?
Did you ever see a firefighter slide down a pole?
Substitute with.... Ride on the fire truck, feed his fire dog, grab the fire hose, put out the fire)
Fireman Number Eight
Fireman, fireman, number eight
Bumped his head on the gate.
The gate swung in,
The gate swung out.
That's the way they put the fire out!
Emergency, emergency 9-1-1
(Repeat twice more)
Ten Brave Firefighters
Ten brave firefighters
Standing in a row.
Ding, Ding rings the bell
Down the pole they go.
Jump on the fire truck
Ready to aim the hose
Climb up the ladder
Whoosh! Out the fire goes
(Continue to drop a number as you go)
"I Found Matches!"(Sung to "Skip to my Lou")
I found [matches] what do I do?
I found [matches] what do I do?
I found [matches] what do I do?
Tell me what to do!
Give them to a grown-up that's what I'll do!
Give them to a grown-up that's what I'll do!
Give them to a grown-up that's what I'll do!
Give them to a grown-up!
*replace matches with lighter for 2nd verse9-1-1(Sung to "Frere Jacques")
There's a fire!
There's a fire!9-1-1!
9-1-1!Call the fire department! Call the fire department!9-1-1!
9-1-1!Fire Safety Song
(from the Nuttin' But Kids Website)
Sing with a dog puppet, to the tune of
Popeye the Sailor Man
I'm Fire Safety Sam. (ruff, ruff)
I'm Fire Safety Sam. (ruff, ruff)
Please test smoke detectors
'Cause they're home protectors.
I'm Fire Safety Sam. (ruff, ruff)
Substitute lines 3 and 4 with the following words for new verses...
It's important to say ...
With matches, don't play.
If there's smoke you should know,
you'd better crawl low.
Have a fire escape plan.
Every family can.
If there's a fire, get out.
Use your escape route.
Go to a neighbor's when alone,
Then call 9-1-1 on the phone.
Clothes on fire? Here's your goal:
First stop, then drop, and roll!
This is a really cute song about seatbelt safety that can be sung when it's time to go home.
"buckle up bear"
I like my seatbelt nice and snug.
Around my hips like a big bear hug.
I make it click so the driver will know..... I'm buckled up and ready to go!
You can also take a regular old teddy bear and sew on a buckle (can cut one off an old, and/or unused baby carrier.)
You can give each child a turn demonstrating how to buckle up!Twinkle, twinkle traffic light
Standing on the corner bright
When it's green it's time to go
When it's red, it's stop you know
Twinkle twinkle traffic lightBUS SAFETY SONG (sung to "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star")
On the bus I like to ride,
Watch my step, and climb inside.
Find a seat and sit right down.
I don't want to be a clown.
On the bus safety's the rule,
Leaving home or leaving school.CROSSING THE STREET (sung to "Santa Claus is Coming to Town")
You'd better watch out,
When crossing the street.
Look left and right
Before moving your feet.
Look and listen closely;
Then cross.FIREFIGHTERS
This is the fire truck. (Show fist.)
This is the hose. (Pretend to hold hose.)
Firefighters work fast
When the siren blows. (Quickly "dress"--hat, boots, jacket.)
Climb up the ladder. (Pretend to climb up.)
Turn on the hose. (Hold hose and aim.)
Out comes the water (Continue to "squirt" the water.)
While the siren blows.FIREFIGHTERS AT WORK
Can you hear the siren? (Cup right hand to ear.)
Listen to it scream!
Can you hear the fire bell? (Cup left hand to ear.)
Do you know what it means?
Here come the firefighters. (Run in place.)
Listen to them shout! (Cup hands around mouth.)
Pour on water! Pour on water! (With mouth cupped, shout this.)
Put the fire out! (Shout and pretend to squirt water from hose.)FIVE LITTLE FIREFIGHTERS
Five little firefighters (Show 5 fingers)
Sleeping in a row. (Rest cheek on hands, close eyes.)
Ring goes the bell--
Down the pole they go. (Pretend to slide down pole.)
They jump on the engine (Jump up.)
And put out the fire. (Pretend to squirt out the fire.)
Now they're back home--
My, but they're tired. (Stretch and yawn.)WALKING TO SCHOOL
As I walk to school (Walk in place)
I see the traffic light. (Point to light.)
I know every rule (Nod knowingly.)
'Bout doing what is right.
The red light says stop. (Extend arm straight, palm out.)
The yellow says go slow. (Bring arm slowly back.)
Now wait for the green (Stand still--wait.)
To tell you when to go. (Use arm as the "go ahead" signal.)
TRAFFIC LIGHT
The red at the top
Tells us to STOP! (Extend arm with palm out as a traffic cop.)
The green below
Tells us to GO! (Sweep arm across body as a traffic cop would do.)
The yellow in the middle
Tells us to WAIT! (Extend both arms out.)
Please don't worry--
You won't be late!BE SAFE
Play safe. Walk safe.
Always look around. (Look around in all directions.)
Never talk to strangers. (Put finger to lips and shake head back and forth.)
Listen for traffic sounds. (Cup hand around ear.)
