This week, we learned more about community helpers and their vehicles. On Monday, we learned about fire safety, firefighters, and fire trucks. We read stories, made firefighter hats, and practiced stopping, dropping, and rolling. On Tuesday, two firefighters came to visit us with their fire trucks! We got to go outside and look at the firetrucks while the firefighters showed us all of the secret compartments and tools inside. Each child also got a chance to go up into the firetruck and see inside! When we were done looking at the firetrucks, we went inside with one of the firefighters and he showed us his fire-fighting gear. He put on his boots, pants, jacket, air tank backpack, mask, and helmet and then let the children get used to the way that he looked and ask him questions. We learned a lot about firefighters' jobs and I think it was a very memorable and exciting experience for the students! On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, we learned about ambulances and police cars and the community helpers that drive them. The students continued to have fun dressing up as community helpers in dramatic play, pretending to be construction workers and firefighters in the block center, and reading all sorts of different stories about emergency vehicles in the library center. Next week, we will start learning about Thanksgiving!
Looking at the fire trucks!
Showing the students the tools and what they do
Each student got to go up into the truck and look around
We had so much fun looking at the fire trucks!
Watching our firefighter friend put on his gear
Finished hundred's board!
Aven's finished teens board (the second number was 12, it just lost it's 2 before the picture)
Some firefighters/construction workers working on a house with their tools
Ms. Elena playing with some friends
Amazing block structures
Playing hide-and-seek
Experimenting with magnets
We love having big kid helpers!
Playing in the rice-filled sensory table
More outstanding block structures!
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