BOOKS *
Officer Buckle and Gloria *
Policeman Small" by Lois Lenski *"Curious George Goes to the Hospital" by
H.A. and Margaret Rey
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"Do You Want to Be My Friend?", 1971
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"The Foolish Tortoise", 1985
A review of "Officer Buckle and Gloria" by ProMotion, Inc. said, "The
book's art is done in bright colors with a bold line and different
treatments. Their humor captures Gloria's perspective and gives
readers that feeling kids love in a picture book--that they're in on
the secret. Lots of little details in the illustrations add content
and value to the story that may or may not be noticed on the first
read."
Written and illustrated by Peggy Rathman
Putnam, $15.99
ISBN 0-399-22626-8
In few words but expressive pictures, a little mouse looks for a
friend - and happily finds one just in time to save himself from a
predator who has been hiding there all the time - unseen, but in
plain sight! A simple story on the universal theme of friendship.
Written by Richard Buckley
A witty modern fable tells how a tortoise discovers the need for a
shell after several scary encounters.
MATH
If developmentally appropriate, teach the children how to dial a local emergency number.
** Matching and Sorting Keys - Using a variety of colors and sizes
of keys, let the children match and sort them.
**Weigh-In - Encourage the children to weight and measure each
other. Record measurements on a chart.
Lock and Key Match - Provide an assortment of locks and keys. Invite
the children to find the matching sets.
SNACKS
MOTOR
Police Officer The song "Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar" Pick one child to be the police officer. Provide him with an officers hat. The rest of the group will start singing "Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?" The officer will then walk over to one child and points to him. The accused child will say: "Who me?" The officer: "Yes you" The accused child: "Not Me" The officer: "Then Who?" Then the accused child becomes the officer and the game continues on. This circle activity worked quite well with quite a rowdy group of boys, they were very enthusiastic about this game.
Pass the Hat
This game is played just like Hot Potato, but instead of a potato use
a police hat
CIRCLE/GROUP TIME
to do while discussing "strangers" with young children... Clip magazine pictures of a variety of people. Take photographs of students and staff members -- to be photocopied or scanned into a computer and printed. Have children sort the pictures into two groups: "people we know" and "people we don't know". Write each of these headings on a separate piece of construction paper. Students glue pictures under appropriate headings.
I have a safety theme idea. I have taught this to other preschoolers. In regards to dialing "911". For those that don't yet recognize their numbers, put a red dot sticker on the umber nine and a green dot sticker on the number one. They will remember easier in case of emergency press "red, green, green"
Telephone Activity
Have a few phones in the class, and go over with the
children what to say when the phone rings and the child answers.
Teach them the proper and safe things to do, like: not giving their
name, telling the person on the phone where they live, or if they are
alone. You can even have each child come up to the phone , as you
pretend to ring the phone & be the stranger. This is also a good time
to go over dialing 911 in case of an emergency
FINGER PLAY
Police Officer Police officers are helpers wherever they may stand.
(Stand with feet apart, hands on hips.)
They tell us when to stop and go by holding up their hands.
(Signal stop by holding up hand and go by pointing index finger.)
MUSIC
Traffic Light Song
Red says stop ( hold up left hand in "stop"
gesture )
Green says go. ( right arm motioning )
Yellow says wait. (
Hold up index finger )
You'd better go slow.
When I reach a crossing
place (cross arms at wrist )
To the left and right I turn my face.
I
walk, not run across the street. ( Use fingers )
And use my head to
guide my feet. ( point to head and feet)
I'm a Police Officer
Sung to: "I'm a little Teapot"
I'm a police
officer With my star,
I help people Near and far.
If you have a
problem,
Call on me,
And I will be there One, two, three!
**The Traffic Cop Song
Sung to: "Do Your Ears Hang Low?"
Do you
drive a car
With a flashing light on top?
When you hold up your hand,
Does the traffic have to stop?
Can you blow a whistle loud,
Standing
straight and tall and proud?
You're our friend, the traffic cop.
9-1-1
Sung to: "3 Blind Mice"
9-1-1, 9-1-1,
Help's on the way, help's
on the way.
If I need help,
I know what to do,
I can call the police
and the firehouse, too,
It makes me feel safe to know what to do.
Dial 9-1-1.
**The Policeman
Sung to: "Mary Had A Little Lamb"
The policeman
walking down the street,
Down the street, down the street,
The
policeman walking down the street,
I wonder who he'll meet.
