Christie S. Young : Elementary Teacher
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Social Studies: Fire Fighters

Standard - 1.2.6 - Identify civic virtues that are needed to be a good citizen.

Materials:

  • Book, Fire Fighters
  • Fire fighter Frank cutout
  • Fire safety manual (pp. 20, 21)
  • Drawing paper
  • "Fire fighter song"
  • Label the fire fighter worksheet

Objective:
The students will be able to correctly label the uniform of a fire fighter.

Motivation:
I will sing the "Fire fighter song" for the students and then have them sing it with me. I will then pass out drawing paper to each student and tell them to draw a picture of a fire fighter.

Goal for learner:
Tell students that today we will be learning about fire fighters ( what they do, what they wear, etc.)

Teach content:

  • Have students come and sit in a circle on the green carpet and share their pictures of fire fighters.
  • Read the book, Fire Fighters , and discuss what fire fighters do, the tools they use, and the parts of their uniforms.
  • Have students stand up and I will say a part of a fire fighter uniform and the students will point to the part of their body it goes on.
  • Have students go back to their seats.
  • Write the words helmet, face shield, mask, gloves, pickax, boots, and pants on the board.
  • Pass out the label the fire fighter worksheet and have students fill in the blanks where they think each word goes.
  • Pass out fire safety manuals and have students complete pages 20 and 21.

Practice:
The students will be drawing a picture of a fire fighter, completing the label the fire fighter worksheet, and completing pages 20 and 21 in their fire safety manuals.

Evaluation:
I will collect the label the fire fighter worksheets and grade them and I will also go over the answers to pages 20 and 21 in the fire safety manuals.

Closing:
I will show the students my fire fighter Frank paper doll and show them how I can dress him in four different uniforms and explain how each uniform is important to a fire fighter. I will give each student a fire fighter Frank and four uniforms to take home to color and cut out.

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