Cross streets only at the corner,
And watch the traffic light. (Pretend to look at a light.)
Look for cars all around--
In front, the left and right. (Look in those directions.)
Be careful on the playground,
Though it's a lot of fun. (Walk around carefully.)
Accidents can happen,
Especially when you run! (Run in place, then fall down and pretend to be hurt.)
BUCKLE-UP BEAR
Prepare a supply of teddy bear cutouts. Duplicate the following poem onto white paper. Then cut out the copies and glue one to each bear cutout. Pass out the Buckle-Up Bears to your students or their families and encourage them to drive or ride safely.
"When you're in the car,"
Says Buckle-Up Bear,
"Fasten your seat belt
Snugly with care.
When you're in the car,
Going here or there,
Your seat belt is something
You must always wear!"Title:Brave Firefighters
5 brave firefighters sleeping so - hold fingers flat against othe palm
The beel rings, down the pole they go - open the hand and make a downward motion
Jump in the fire truck, Hurry down the strret. Climb up the ladder. - Make fingers climb
Feep the fire's heat - wrinkle brow
5 brave firefighters - hold up 5 fingers
Put the fire out - make a wiping motion
Hip! Hip! Hooray! All the people shout!sung to the tune of "bingo"
What happens if there is a fire ?
Do you know what to do ? Oh !
GET OUT ! QUICK , GET OUT !
get out ! Quick ,get out !
get out ! QUICK, get out !
Stay very low and go. GO !
What happens if there is a fire ?
Do you know what to do ? Oh!
STAY OUT ! DON'T GO BACK !
stay out ! Don't go back !
stay out ! Don't go back !
Don't go back in the house. No !
What happens if there is a fire?
Do you know what to do ? Oh !
GET HELP ! CALL FOR HELP !
get help ! call for help !
get help ! call for help !
call 911 for help ! oh!*Fire Safety
Tune: Frere Jacques
Never, never play with matches
If you do, if you do,
You might burn your fingers, you might burn your fingers.
That won't do.
That won't do.
Never, never play with matches
If you do, if you do,
You might burn your house down, you might burn your house down.
That won't do.
That won't do.
(you might burn the forest is another verse.)
by Leora Grecian from "The Piggyback Songbook"*The Fireman
Clang, clang goes the fire truck,
When it is racing about.
The firemen will work very hard
To put the fire out.
With their hoses and their ladders,
They answer to fire call.
When the fireman fight the fires,
They really help us all.*Fire Department
Fireman, fireman number eight
Bumped his head upon the gate
The gate swung in, The gate swung out
That's the way they put the fire out!
Emergency, emergency 9-1-1
Emergency, emergency 9-1-1
Emergency, emergency 9-1-1* Firefighter Finger Play
Five brave firefighters, Sleeping so, (hold up a hand with fingers flat across palm)
The fire bell rings, Down the pole they go, (open the hand and make a downward motion)
Jump in the fire truck, Hurry down the street. Climb up the ladder, (make the fingers climb)
Feel the fire's heat. (wipe sweat from your brow)
Five brave firefighters, (hold up five fingers)
Put the fire out. (make a wiping motion)
Hip! Hip! Hooray! All the people shout! (shout)* Firefighter Song Sung to 'I'm A Little Teapot' I'm a firefighter, my name is John I put my boots and helmet on I hurry to the fire and give a shout. With a burst of water, The fire is out.
* Firefighters
(sung to: Pop Goes The Weasel)
Down the street the engine goes
The Firemen fight the fire
Up the ladder with their hose
Out goes the fire.I'm a Big Red Fire Truck
I'm a big red fire truck long and stout,
When I am needed, I roar and shout.
People love to see me rush about,
Just turn me on and head me out.
I'm a big red fire truck stout and long,
Here's is my laddler, tall and strong.
When I get a call, you'll hear my song,
Just climb aboard and turn me on.Tune - "Oh My Darling Clementine")
I'm on fire, I'm on fire
But I know just what to do
I will stop all of my running
Drop and roll's the thing to do
Firefighter Song (Tune - "I'm a Little Teapot")
I'm a little firefighter on the go. (move arms in a "running motion)
Here is my helmet. (point to your head)
Here is my hose. (hold an imaginary hose)
When I see a fire, (look, holding hand over eyes)
Hear me shout! (cup hands around mouth)
Turn on the water, (hold the imaginary hose)
And put the fire out-Shhhhhhh (pretend to spray a fire with a hose)Always Alert
I am a smoke detector and I say "Beep" (squat)
I am your nose when you're asleep.
(point to your nose; then pretend to sleep)
If there is a fire and smoke is all around,
(Wiggle hand and fingrs all around.)
I'll wake you up with a very loud sound.
(Jump up and raise your hands high.)
BEE-EE-EE-EEP! (Everyone beeping.)
9-1-1 SONG
adapted. Tune "I'm a Little Teapot"
I'm a big red fire truck long and stout,
When I am needed, I roar and shout.
When there is a fire call 9-1-1,
I get the call and I'm on the run.
I'm a big red fire truck stout and long,
Here's is my ladder, tall and strong.
