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11-7-00My teacher assistant is a firefighter. She visited all the classes in our preschool, read a story on fire safety and then casually dressed in her rescue gear. The kids were amazed to see her change into this very strange looking 'thing'. They were able to go to her and touch the outfit. They heard the oxygen sounds, and felt the cold air. She went over that if they ever see anyone dressed like this, that they are a helper, and not to hide from them. It was a great experience for the kids. Besides the local fire companies, the Red Cross has a fire safety program with puppets of Big Bird, Elmo, etc. The kids loved this! After the presentation, we practiced stop, drop and roll. We also crawled under the parachute, pretending we were crawling under smoke. It was very educational and fun.
10-23-00To make a really neat fire extinguisher for role play during fire prevention week (or occupations), Take a 2 liter soda bottle and red duct tape. Cover the whole bottle with the tape and paste on warning labels just like a real extinguisher has. Then using the duct tape apply a paper towel roll, that has been painted silver, and attach it to the top of the bottle (cut a hole in the tube for the neck of the bottle to fit through). Make sure you cut or poke a small hole through the bottom so if the children squeeze it the dent will pop out.
10-23-009-1-1 The children need to practice calling 9-1-1. Have the children dial the number on the telephones in the centers. Then practice during circle time with the song 9-1-1. They love showing you they can use the telephone. They have great success. Also label the telephones with tape and write 911 on the bottom to help them.
10-23-00A great for your fire safety unit is " No Dragons for Tea" by Jean Pendziwol. We read it and then made our own fire safety list, of course the last thing on our list, never invite a dragon to lunch. Contact_FullName: Christy Contact_Email: C_Loveday@hotmail.com10-16-00 I got this idea from a magazine (Family Fun) giving ideas on how to create a child themed birthday party. the particular theme that interested me was that of the firefighter. I used the ideas inside my classroom in our unit on community helpers and fire safety. I turned an old refrigerator box into a fire truck and put it in the dramatic play area I used an old yellow raincoat for a fireman coat and bought plastic fireman hats at the Dollar Store. We then used old vacuum cleaner hoses and cut water hoses as water hoses to put out the fire. (They kids loved it). At the end of the unit we had a visit from the fire department each students was given fire safety badges and certificates. We also had a party complete with a fire truck cake. (The cake was fairly easy to make) All you need to make the cake is: 1 baked 13 by 9 by 2 inch cake 6 cups of red frosting 1 cup gray frosting red M & M's (inside wheels) 6 Oreo cookies (3 wheels each side) Pretzel rods & sticks (form ladder) 2 yellow gum drops (lights on top) 1 black jelly bean (horn on top) white chiclets (head lights) mini jawbreakers (controls) black shoestring licorice windows and side panels)
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10-16-00 During our unit on Transportation we always invite the local fire dept. to bring the fire trucks to our program. The children in my program are little, 6 months to 5 years old, so they mostly get to climb in the fire truck and look around. The older children talk to the fire fighters about what to do if their is ever a fire in their home. 10-16-00 While studying community helpers, particularly fire fighters, the teachers drew orange and yellow chalk pictures on the sidewalk on our outdoor playground. The children then used squeeze bottles to "put the flames out" They loved playing with water and worked on fine motor skills at the same time. The teachers would then work on color recognition by drawing a variety of color on the ground and asked the children to squirt a particular color away. 10-16-00 Fire Department Unit. Have the children dress up with rain coats, boots, red hats these can be made out of red construction paper. The children can also make the uniform out of paper bags donated from the grocery store. They can paint the bags and decorate there uniforms etc, in order to save money. The fire hoses can be made out of rolled construction paper or green pieces of water hoses can be purchased at a home improvement store. The fire trucks can be made out of cardboard boxes and have the children decorate them with red paint. Teachers write The fire Department and help with cutting with the appropriate shape. Finish by inviting the fire Department to come talk to the children about fire safety. Children might also get the chance of seeing a real fire truck they enjoy this kind of activities. Ask the local Fire Department for pamphlets on how to be fire safe. These unit leaves lots of open ended activities such as teaching children Stop, Drop, and Roll as well as how to use 911 the proper way.10-16-00 Name: Janice E-Mail: safehome@buffnet.net S.A.F.E. Home Children age 5 and under represent 9% of the population, yet they comprise nearly 22% of all residential fire-related deaths. They are more than twice as likely to die in a fire than the rest of the population, according to the National Safe Kids Campaign. Approximately 25,000 children age 4 and under are injured in residential fires each year. Tragically, a working smoke alarm is not present in 2/3 of the residential fires in which a child is injured or killed. These injuries and deaths may have been prevented. Fire safety educators now recommend that there should be a smoke alarm in every child's bedroom. Children who play with matches often do so in their bedroom with the door closed, so a smoke alarm in the bedroom is a necessity. There are also many more electrical appliances in the bedroom than there were in the past. Be sure to review fire safety practices with your children and practice E.D.I.T.H. (Exit Drills in the Home). The National S.A.F.E. Home Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity dedicated to reducing the high number of injuries and deaths due to residential fires. We have partnered many life-saving programs with hospitals, pre-schools, elementary schools, and community centers across the country, where children receive fire safety education and a smoke alarm for their bedrooms. These programs generate excellent media involvement and goodwill in the community. Please help us protect young lives by your involvement with a S.A.F.E. Home Program. Contact the National S.A.F.E. Home Foundation at 1-800-877-1250, e-mail us at safehome@buffnet.net or write to us at 1333 Strad Avenue, North Tonawanda, NY 14120.
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