All About Fire Safety

This week is Fire Safety Prevention week and our Pre-K class is going to learn about fire safety. We will be learning how to dial 9-1-1 and what information to include, what we do in case of a fire, practice a fire drill, and visit a fire station on Tuesday.

Below is a link to our fire safety theme lesson plans for the week. The lesson plans include the following types of activities: Morning Message with activity, Large Group Literacy, Phonemic Awareness, Small Group, two planned story times, and a closing activity.The standards are based on Bright From the Start GELDS.

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I have turned our dramatic play center into a fire station (pictures coming soon!) In the literacy center I have included Roll and Cover letter mats with three different levels of learning. In the writing center there are fire safety vocabulary cards. I am incorporating the vocabulary cards as a method of one, increasing vocabulary and two, for my  students to practice their writing skills.

DOWNLOAD>> FREE All About Fire Safety Vocabulary Words

DOWNLOAD>> All About Fire Safety Activity Packet

All About Fire Safety Activity Packet contains the following:

• Vocabulary Cards
• Trace the vocabulary cards.
• Write the Room recording sheets.
• Ff is for Firefighter (Find the letter Ff maze.)
• Write the Letter Ff Worksheet
• Rhyming Word Match (Match the firefighter to the fire truck.)
• Alphabet Clip Cards (Look at the picture and use a clothespin to clip the correct upper and lowercase letter.)
• Draw & Cover Letters (Black - Uppercase Letters), (Red - Lowercase Letters), (Yellow - Beginning Sound Pictures)
• Number Puzzles (Numbers 1 to 5 and 1 to 10.)
• 1 to 10 Number Cards (8.5” x 11” number cards with numeral, ten frame, and number word.)
• 0 to 15 Number Clip Cards (Count the objects and use a clothespin to clip the matching number.)
•  Measuring (Measure the height of two objects and determine the tallest and shortest object.
• 1 to 10 Number Worksheets

Directions: Print on card stock, trim, and laminate for durability. Worksheets can be laminated and used with a dry erase marker.

Georgia Early Learning and Development Standards:

Approaches to Play

APL2.4a Demonstrates eagerness to learn about and discuss new topics, ideas and tasks.

APL1.4a Takes initiative to learn new concepts and try new experiences. Initiates and completes new tasks by himself/herself.

Language and Literacy

CLL1.4a Listens and responds on topic to conversations and group discussions for an extended period.

CLL1.4b Listens to and follows multi-step directions.

CLL1.4c Extends/expands thoughts or ideas expressed.

CLL6.4c Isolates the initial (beginning) sounds in words with adult guidance.

CLL7.4a With prompting and support, recognizes and names some upper/lowercase letters of the alphabet.

Mathematics

CD-MA2.4b Counts at least 10 objects using one-to-one correspondence.

Cognitive Process

CD-CP3.4b Uses both familiar and new strategies to solve a problem.

CD-CP3.4c With adult guidance and questioning determines and evaluates solutions prior to attempting to solve a problem.

Classroom Activities:

During centers the students experimented with red and yellow painting creating an orange "fire painting."

The shape fire engine is an activity to promote shape identification, fine motor practice, and composing and decomposing shapes. I varied the activity for the different levels of ability in my class. 

• Level 1 has students constructing the fire engine out of (1) large rectangle, (1) large square, (1) small square, and (4) circles. 
• Level 2 students will construct the fire engine out of (2) medium squares, (1) large squares, (1) small square, and (4) circles.
• Level 3 students will construct their fire engine out of (2) triangles, (2) squares, (4) circles, and (1) small square.

Fire Station No 1:

Our dramatic play center has been transformed into Fire Station No. 1. Below are pictures showing the different parts of the fire station.

There is two parts to our Fire Station. The first is the inside of the fire station where our little firefighters can pretend to cook, answer the phone, share and take turns.The second part is the firefighters actually fighting a fire using a large print out laminated and mounted on cardboard.

This is a picture of our fire engine. The students love pretending to spray the water on the burning building.

Songs and Poems:

Four Busy Firefighters

Four busy firefighters could not retire

Because they might have to put out a fire.

The first one rang a big brass bell.

The second one said, 'It's the Grand Hotel!'