Run to a neighbor and call 9-1-1,
I'll come help you on the run.Arts & Crafts
Fiery Art
Provide red, orange and yellow paints for the children to create pictures of fire. Encourage the children to roll marbles or golf balls across the wet paint to add interesting textures and patterns.Fire Painting
Need:
Marker, paint, paper, plastic wrap
Directions:
Using colors associated with fire (red, orange) squirt or draw thick lines on the paper and add a few drops of black paint here and there. Press clear plastic wrap onto the paper and squeegee the paint around. Pull plastic off of the paper using a strong vertical pulling action. (This will cause the paint to look like fire.) When paint is dry have the children glue a black cutout of a house (windows cut out) and/or a black cutout of a fire truck.Flame Paints with Marbles
Need:
Yellow and red tempera paint in small cups or bowls; marbles; box lid and manila paper
Directions:
Let children lay a piece of manila paper in the box lid. Spoon out one to three small blobs of pint on the paper and place one or more marbles in the lid. By tilting the lid slightly the marbles will roll around through the paint and make "flame" designs. Add more spoonfuls of paint if desired to increase the color blending.Fire Truck
Need:
paper, glue, scissors
Directions:
I give red long rectangles and circles for wheels. I do give 4.. put 2 on each side. I also give them a larger circle and demonstrate how to make a spiral... cutting round and round and round to make a hose. If time permits I would give them scraps of paper to make a ladder. I like kids to be creative so I just demonstrate and let them go.911 Collage
Need:
paper, scissors, and glue
Directions:
Cut 9's and 1's out of paper. Then glue them onto a piece of paper.
Fire Engine
Precut circular and rectangular shapes from construction paper. Have the children glue the precut shapes on to a piece of construction paper to resemble a fire truck. They may add yarn or string for the fire hose and use straws to make a ladder.First Aid Collage
Materials:
First Aid Supplies.
Create a collage of first aid supplies using bandages of assorted sizes, gauze, tongue depressors, swabs, and cotton balls.Fire Spatters-
Draw a simple house fram with windows onto paper and then duplicate for each child. Let child color, if he/she desires. Then give each student a tiny dot of red in each window. Encourage him/her to blow thru a straw to blow the paint, to create a fire spray effect. Repeat with a tiny dot of yellow in each window.
Fire Painting-
Give student a black piece of paper. Squirt thick lines of yellow, red, and orange paint randomly onto the paper. Give the child a piece of saran wrap and lay over the paint. Encourage the child to pull the saran wrap off, using vertical pulling action. Remove saran wrap and let dry. If desired glue on a small fire engine.
Big Red-
Run a blackline master of a fire engine onto thick tagboard. Then give each child a chance to paint the fire engine red, using fingerpaint, easel paint, marble painting, etc; (To marble paint, dip marbles in red paint. Place picture in a shallow tray and let the children shake the tray back and forth, creating marble marks; continue until child is satisfied.National Fire Safety Council
Fire Truck Box Toy
Children can make these fire trucks to pretend to ride in or to use as a toy box. If you like, you can cut out the bottom of the box (before making the craft) and the children can enter the box, carry it, and walk around pretending to be a fire fighter.
This is a messy craft. Work on newspaper and wear old clothes! Each fire truck takes one cardboard box and four paper plates.
Supplies:
· A cardboard box
· Four paper plates
· Red and black paint
· 3 paint brushes
· Black, white, blue, and orange construction paper
· Scissors
· Glue
Paint a cardboard box red and let it dry.
Paint four paper plates black and let them dry.
Cut two headlights and fenders from white construction paper and glue them to one end of the truck. Cut a windshield and windows from light blue construction paper and glue them to one end of the truck.
Glue the wheels to your truck.
Cut two ladders from orange or brown construction paper and cut two hoses from black construction paper. Cut white hub caps. Glue all of these to the sides of your truck. You now have a great fire truck to ride in or to use as a toy box!Flame Paints with Marbles
Materials:
Yellow and red tempera paint in small cups or bowls; marbles; box lid and manila paper. Let children lay a piece of manila paper in the box lid. Spoon out one to three small blobs of pint on the paper and place one or more marbles in the lid. By tilting the lid slightly the marbles will roll around through the paint and make "flame" designs. Add more spoonfuls of paint if desired to increase the color blending.What I Want To Be
Materials:
large white butcher paper, tracing crayon, crayons or paints, scissors
Have each child lie on a large piece of butcher paper and outline the body. When complete, have the children "dress" themselves in appropriate attire for what they want to be when they grow up. A firefighter? They will need a red suit, heavy black boots, and a firefighter's hat. Cut out the life-size pictures and mount them for display.Fire Fighter Clothing
Make fire hats out of red construction paper. Make jackets out of paper bags.Traffic Lights
Make stop and go lights out of shoeboxes. Tape the lid to the bottom of the box. Cover with black construction paper and have children place green, yellow and red circles in correct order on the box. Red circles on top, yellow middle, green on bottom.Badge
Make officer's badges out of paper, cover with tin foil.Stranger Collage
Clip magazine pictures of a variety of people. Take photographs of students and staff members -- to be photocopied or scanned into a computer and printed. Have children sort the pictures into two groups: "people we know" and "people we don't know". Write each of these headings on a separate piece of construction paper. Students glue pictures under appropriate headings.All About Me cards
height, weight, color of hair, eyes, make fingerprint....
write child's signature....
or they can if they know how (Do like on a post card or something like that)
Make a blackline master(4"X5") of a firedog in a fireman hat. Use black paint to make dots on dog.
