Me know not to play with that match.
It’s not a toy like a ball to catch.

Me tell grownups about matches and lighters.
They take them away, so they won’t cause fires.

Cookies play safe, me won’t get burned
Me go get a grown up - see what I’ve learned?

If you find a match or lighter today
Remember what cookies Monster say;

Me won’t play with that match!
Me love cookies
Want to eat the whole batch!

Stop Drop and Roll
You gotta stop, drop and roll.
You gotta stop, drop and roll.
You gotta stop, drop and roll.
You gotta stop, drop and roll.
Don’t run - just drop and roll

Tell your mama and your papa and everyone you know
Tell your sisters and your brothers and everyone you know
To take the time to learn
How to stop, drop and roll.

You gotta stop, drop and roll.
You gotta stop, drop and roll.
You gotta stop, drop and roll.
You gotta stop, drop and roll.
Don’t run - just drop and roll

If your clothes catch on fire, better do the things I say.
If your clothes catch on fire, better do the things I say.
So listen to me ’cause there’s no better way.

You gotta stop, drop and roll.
You gotta stop, drop and roll.
You gotta stop, drop and roll.
You gotta stop, drop and roll.
Don’t run - just drop and roll

Listen to what I tell you now.
Don’t run - just drop and roll.

I'm a Firefighter
(Little Teapot Tune)
I'm a firefighter, my name is John.
I put my boots and helmet on.
I hurry to the fire and give a shout!
With a burst of water,
The fire is out!

Did you Ever See a Fireman
(Did you ever see a Lassie tune)
Did you ever see a firefighter, a firefighter, a firefighter,
Did you ever see a firefighter slide down a pole?
Slide this way and that way and that way and this way?
Did you ever see a firefighter slide down a pole?
Substitute with.... Ride on the fire truck, feed his fire dog, grab the fire hose, put out the fire)

Fireman Number Eight
Fireman, fireman, number eight
Bumped his head on the gate.
The gate swung in,
The gate swung out.
That's the way they put the fire out!
Emergency, emergency 9-1-1
(Repeat twice more)

Ten Brave Firefighters
Ten brave firefighters
Standing in a row.
Ding, Ding rings the bell
Down the pole they go.
Jump on the fire truck
Ready to aim the hose
Climb up the ladder
Whoosh! Out the fire goes
(Continue to drop a number as you go)

Never Play With Matches
(Tune: : Frere Jacques )
Never, never play with matches.
If you do, if you do,
You might burn your fingers,
You might burn your fingers,
That won't do! That won't do!
Never, never play with matches.
If you do, if you do,
You might burn your clothes,
You might burn your clothes,
That won't do! That won't do!

Firefighter
(Tune: Frere Jacques)
Firefighter, firefighter
You are brave, you are brave
Putting out the fires, putting out the fires
Lives you save, lives you save.

Drive the fire truck
(Tune: Row, Row, Row the Boat)
Drive, drive, drive the fire truck. (steering wheel motion throughout verse)
Drive, drive, drive, drive the fire truck.
Drive, drive, drive the fire truck.
On a Sunday Morning.

Turn, turn, turn the corner. (use turning motion)
Turn, turn, turn the corner.
Turn, turn, turn the corner.
On a Sunday morning.

Look, look, look for the fire. (hold hand over eyes to look)
Look, look, look for the fire.
Look, look, look for the fire,
On a Sunday morning.

Climb, climb, climb the ladder. (use climbing motion)
climb, climb, climb the ladder.
Climb, climb, climb the ladder,
On a Sunday morning.

Spray, spray, spray the water. (spray hose motion)
Spray, spray, spray the water.
Spray, spray, spray the water,
On a Sunday morning.

Back, back, back to the station. (use driving motion again)
Back, back, back to the station.
Back, back, back to the station,
On a Sunday morning.

Old Mrs. O'Leary
(Tune: There'll be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight )
Late last night, when we were all in bed
Mrs. O'Leary hung a lantern in the shed
and when the cow kicked it over
she winked her eye and said
They'll be a hot time in the old time tonight,
Fire, Fire, Fire
Fire, Fire, Fire, yelled Mrs. McGuire
Where, where , where, wailed Olivia O'hare
Down down down in old Chicago town
There'll be a hot time in the old town tonight!
Hot, hot hot shouted Cheryl Philpot
Run, run, run, screamed her little son
Water, water, water, yelled her little daughter,
There'll be a hot time in the old time tonight!!!!!!

Ten Little Firefighters
Ten little firefighters,
Sleeping in a row
Ding! Dong! goes the bell,
Down the pole they go.
Off on an engine, oh oh oh
Using the big hose, so so so
When all the fires out
Home so slow
Back to bed
All in a row

Fire Little Fireman, standing in a row
1,2,3,4,5, they go.
Hop in the engine with a shout.
Quicker than a wink, the fire is out.
Also:
Fire, Fire, Fire, Fire
Hear the engines blowing
Fire ,Fire, Fire, Fire,
Everybody's going.
Climb the ladder, shoot the hose
With a SHHHHHHHH, out the fire goes.

