Community Helpers (Part 2 of 2)

We had a fun but very important week continuing our community helpers lesson.  We learned some very important safety tips.  We practiced dialing 9-1-1 and learned that we can call that number at any time if we are ever in an emergency.  Then, we talked about some different emergency situations.  One emergency we discussed was a house fire.  We talked about what we should do if our home ever catches on fire, and we even had our own fire drill in the school and climbed out the window just like we would if there were a real fire.  We learned to STOP, DROP, and ROLL if our clothing catches on fire, and we even had a visit from a real firefighter named Tom.

Firefighter Tom taught us some very important tips.  He told us that if we are ever in a fire, this is what we need to do:
Get low and Go!
Get out and Stay Out!
Don't hide, go outside!
We really enjoyed learning about the cool gear that he wears and how he helps people.  We even got to climb a ladder and save a kitten!

Some other community helpers we talked about this week were

Mailcarriers.  We even made our own mail bag to carry our letters in. 

This was a great fine motor skill because the kids had to lace all the way around the bag in order for their mail not to fall out.  Lacing cards are a great at-home activity as well.  It is something that is difficult for the children, but if they don't give up, they can do it!

For a vocab center, we played a lakeshore game where we had some different office buildings and sorted different items into which building they belonged.

For example, a toothbrush went in the dental office building, a backpack went in the school building....

We also talked about how community helpers serve others and we all work together to make our communities work.  A cashier helps us pay for our groceries.

We talked about letters h-o-t this week to spell hot, and also m-a-n to spell man.  We also counted counted up to number 17!