Using thumbs/fingertips paint on dots. Fingerpaint/color hat red. Cut out, punch holes at top, and make necklace using vinyl cord, or yarn. Wear when firetruck/firefighter comes to visit.
Do fire painting.
YOu can use saran wrap or straws. Saran wrap- Use black paper. Squirt a line of red paint,and a line of orange paint on paper. Place saran wrap on top-pull wrap down paper to create fire. Kids with disabilities like this. some do not like to get their hands dirty.In The Kitchen
Stop 'n' Drop Roll
Trim the crusts from a slice of bread for each child. DROP a spoonful of peanut butter on the bread. DROP a spoonful of jelly on the bread. Spread the peanut butter and jelly. ROLL the bread slice up.Firetruck Cookies-
Need:
Graham crackers, butterknife, plastic butterknives, frosting tinted red, small black creme cookies.
First, take out a whole four square graham cracker cookie. Gently press the upper left corner of the first square to cut it off. This creates the fire truck's angle. Then let the children spread red frosting all over the graham cracker. Seperate one chocolate creme cookie. Then place the cookie halves at the bottom of the cracker, creating wheels. Enjoy!!!Fire Cups-
Need:
Small clear cups, red, yellow, and orange jello, cool whip, blue food coloring.
First prepare all of the jello and chill. Then once chilled, cut the jello into small cubes. Mix the cool whip and a small bit of blue coloring in a bowl, set aside. Encourage each child to spoon in some red jello into the cup. Then spoon on orange, then yellow, creating layers. Lastly, dollop with some blue whip. You now have fire cups!!!Fire Trucks
We made graham cracker fire trucks for snack! Use 1 whole (double square) cracker for the body and 1/2 (1 square) for the cab. Use "ritz bitz" for the wheels, pretzel sticks for the ladders, licorice laces for the hoses, and a cherry for the red light. Use frosting for glue!Stop Signs
8 sided crackers, peanut butter and jelly on the crackerYield Signs
Triangle crackers and yellow cheeseFireman Shake
Firemen need to be very strong. Prepare a healthy milkshake for your little fire boys and girls.
1 cup strawberries 2 tsp. honey 4 large scoops vanilla ice cream 1 1/2 cups milk
In a blender or food processor, puree berries with honey, add ice cream and milk.
Pour into glasses and serve.Energy Chews
Materials:
measuring spoons, cup, raisins, peanut butter, honey, apple and oatmeal
Procedure:
Give each child a cup and mix the following together. 1 tbspn peanut butter 1/2 tspn honey 1 tbspn raisins 1 tsp. chopped apple 1 tbspn raw oatmeal Wash hands. Then each child stirs the mixture and rolls it into balls. The mixture may be chilled for a while or eaten immediately. Firefighters need to have high energy.Teach the children about traffic lights. Have the children get a 1/4 of a graham cracker. Put peanut butter on it and have the children place the red, green and yellow m&m's on it just like a traffic light. Before you do this activity with the children talk about traffic light and what each color stands for. The children love this activity especially when they can eat their own invention.
STOP AND GO COOKIES
Materials:
rectangular shaped graham crackers or vanilla wafers, chocolate for melting, glass bowl and a pan, water, wooden spoon, waxed paper, M & M's (enough red, yellow, and green for each child to have one of each color)
Directions:
1. Arrange grahams or wafers on waxed paper on a flat surface.
2. Break chocolate into glass bowl.
3. Fill saucepan about 1/3 with water.
4. Place bowl in saucepan like a double boiler over low heat. Gently stir the chocolate with wooden spoon until it has melted.
5. Center three drops of melted chocolate on top of each graham or wafer. Allow to harden a little but consistency should be soft enough to stick the M & M's in place.
6. Have children pick out red, yellow, and green M & M's from package. Each child has one of each color.
7. Have each child place the red M & M on top, yellow in the middle, and green on the bottom.Theme Ideas
Match Hunt
We had a match hunt. I hid pieces of paper cut in the shape of a match all over the room. whenever a child found a match, they had to find an adult to throw it out. taught them not to touch matches.One ideal to teach about fire safety is to have them color on butcher paper about 6ft long and color with a black crayon smoke. Then hold the paper down low and tell the children to crawl under the smoke, stay low. It teaches them to crawl when you see smoke.