The Fire Fighter
(Sung to "The Wheels On The Bus")
The fire fighter wears [big black boots],
[Big black boots], [big black boots].
The fire fighter wears [big black boots],
When he fights a fire.

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 to make things safe for you.

At the Fire Station
(Sung to "Down at the Station")
At the fire station early in the morning (during the daytime/late in the evening),
Spots the fire dog is watching, don't you know?
He sees the firefighters [riding in the fire truck].
"Clang! Clang!" sounds the bell. Off they go!
Each time you sing the song, substitute one of the following phrases for the words in the brackets:
....sliding down the fire pole.
....building their muscles.
....putting on equipment.
....eating in the kitchen.
....resting in the bedroom.

A good video tape at Best Buy for $2.99 called "I Wanna Be A Firefighter." It was very factual and showed real firefighters in action.

We talk about dialing 911, choosing a "meeting place" for all family members to meet when they exit the house during a fire (or fire drill) and we practice "Stopping, Covering (their face with hands), Dropping, and Rolling."

One follow up activity to a field trip to a fire station involves the making of a class book. Each child draws a picture of something they s/he learned on our trip to the fire house. On the top of each page I write something like, "Firefighter Steve taught me...," or "When I went to the fire house..." and the child finishes the sentence. At this point in the year, most of them dictate the ending to me and I write it down. All pages go into our class book.

Convert a wardrobe box into a fire engine and I am adding fire fighter apparel to our dramatic play area.

Make "Fire House Chili", any recipe will do.

Fire Spatters Draw a simple house frame with windows onto paper and then duplicate for each child. Let child color, if he/she desires. Then give each student a tiny dot of red in each window. Encourage him/her to blow through a straw to blow the paint, to create a fire spray effect. Repeat with a tiny dot of yellow in each window.

Fire Painting- Give student a black piece of paper. Squirt thick lines of yellow, red, and orange paint randomly onto the paper. Give the child a piece of saran wrap and lay over the paint. Encourage the child to pull the saran wrap off, using vertical pulling action. Remove saran wrap and let dry. If desired glue on a small fire engine.

Big Red- Run a black line master of a fire engine onto thick tag board. Then give each child a chance to paint the fire engine red, using finger paint, easel paint, marble painting, etc.; (To marble paint, dip marbles in red paint. Place picture in a shallow tray and let the children shake the tray back and forth, creating marble marks; continue until child is satisfied. This might be a while!! Smile!)

Fire Cups- Need: Small clear cups, red, yellow, and orange Jell-O, cool whip, blue food coloring. First prepare all of the Jell-O and chill. Then once chilled, cut the Jell-O into small cubes. Mix the cool whip and a small bit of blue coloring in a bowl, set aside. Encourage each child to spoon in some red Jell-O into the cup. Then spoon on orange, then yellow, creating layers. Lastly, dollop with some blue whip. You now have fire cups!!!

Sensory-
Fire Findings - Add red shredded tissue paper to the table. Hide items that are fire safety related: fire engines, fire hat, firemen, water hose piece.

Creating fire -Add ziploc bags of red and yellow paint for the children to squish around with. They will enjoy creating the color orange without getting their hands dirty!

Language-
Hands on Safety Board -Create a hands on bulletin board for the children. Make a large fire station on red paper, laminate and position on board. Find fire safety clip art: flames, fireman, fire hats, Dalmatians, fire engine, no smoking, fire alarm; laminate and cut close around the object. Trace an outline of each object for the students to match the correct object too. If desired on the outline, write the word of the object to be placed there. Print to picture matching.

Decorate your puppet stage to look like a window on a house. Add flames around the window. Then add puppets for the children to recreate saving someone from a fire. I made a fireman from felt, and then add other people puppets. You can also add Sparky, Fire Dog Sam, or Smoky the Bear.

Housekeeping-
Add dress up items such as: fireman hats, a fireman's outfit, a chart of stop, drop, and roll, a small piece of water hose, plastic fire hydrant, etc;

Cognition-
Make a magnetic board set of a fireman and his tools. Use clipart, laminate, cut out, and then attach magnet sheet to the back. Make a fireman, coat, dog, hydrant, fire station, fire engine, water hose, etc; This can also be done with a flannelboard.
Counting Dots -Make Dalmatian fire dogs. Write numbers 1-10 on the cards, and stick on red dots to correspond with that number. Place a supply of red hots to use as counters. Keep a supply of these on hand, the kids will love it when they realize it's candy. It gives them a sensation of "hot". They don't seem to eat too many though!!

Fine motor-
Lacing shapes -Make lacing shapes using an enlarged firehat, fire engine, and Dalmatian.

Fiery Necklaces -Use red vinyl lacing string to lace colored macaroni: red, yellow, and orange

Gross motor-
Stop Drop and Roll- Go over this demonstration with the children; encourage them to act out each of the steps, until they can automatically do it. They love this one!!

Ladder Rungs- Bring in small wooden ladder and let the children take turns jumping/hopping through the rungs. First between each rung, label a number with masking tape. Encourage the child to say each number as he/she hops through the rung. A child is supported on the side, by hand, from the assistant or teacher. Supervision is required.

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