Fireman & Fire Safety, Firetrucks and Fire Prevention is October 7-13,2018 UPDATED

Fireman & 

Fire Safety

TALK:

Show fire truck, fire hat and talk about what color they are?

What are they? What do firemen do?- keep us safe from a fire
Fire Prevention Week is October 7-13, 2018

NOTE: Call your local fire department and see if they can come out and visit your library, school, or Daycare facility.

 

If you can take a visit to your local fire station with your family to see the firetrucks and meet the local fireman!  

 

READ:Books

Firetruck By Peter Sis

Dot The Fire dog By Lisa Desimini

Firehouse By Mark Teague

Firebears: The Rescue Team By Rhonda Gowler Greene

Firefighters! Speeding! Spraying! Saving! By Patricia Hubbell

Firefighters to the Rescue By Kersten Hamilton

 Fire Drill By Paul Dubois Jacobs
The Little Fire Truck By Margery Cuyler

Fire Engine No.9 By Mike Austin

Flashing Fire Engines By Tony Mitton

The Berenstain Bears Visit the firehouse By Mike Berenstain

Curious George and the Firefighter By Margaret and H.A. Rey
 Fire Engine Man By Andrea Zimmerman 
The Gingerbread Man Loose on a Firetruck By Laura Murray  

Here Come the Helpers (Boardbook) By Leslie Kimmelrhan
Trucks Galore By Peter Stein
Pete the Cat: Firefighter Pete By James Dean
Firefighter Frank By Monica Wellington 
Let's Go ABC: Things that Go from A-Z By Rhonda Gowler Greene 
The Little Fire Engine By Lois Lenski
The New Fire Truck By Mercer Mayer
Firefighter Ted By Andrea Beaty
Dinosaur Rescue By Penny Dale 
Stop, Drop and Roll By Margery Cuyler (K-3)
No Dragons for Tea : Fire Safety for Kids By Jean Pendziwol
I Love Trucks By Philemon Sturges 

National Fire Prevention Association Link- lots of fun activites and printable for kids

WRITE:

F is for Firefighter Coloring page

Trace and color Firefighter Coloring Page

SING:

If your happy and you know it (preschool)

Shake your sillies out (Raffi CD)

The Freeze (Greg and Steve--Kids in motion CD)

Hurry, hurry Drive the Firetruck

Sung “Ten Little Indians”

Hurry, hurry

Drive the fire truck,

(make driving motions)

Hurry, hurry

Drive the fire truck,

Hurry, hurry

Drive the fire truck,

Hurry, hurry

Drive the fire truck,

Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!

(swing hand as if ringing the bell)

Hurry, hurry

Climb the ladder,

(pretend to climb a ladder)

Hurry, hurry

Climb the ladder,

Hurry, hurry

Climb the ladder, 

Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding! 

 (swing hand as if ringing the bell)

Hurry, hurry,

Squirt the water,

(Make squirting motions with two hands together like a hose)

Hurry, hurry,

Squirt the water,

Hurry, hurry,

Squirt the water,

Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!

 (swing hand as if ringing the bell)

 Credit:Toddler Play Book By Gymboree

Hands are for clapping (Jim Gill Cd)

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 fire truck, fight fire too,
And help make things safe for you. 
 

PLAY:

Use laminated firemen and have kids help you put them on the feltboard- look at preschool printable pack below

Print 10 copies of firetruck and put up on the walls in the room with tape- have kids find them and bring them back to you. Count them together and sing a little song about them. firetruck art

Sing Song--(tune of ten little indians)(credit-myself)
1 little, 2 little, 3 little firetrucks,
4 little, 5 little, 6 little firetrucks, 
7 little, 8 little, 9 little firetucks,
10 little firetucks rushing down the street!

 

CRAFT:

Fire truck Shapes craft 

Firefighter Hat Craft  

Secret  message printable

Firetruck Measuring activity 

Fireman Preschool Printable Pack FREE

Prek pages fire safety activities and printables