Construction Paper Fire Truck
Use large red rectangles and smaller black squares that can be trimmed into circles by snipping off the corners. Add details with markers or crayons.Fire Station Field Trip
Visit a fire station or have them come visit your classroom. We have a fire station about a block from school, and they're often willing to come set up the truck and let the kids touch everything, including helping to aim the hose. The kids find this very exciting.Make An Emergency Fire Pail
Make an Emergency Fire Pail using ARM & HAMMER® Baking Soda! Here’s a great Fire Safety Awareness project for kids that will help the whole family be prepared for small fires. Using Baking Soda and a coffee can, kids can make a Fire Pail to have on hand in the event of a kitchen fire. To make a Fire Pail, request a label with instructions by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to
ARM & HAMMER® Fire Pail Brochures,
PO Box 7468,
Princeton, NJ 08543.Safety Walk
Walk around the house/school with the kids and count how many safety items they can find. (first aid kit, fire extinguisher, etc.) On the reverse side, you could have the kids point out all the unsafe items (open cupboard doors where someone could bump their heads, toys on the floor where they could trip,etc.)Fire Escape Practice Ideas
· Pin sheets up around the room, about 2 ft from the floor, and practice crawling, low, under the "smoke."
· Turn out the lights to practice getting out in the dark.Hot and Cold
I get tiny red and blue dot stickers from an office supply store and bring some things into the daycare for the kids to use with them. We put the red dots on hot things, and blue dots on cold things.911 For Toddlers
For those that don't yet recognize their numbers, put a red dot sticker on the number nine and a green dot sticker on the number one. They will remember easier in case of emergency press "red, green, green"911 Practice
Telephone Acting Have a few phones in the class, and go over with the children what to say when the phone rings and the child answers. Teach them the proper and safe things to do, like: not giving their name, telling the person on the phone where they live, or if they are alone. You can even have each child come up to the phone , as you pretend to ring the phone & be the stranger. This is also a good time to go over dialing 911 in case of an emergency.National Fire Prevention Week Ideas
· Arrange for a fire truck come to school with an ambulance.
· Read stories about fire trucks and fire drills.
· We are having a police officer come in to talk about stranger danger.
· We are going to learn how to use a seat beat correctly.
· We are going to play street sign bingo as the kids will be able to learn about the signs and "read" them)STAY LOW & GO
We practiced a pretend fire drill while the kids were at home and in bed. I had each child crawl put of bed(they were on the floor) , the walked over to a designated "door". They had to touch it first to see if it was hot or cold. We pretended it was hot. Then I asked them what should you do next... then said stay low and go... i set up chairs in a line (verticle) and they crawled under all of the chairs. When they reached the end they pretened to stay by the window and open it up and call for help. When they finished I made them an official firefighter and we made fightfighter helmets! The kids loved it!WHERE'S THE ALARM?
Seat youngsters in a circle on the floor. Choose a volunteer to be the firefighter. Ask that child to sit in the center of the circle, close his eyes, and pretend that he is asleep. Ask the children seated in the circle to put their hands behind their backs. Hand a small bell to one child; then direct her to ring the bell behind her back. As the children recite this rhyme, the sleeping firefighter should "wake up" to find the alarm (bell). Play until each child has had a turn being the firefighter.
Firefighter, firefighter,
Hear the alarm.
Save the building
From any harm.
Firefighter, firefighter,
No time to rest.
Wake up, wake up!
Do your best!FIRE SAFETY WEEK
Make an obstacle course.
We used a refrigerator box for the house -- cut a door. When they heard the smoke alarm they had to first feel the door then proceed depending on whether or not we told them it was hot. If hot they proceeded to a window. After coming out the door they crawled under a table with black streamers hanging from it to represent smoke. Next a felt flame was placed on their clothing and they had to stop, drop and roll. After getting "outside" they ran to a neighbor's house to ask them to call 911, then proceeded to their designated meeting place. They enjoyed it and hopefully will remember something!
Place orange felt *flames* on child's shirt. Demonstrate how to Cover, Stop, Drop, and Roll on the carpet, to put the flames out. (*cover*, cover their face with their hands while rolling.)
*Clothespin sheets up around the room, about 2 ft from the floor, and practice crawling, low, under the *smoke*. * Turn out the lights to practice getting out in the dark. Go around room and put red dots on hot things, and blue dots on cold things.Fire Fighting sidewalk chalk squirt bottles water Draw a pretend fire on the side of your house or garage with colored chalk. Use water-filled squirt bottles to put the fire out. Squirt, the fire will magically disappear.
Burn a candle. Place a clear glass jar down over the candle to explain fire needs air to burn. When there is no more air, the flame goes out. Explain this is why we roll on top of where the fire would be. (Tie into the STOP, DROP, AND ROLL concept)Firefighter ideas
For fire prevention week, (this week) the children will be making their own fire detectors!! It was a cute idea we found in Sept./Oct 98 Mailbox. We modified it by using two small paper plates, with a hole puncher and punch holes around two paper plates together, then let each child string red yarn around the plates....stuff with tissue paper if you want, tie off then decorate with a red button. They turned out really cute!!!!!
Other ideas are: adding the spots to the Dalmatian, straw painting(blowing) fire inside the windows, door, and chimney of a house, fingerpainting with red paint, etc.
Another cute idea is making a collage of What's Hot, What's Not......Look through magazines and find things that are hot, and things that are not..........