Safety Belts
Sung to: "Jingle Bells"
Safety belts, safety belts, wear them all the way
Every time you're in the car, every night and day,
Oh
Safety belts, safety belts, wear them round your lap
Then before you start to ride, everybody snap!
Buckle Bear Safety Poem
I like my seatbelt
Nice and snug.
Around my hips
like a big bear hug.
I make it click
So the driver will know
I'm buckled up and ready to go.
Buckle Up
Sung to: "A Hunting We Will Go"
The wheels go round and round
We drive the car in town
We buckle up
In case we stop
So we'll be safe and sound.
The Car Song
Sung to: "When Johnny Comes Marching Home"
We like to travel in our car,
Hurrah, hurrah.
A car can take us near or far,
Hurrah, hurrah.
We buckle up before we go,
Whether we're going fast or slow,
So we'll all be safer while riding in our car!
Seat Belt Safety
Sung to: "Mary had a little lamb"
Here is how we buckle up, buckle up, buckle up
Here is how we buckle up, Listen for the snap!
Put the seatbelt 'cross your lap,
'Cross your lap, 'cross your lap.
Put the seatbelt cross your lap and
LISTEN FOR THE SNAP!
Safety Belts
Safety belts, safety belts, wear them all the way,
Every time you're in the car, any night or day- Oh
Safety belts, safety belts, put them round your lap,
Then before you start to ride, everybody SNAP!
Green, Yellow, Red
Green, yellow, red.
Green, yellow, red.
Green, yellow, red.
Green, yellow, red.
Green, yellow, red.
Yes, that's what I said.
Green, yellow, red.
Green, yellow, red.
Green, yellow, red.
Green, yellow, red.
Green, yellow, red.
Are you getting an ache in your head?
Oh my, oh my,
Just imagine your plight,
If you happened to be
A traffic light!
Traffic Light
Red says stop ( hold up left hand in "stop" gesture )
Green says go. ( right arm motioning )
Yellow says wait. ( Hold up index finger )
You'd better go slow.
When I reach a crossing place (cross arms at wrist )
To the left and right I turn my face.
I walk, not run across the street. ( Use fingers )
And use my head to guide my feet. ( point to head and feet)
I'm a Police Officer
Sung to: "I'm a little Teapot"
I'm a police officer
With my star,
I help people
Near and far.
If you have a problem,
Call on me,
And I will be there
One, two, three!
The Traffic Cop Song
Sung to: "Do Your Ears Hang Low?"
Do you drive a car
With a flashing light on top?
When you hold up your hand,
Does the traffic have to stop?
Can you blow a whistle loud,
Standing straight and tall and proud?
You're our friend, the traffic cop.
9-1-1
Sung to: "3 Blind Mice"
9-1-1, 9-1-1,
Help's on the way,
Help's on the way.
If I need help, I know what to do,
I can call the police and the firehouse, too,
It makes me feel safe to know what to do.
Dial 9-1-1.
Traffic Light Song
Sung to: "Mary Had A Little Lamb"
Can you see the traffic light,
Traffic light, traffic light?
Green means Go and Yellow means Slow,
And Red means STOP, STOP, STOP!
ART
Badges
We made badges out of aluminum foil.
Night Sticks
For your police day, have the students make a "nightstick" out of a
paper towel tube. The students simply paint it black. You could also
make a police badge by cutting out a tagboard badge shape and then
covering the pattern with aluminum foil.
Traffic Lights
Make a traffic light out a shoebox and we make stop
signs and put them on craft sticks and we make a road. Then we played
red light green light. We had the children practice
crossing the road and stopping at stop signs.
Safety Vests
Paper Grocery bag, bright paint, and reflective tape
Use a paper Grocery bag and cut it into a vest. Let children decorate with bright colorful paints then use reflective tape (which can be purchased at a hardware store) and let children put it on their vest. Explain that when light hits the tape it shines brightly. You can also remind them that it is just like the reflective tape on a firefighters jacket. Children can wear their vests during a safety walk or when they ride their trikes and bikes.
Police Cars
Cut large cardboard boxes to make squad cars. Take the boxes and
spray paint them either blue or white. Emblems can be constructed for
the sides.
SENSORY
Small toy fire trucks and police cars can be placed in the sensory table with sand.
From cookie dough or playdough cut out star shapes (police stars)
DRAMATIC PLAY
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