Hurry, hurry drive the firetruck. (pretend to be driving)

Hurry, hurry drive the firetruck.

Hurry, hurry drive the firetruck.

Ring, ding, ding, ding, ding, (pretend to be pulling a cord to ring a truck's bell)

(Singing a little faster now):

Hurry, hurry climb the ladder. (pretend to be climbing a ladder)

Hurry, hurry climb the ladder.

Hurry, hurry climb the ladder.

Ring, ding, ding, ding, ding.

(Now sing even faster)

Hurry, hurry spray the water.

Hurry, hurry spray the water.

Hurry, hurry spray the water.

Ring, ding, ding, ding, ding!

(Now you start slowing down, singing slower.)

Slowly, slowly back to the station.

Slowly, slowly back to the station.

Slowly, slowly back to the station.

We're so very tired! (Lay down and pretend to sleep).

(sung to Frere Jacques)

Never play with

Matches or lighters

If you do, if you do

You might burn your fingers.

You might burn your fingers.

This won't do! This won't do!

Never play with

Matches or lighters

If you do, if you do

You might burn your clothes.

You might burn your clothes.

This won't do. This won't do!

Firefighter. Firefighter.

You are brave. You are brave.

Putting out the fires. Putting out the fires.

Lives you save. Lives you save.

Clifford The Firehouse Dog (Clifford 8x8)
 by Norman Bridwell

Curious George and the Firefighters
 by Margaret Rey

Fighting Fires (Aladdin Picture Books)
 by Susan Kuklin

Firefighters Help Us (All About Community Helpers)
 by Aaron R. Murray

Matches, Lighters and Firecrackers Are Not Toys (Safety Town)
 by Dorothy Chlad

No Dragons for Tea: Fire Safety for Kids (and Dragons)
 by Jean E. Pendziwol and Martine Gourbault

Sparky the Fire Dog
 by Don Hoffman

What Does a Firefighter Do? (Yellow Umbrella Early Level)
 by Ellen Catala

In advance, cut out dalmation dog shapes. Provide the shapes, bingo daubers and wiggly/googly eyes and glue sticks.

The children give their dogs spots, while being encouraged to count the dots as they make them, encouraging their one-to-one correspondence.

HAT AND BOOT MATCH

Materials: Five to ten boot shapes and the same number of Fire fighter Hats

For counting:
Make all of the hats red and all of the boots black.

Number the hats 1-5 (or 1-10).

Number the boots 1-5 (or 1-10).

The children then match the numbers.

VARIATION: Number the hats and then put the corresponding number of dots on the boots.

For color matching:

Make the hats and boots of matching colors (such as a red hat and red boot; a blue hat and blue boot, etc.).

The children then match the color

Ten brave firefighters sleeping in a row (one hand in fist)

Ding, ding goes the bell (pull a pretend cord or ring a pretend bell with other hand)

And down the pole they go (pretend your hands are sliding down a pole)

Over to the fire engine--go, go, go (have your arms make running movements)

When the fires is out, they go back slow (make driving motion with hands)

Then back to bed--all sleeping in a row!

Materials: Pieces of red, yellow and orange felt cut into the shapes of flames.

Explain to the children that if there was ever fire on their clothing, they should:

1. Stop Moving

2. Drop to the Ground.

3. Roll on the ground, covering their faces, and the part of the body that has fire.

Place a felt flame on your own sleeve and demonstrate.

Now ask a child to place a felt flame on YOUR back. Say "Oh no, there is fire on my back! What should I do boys and girls?"

They will say stop, drop and roll, hopefully, or you can encourage that! And then--be sure to stop, drop and roll!

(Most children will want to try this once you have demonstrated a few times!)