Make an obstacle course. We used a refrigerator box for the house -- cut a door. When they heard the smoke alarm they had to first feel the door then proceed depending on whether or not we told them it was hot. If hot they proceeded to a window. After coming out the door they crawled under a table with black streamers hanging from it to represent smoke. Next a felt flame was placed on their clothing and they had to stop, drop and roll. After getting "outside" they ran to a neighbor's house to ask them to call 911, then proceeded to their designated meeting place. They enjoyed it and hopefully will remember something!Firehouse
Invite the children to set up a firehouse. Allow the riding toys to be the fire engines, ambulances and the fire chiefs car. Set up a sleeping area, boots with pants can be set up next to the bed. Give the children a bell to sound the alarm and let their imaginations run wild!
We go to the fire station for a tour. The children get to sit in the firetruck and do the siren. They love this. Sometimes we have a fireman come to the school and talk to the kids. We also visit the police station /or have a police man come to the school to talk to us. One year on the police station visit the policeman giving the tour locked up the children in a cell. The children loved it. We took a picture of them locked up and it was put in our yearbook.
We also practice dialing 911. We have a rotary and push button phone. Many children have never seen a rotary phone. We teach how to dial on it. We practice giving our names and address to the fire/police dept.
We also play a stop drop and roll game. The children love this and it reinforces what to do if you are on fire.Links
Elmo's Fire Safety Game Learn about fire safety with elmo.
Center Ideas
Blocks-
Add small firetrucks, ambulances, firemen, etc; to your block area. Model for the children how to create a firestation by building a tower with a drive thru passage. Encourage children to build their own firestations, houses, etc;
Sensory-
Fire Findings-Add red shredded tissue paper to the table. Hide items that are fire safety related: fire engines, fire hat, firemen, water hose piece.
Creating fire-Add ziploc bags of red and yellow paint for the children to squish around with. They will enjoy creating the color orange without getting their hands dirty!
Use small fire trucks/cars, and emergency people/signs, firedogs, to place in sand/rice table.
Language-
Hands on Safety Board-
Create a hands on bulletin board for the children. Make a large firestation on red paper, laminate and position on board. Find fire safety clip art: flames, fireman, firehats, dalmations, fire engine, no smoking, fire alarm; laminate and cut close around the object. Trace an outline of each object for the students to match the correct object too. If desired on the outline, write the word of the object to be placed there. Print to picture matching.
Decorate your puppet stage to look like a window on a house. Add flames around the window. Then add puppets for the children to recreate saving someone from a fire. I made a fireman from felt, and then add other people puppets. You can also add Sparky, Fire Dog Sam, or Smoky the Bear.
Housekeeping-
Add dress up items such as: fireman hats, a fireman's outfit, a chart of stop, drop, and roll, a small piece of waterhose, plastic fire hydrant, etc;
Dramatic Play
Have all the kids wear sweatshirts and place orange felt *flames* on them. Then they demonstrate how to Cover, Stop, Drop, and Roll on the carpet, to put the flames out. (I added *cover*, to teach them to cover their face with their hands while rolling.)(I don't tell them they have to be on carpet. Heaven forbid they are on fire and running around trying to find carpet to roll on, but it does work better to get the felt off.)
Fire Fighter Equipment
If you know a fire fighter, you might let him/her know that you are very interested in fire safety. Let them know that you would be very interested in obtaining some old used equipment (a real hat, a nozzle and short portion of hose, a jacket, etc.) for your drama area.
First Aid Kit
Materials: white construction paper, red construction paper, glue, shoebox, rope and first aid items such as band-aids, cotton balls, etc. Cover the shoebox with white paper. Decorate with a red cross out of the red paper. Tape one side of the lid to the box so that it creates a hinge. Add a rope handle. Put cotton balls, band-aids, and whatever else you would find in a doctor bag that the kids could play with.
At circle time brainstorm what you would need to make a fire engine (we came up with wheels, lights, ladders, hoses) Collect a box long and large enough for at least two children to fit in at a time. Have the children decide on the color and then paint. We decided to use paper plates as wheels and small ones as headlights and a siren. Long pieces of stiff cardboard were turned into ladders with yellow paint and a length of old garden hose made it complete. When it was all dry I wrote "Fire Station #9" on it and now it is the first part of our "community" in our dramatic play center. They are having tons of fun. (Also added hats and big shirts for uniforms)
Cognition-
Make a magnetic board set of a fireman and his tools. Use clipart, laminate, cut out, and then attach magnet sheet to the back. Make a fireman, coat, dog, hydrant, fire station, fire engine, water hose, etc; This can also be done with a flannelboard.
Counting Dots-
Make dalmation fire dogs. Write numbers 1-10 on the cards, and stick on red dots to correspond with that number. Place a supply of red hots to use as counters. Keep a supply of these on hand, the kids will love it when they realize it's candy. It gives them a sensation of "hot". They don't seem to eat too many though!!
Fine motor-
Lacing shapes-Make lacing shapes using an enlarged firehat, fire engine, and dalmation.
Fiery Necklaces-
Use red vinyl lacing string to lace colored macaroni: red, yellow, and orange.
