Christine Barbieri

READ 366
Literacy Prop Box
2/10/17

Firefighter Literacy Prop Box

Objectives:

Children will learn about Firemen in a fun and exploratory

manner through dramatic play, reading books and learning finger plays
and songs. They will learn about what gear a fireman needs to do his
job, what his job is and how he does it. They will also learn multiple
vocabulary words that relate to the occupation of a firefighter.

Vocabulary:

o Firefighter: A man or woman whos job it is to extinguish fires

o Fire station: a building where fire trucks and other equipment stay.
Firefighters also stay here while they are waiting for a call.
o Fire Hydrant: a hose connects to it to get water to fight the fire
o Fire Hose: a huge hose that hooks up
o Helmet: a hard hat fire fighters use when they go into a burning
building to protect their head (from falling debris)
o Fire Truck: a truck firefighters use to respond to fires. They carry
the firefighters and equipment to fight the fire
o Occupation: a job or profession
o Oxygen Tank: a tank that holds oxygen that firefighters wear so
they can breathe (for long periods of time) in a smoky building
o Mask: protects firefighters face so they do not get smoke or fire in
their eyes, nose or mouth.

Materials:

o Vacuum hose for a hose

o 2 liter bottle painted and attached to back straps for oxygen tank
o Helmetdollar store or dress up one
o Jacketrain jacket or dress up
o Bootssnow boots
o Tissue paper fire
o Gardening Gloves as fire gloves
o Stuffed animals to save from the fire
o Dalmatian stuffed animal for a fire dog
o First aid kit
Questions:

o What do you need for your job today?

o How do those help you? (pointing to different parts of the gear)
o What were you doing before you went on this call?
o Tell me about your job!

Songs:

o Hurry, Hurry, Drive the Fire Truck:

Hurry, hurry, drive the fire truck
(Hands on steering wheel)
Hurry, hurry, drive the fire truck
Hurry, hurry, drive the fire truck
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!
(Ring bell)

Hurry, hurry, turn the corner

(Lean to the right)
Hurry, hurry, turn the corner
(Lean to the left)
Hurry, hurry, turn the corner
(Lean to the right and left)
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!
(Ring bell)

Hurry, hurry, climb the ladder

(Pretend to climb ladder)
Hurry, hurry, climb the ladder
Hurry, hurry, climb the ladder
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!
(Ring bell)

Hurry, hurry, squirt the water

(Pretend to spray hose)
Hurry, hurry, squirt the water
Hurry, hurry, squirt the water
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!
(Ring bell)

Slowly, slowly, back to the station

(Lean slowly to the left and right)
Slowly, slowly, back to the station
Slowly, slowly, back to the station
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!
 (Ring bell)

Hurry, Hurry, Drive the Fire Truck song and lyrics from KIDiddles. (n.d.).
Retrieved February 10, 2017, from
http://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/h027.html

o Smoke Detector, The Brave Firefighter, Firefighters at Work,

Firefighter Finger Play:

Smoke detector

1 I am a smoke detector beep, beep, beep

(Squat down and point to self)
2 I will sniff for smoke while you are asleep
(Wrinkle nose and sniff)
3 Push my little button and then you will hear
(Touch nose with finger)
4 A sound that says I'm working all through the year
(Jump up)

The brave firefighter

1 This brave firefighter is going to bed.

(Hold up right thumb)
2 Down on the pillow he lays his head.
(Put right thumb on left palm)
3 Wraps around his blanket tight, plans to sleep this way all
night.
(Curl fingers around thumb)
4 The fire alarm rings! He opens his eyes.
(Make alarm sound and uncurl fingers)
5 Quickly he's dressed and slides down the pole.
(Slide right hand down left arm and grip from wrist to elbow)
6 Jumps on truck to go, go, go.
(Turn imaginary wheel and make a siren sound)
7 From a high window.
(Hand to forehead looking up)
8 "Help! Help!" people shout.
(Hands around mouth)
9 He climbs up the ladder and gets them out.
(Pretend climbing)

Firefighters at work

1 Can you hear the siren?

(Cup right hand to ear.)
 2 Listen to it scream!
3 Can you hear the fire bell?
(Cup left hand to ear.)
4 Do you know what they mean?
5 Here come the firefighters
(Run in place.)
6 Listen to them shout!
(Cup hands around mouth.)
7 Pour on water! Pour on water!
(With mouth cupped, shout this.)
8 Put the fire out!
(Shout and pretend to squirt water from hose.)

Firefighter finger play

1 Five brave fire-fighters, Sleeping so,

(hold up a hand with fingers flat across palm)
2 The fire bell rings, Down the pole they go,
(open the hand and make a downward motion)
3 Jump in the fire truck, Hurry down the street. Climb up the
ladder,
(make the fingers climb)
4 Feel the fire's heat.
(wipe sweat from your brow)
5 Five brave fire-fighters
(hold up five fingers)
6 Put the fire out.
(make a wiping motion)
7 Hip! Hip! Hooray! All the people shout!
(shout)

NSW, F. A. (n.d.). Finger plays. Retrieved February 10, 2017, from

http://www.fire.nsw.gov.au/page.php?id=684

Books:

Bridwell, N. (1994). Clifford the firehouse dog. New York: Scholastic.

Demarest, C. L. (2000). Firefighters A to Z. New York: Margaret K.

McElderry Books.

Desimini, L. (2002). Dot the fire dog. New York: Scholastic.

Grambling, L. G., & Manning, J. (2007). My mom is a firefighter. New

York, NY: HarperCollins.
Hayward, L. (2001). A day in the life of a firefighter. New York: Dorling
Kindersley Pub.

Mitchell, J. (2016). FIREHOUSE 3: Duties of a Firefighter. Joyce Mitchell.