The third one said, 'Down the pole we'll slide.'

The fourth one said, 'Get ready to ride.'

The siren said, 'Get out of the way!'

'We have to put out a fire today!'

The red fire truck sped on to the fire,

As the big yellow flames grew higher and higher.

Swish went the water from the fire-hose spout

And in no time at all the fire was out.

~ Original Author unknown

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.

~ Original Author unknown

The Matches Song   

(Sung to: "Mary Had A little Lamb")

Matches are for lots of things, Lots of things, lots of things,

Matches are for lots of things that grown-up people do.

If I ever find a match, find a match, find a match,

If I ever find a match, I know just what to do.

I'll give it to a grown-up friend, grown-up friend, grown-up friend,

I'll give it to a grown-up friend, 'cause that's the thing to do.

~ Original Author Unknown

9-1-1

I know a number that is really hot.

It's only for people in a hot, hot spot.

If you see a fire, if you see a crime,

The number is the same every single time.

This very special number is never for fun.

This very special number is 911.

~ Original Author Unknown

Youtube.com Educational Video Links:

• Sparky Says: Join My Fire Safety Club Video
• Fire Safety Video for Kids with Steve Songs & Sparky theFire Dog
• Kids Fire Engine and Fire Station Tour - Fire Truck Videosfor Children
• Super Smart Fire Safety Rules for Kids
• Stop, Drop, and Roll!
• Crawl Low Under Smoke

Other Links:

• Fire Safety Article

All About Spiders

This week our class is studying about spiders. We are going to practice sequencing the life cycle of a spider, introducing new vocabulary words related to spiders, counting spiders, and feeding the "spider" the letter S flies.

Classroom Activities:

DAY 1

During centers the students enjoyed exploring the spider habitat in our sensory table. I added beans, un-popped corn, silk fall leaves, Halloween spider web and various spiders all from the Dollar Tree. The students experimented how spider webs catch insects.

DAY 2

During independent small groups the students experimented with art materials and discovered that spider webs were sticky and that is how insects get stuck in spider webs. I used contact paper to simulate how sticky a spider web is. Then the students with some help turn their collage over and laid it on their paper.

DAY 3

During large group literacy the students decided what are spiders, what spiders can do, and what spiders have. Remember this is 4 and 5 year old students describing spiders only after three days.

DAY 5

During small groups the students constructed a spider using (1) small Oreo cookie, (1) large Oreo, M&Ms, and black Twizzlers. We incorporated vocabulary words such as arachnid and abdomen.

Youtube.com Educational Video Links:

• National Geographic Super Spider - Fascinating Spider Documentary
• Wolf Spiders
• Spider Web Construction in Slow Motion
• There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly (Read Aloud)

Space Theme Number Anchor Charts {Space Theme Number Printables}

Running above my math focus board are the Number Anchor Charts. I uses these as a reference for the students during small group and also during centers.

Space Theme Number Anchor Charts include the following:

The number anchor chart incorporate the numeral, base ten blocks, tally marks, ten frames, number word, counting fingers, addition, and dominoes.

DOWNLOAD>> Space Theme Number Anchor Charts {Space Theme Number Printables}

The rocket numbers come in three sizes:

(20) Approximately 8.5” x 11” individual number anchor charts.
(20) Approximately 5.5” x 5.5” individual number anchor charts.
(20) Approximately 4.25” x 5.5” individual number anchor charts.

The above picture is how I use the Number Anchor Charts
as part of my Daily Focus Board.

I use all of the 8.5”x 11” Number Anchor Charts along the top of my math focus board for the students to see during small group. I use the 5.5”x 8.5” size number anchor chart cards as part of my daily focus. I pin the numbers that I am focusing on for that week on the board. I also use them as flashcards. The 4.25”x 5.5” size number anchor chart cards I use in my writing center for the students to use to practice writing and identifying the number.





Directions: It is recommended to print on card stock and laminate for durability.


Georgia Early Learning and Development Standards:

Mathematics
CD-MA4.4b Sorts and classifies objects using one or more attributes or relationships.
CD-MA4.4c Creates and extends simple, repeating patterns.
CD-MA2.4b Counts at least 10 objects using one-to-one correspondence.