Gross motor-
Stop Drop and Roll-
Go over this demonstration with the children; encourage them to act out each of the steps, until they can automatically do it. They love this one!!
Ladder Rungs-
Bring in small wooden ladder and let the children take turns jumping/hopping thru the rungs. First between each rung, label a number with masking tape. Encourage the child to say each number as he/she hops thru the rung. A child is supported on the side, by hand, from the assistant or teacher. Supervision is required.Math
NUMBER LADDER JUMPING
This was a big hit with our 3 yr. old children! You could use it for the letter "L", numbers, etc. But we did it as a part of a community helpers theme as a fireman's ladder. Take some masking tape and tape a ladder form to the floor, with each "step" about 1' apart. Put the numbers 1-10 on index cards with a magic marker and tape them in the upper left hand corner of the rung/step. Use flash cards to have the student draw (or hand them any number). They then have to jump "up the ladder" a step at a time, counting as they go, until they reach the number on their card. Students who are observing can help with counting to reinforce their numbers.Games & Activities
Little Red Riding Hood
We use the story of Little Red Riding Hood to help teach stranger danger. We change the story because we have the children act it out. The wolf locks Grannie in the closet. Wolf chases Red around a table. Woodsman hears, enters and chases wolf away.
Props:
a red hooded cape for Red (made out of a red bathrobe), Grannie: nite-cap and shaw, wolf: wolf-hat (took a wolf bedroom slipper, cut and hot glued onto a baseball cap), woodsman: flannel shirt.Red Light, Green Light
Have the children run around and someone yells out, "red light" and the children have to stop what they are doing until they hear "green light."Learning Objectives:
1. Identify the purpose of smoke alarms.
2. Identify where smoke alarms should be installed.
3. Identify how to keep smoke alarms in working order.
Materials:
Smoke alarm, batteries Background: USFA Kids Smoke Alarm Page Procedure:
1. Ask students if they know what smoke alarms are and why they should have them in their homes. · Smoke alarms help protect families by making a very loud beeping noise to warn that smoke is in the air or a fire has started. · Sometimes, especially at night when people are sleeping, they may not see fire, smell smoke or wake up in time to get out safely. · Smoke alarms provide an early warning signal for escape from fire.
2. Demonstrate what a smoke alarm looks like and the sound it makes when it detects smoke.
3. Ask students what they should do if they hear a smoke alarm sound. · They need to follow their home fire escape plan and get out fast.
4. Ask students if they know where smoke alarms should be installed. · Smoke alarms should be installed on every level of the home, including the basement. · For extra safety, install smoke alarms both inside and outside the sleeping area. · Smoke alarms should be installed on the ceiling or on the side walls 6 to 8 inches below the ceiling.
5. Ask students how often they think the batteries in smoke alarms should be changed. · Batteries should be changed at least once a year and tested monthly to make sure they are working.
6. Show students where the batteries go in a smoke alarm. Press the test button to demonstrate it is working properly. Also, remind students that alarms need to be kept clean from dust. This can be done by running a vacuum cleaner attachment over and around them.
7. Conclude the lesson by telling students they can keep their homes safe from fire by helping grown-ups remember to: · put smoke alarms in the home, especially near bedrooms · test smoke alarms monthly to make sure they are working · replace with brand new batteries at least once a year · keep smoke alarms clean from dust Smoke Alarm Safety Check (for parents). Smoke alarms are very easy to install and take care of. To help teach your children about smoke alarms, ask them to help you install and maintain them. · Install smoke alarms on every level of your home, including the basement. · Many fatal fires begin late at night or in the early morning. For extra safety, install smoke alarms both inside and outside the sleeping area. · Also, smoke alarms should be installed on the ceiling or 6 to 8 inches below the ceiling on side walls. Since smoke and many deadly gases rise, installing your smoke alarms at the proper level will provide you with the earliest warning possible. · Always follow the manufacturer's installation instructions. · Each month, ask your child to help you test all of the alarms in the home. This would also be a good time to make sure your alarms are clean and free of dust. · Ask your child to pick at least one special day a year, like a birthday, holiday or other special event. Designate that day as "Smoke Alarm Safety Day" and replace all of the batteries in your smoke alarms with new ones. If your home has "hard-wired" alarms (connected to the household electrical system), they may or may not have battery back-up.
Learning Objectives:
1. Identify fire hazards in the home.
2. Learn the importance of correcting home fire safety hazards.
Materials:
Drawings of three different rooms in a home: a kitchen , living room , and bedroom Background: USFA Kids Home Fire Safety Page Classroom Activity
1. Ask students if they know what fire hazards are and if they can name things in the home that might be considered a fire hazard. Students will probably identify some of the following: · frayed cords on electrical appliances· electrical cords run underneath carpets or furniture· matches and lighters placed where kids can reach them· fireplaces without mesh screens · paper, fabric, trash, or other combustible materials left too close to heat sources such as furnaces, hot water heaters, fireplaces, wood stoves, etc..· material draped over lamps· curtains located too close to the bulbs in torch-style halogen lamps· pot holders or kitchen towels stored too close to stoves· electrical equipment left on with no one is in the room· smoking in bed Explain that these are dangerous things that could be in anyone's home.
2. Ask students if they know why it is important to identify and correct fire hazards in the home. Students will probably conclude it is important in order to prevent a fire in the home and to prevent their families from being hurt in a fire. Stress that some hazards may not seem dangerous, such as overloaded extension cords, but that they could cause a fire when they least expect it. Fire hazards are especially dangerous at night, when no one is awake to notice that a fire has started.
3. Review the three rooms in the drawings. Identify the fire hazards that are found in these rooms. At a minimum, the students should identify: In the kitchen: · towel too close to the stove top· child cooking alone· pot handle turned in the wrong direction - it should be turned to the center of the stove to prevent burns· smoke alarm battery missing in hallway In the living room: · overloaded electrical outlet· candle too close to upholstered materials and left unattended· T.V. left on and unattended· mesh screen missing from in front of the fireplace· newspapers left too close to the fireplace where a spark could ignite them· smoke alarm battery missing In the bedroom: · clothing draped over lamp where it could start to burn· an object (duck) placed on a space heater where it could start to burn· space heater left on when no one is in the room· clothing left too close to the space heater where it could catch fire· smoke alarm battery missing4. OPTIONAL: Instruct students to draw a home floor plan and inspect their own homes with their parents. Have students identify the fire hazards they found in each room. Students should also be able to explain what their parents did to correct the fire hazard. It is important that the students not touch electrical cords or electrical equipment, for example, themselves - a parent or another adult should make the necessary changes. Home Fire Safety Drill for Parents Accompany your child from room to room in your home, looking for possible safety hazards. When the child identifies one, talk about why it could be a hazard, and what can be done to correct it. Emphasize with your child that if they see fire hazards, they should tell you - children should not try to correct them themselves. Electricity and fire can be dangerous things, and children should ask adults to manipulate electrical cords, electrical equipment, etc.
1. This is Fire
2. Working Together for Home Fire Safety
3. Rural Fire Prevention Checklist
4. Bedroom Fire Safety Helps You Sleep Sound at Night
5. On the Safety Circuit
6. A Season for Sharing in Fire Safety
7. Curious Kids Set Fires
8. Fire Safe and SecureDon't Forget Smokey the Bear!
A great way to spice up your Fire Safety unit is to call the nearest office of the National Forest Service, and see what Smokey the Bear is up to in your neck of the woods. You might be able to arrange for Smokey to visit your classroom, along with a Ranger friend from a state or national park. And you can probably get the ranger who answers the phone to send you some fun freebies for your class:
Smokey the Bear posters, buttons, bumper stickers, or coloring books. Be sure to ask.Smokey's Rules For Preventing Forest Fires
Never leave a campfire unattended.
If you see matches, give them to an adult immediately.
Always keep a bucket of water and shovel near a campfire!The Bear Facts
There are several versions of the "true" story of Smokey the Bear. Growing up in California, I was told that Smokey the Bear was a real bear that was injured in a forest fire in California. He was badly burned on his face and his body, and it took a special team of doctors and caregivers to save his life. After he recovered, Smokey lived at California's Folsom Zoo until he died in 1985. His mate, Alice, and his son Ensign are still at the zoo. Many teachers in California still tell this version of the story.
Other sources say Smokey came from New Mexico. According to this version of the story, in the 1950s a bear cub in the Capitan Mountains of New Mexico got caught in a forest fire. To escape the flames and burning bushes, he climbed up a tree. By the time the fire fighters found the scared and hungry cub, the forest was charred and blackened.
The firefighters, park forest rangers and the warden were so moved by the spunky survival of this little cub that they named him Smokey. They put him on a plane and sent him to the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. to live. In the town of Capitan, New Mexico, people erected a park and museum to honor the brave bear. The museum still exists today, and the park says Smokey is buried there.Stranger Danger Checklist
· A stranger is anyone you don't know. You can't tell the good guys from the bad guys by how they look. You are responsible for keeping yourself safe when you're by yourself.
· You are responsible for taking care of yourself. You are not responsible for taking care of grownups. Adults who need help should go to another adult.
· Instinct is nature's way of talking to you - listen to that inner voice.
· Have a "password" that is not shared with ANYONE outside your family. When someone, even somebody well known, asks or tells the child that they are to go with them because "Your Mom or Dad said..." ask for the password. DON'T GO unless they know the password.
A COW AT FAULT
The burning of old Chicago was America's greatest disaster due to fire. The Great Chicago Fire of 1871, as it is now called, caused the deaths of 250 people, and thousands of homes were destroyed. An unconfirmed legend has it that the fire was started by Mrs. O'Leary's cow. The cow was housed in a barn behind the O'Leary home. It is rumored that the cow's hoof knocked over a lit kerosene lantern, touching off a fire that destroyed the city. The legend of the Great Chicago Fire is told in There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight: The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 Told With Song & Pictures by Robert Quackenbush. (Although this book is currently out of print, you may be able to find it at your public library.) After sharing the legend (and book if possible), ask your youngsters to specify some ways that fires can get started and what can be done to prevent these things from happening.Here are some patterns associated with this theme.
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