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Dalmatian Pattern
Use with “Dalmatian Dots” on page 3.
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a copy of the dog
safety with these
pattern on page
cute pups! Have
12.
spots to the dog.
each student cut
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and add black thum out
a blank card a fire
about fire safety
, have him write
safety tip. Then
bprint
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display each card
to write, on
with its correspon
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each child to wear.
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matches.
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In your water table, float craft Fire
foam flames
Facts
labeled as shown.Youn
Display
gsters
near
the table
review
some important
a sign that says
rules
fire safety
“9-1-1.”
with this
Provide
catchay spray
little song.
bottle filled with water. A child pretends
the
(sung
to
flames are real and callsthe
out,tune
of flames;
“I see
“Sing a Song of
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call 9-1-1!” squirting the matching flame with
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water as she says each number.
match
repeats es.
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the thing to do.
the activity until interest wanes.
Safety
es can start fires.
awareness, numberMatch
recognition
They are not safe
for you.
If you see a fire,
Quickly walk or
run.
Find someone and
ask them,
“Will you pleas
e call 9-1-1?”
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Attach flame cutouts to blocks and place them
hose
your block center along with pieces of garden
(fire hose), toy fire engines, and plastic toy people.
the
A child creates buildings out of blocks, using
the
flame-decorated blocks as desired. Then he uses
props for pretend firefighter play. Spatial skills,
community helper role-playing
spots when they
see and count
Youngsters will
child in a small
puppet. Have each pattern (page 10) to
make this cute
of the dalmatian
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group glue a copy d white paper bag as shown.
close
a
of
a number from
the bottom
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mark
as he
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each child
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have each youn
puppy.
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and
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spots
one
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a
sponding numb
child has made
draws the corre
manner until each
their
Continue in this
youngsters use
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dotted dalmatian barking from one to five!
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puppets to pract
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page on
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make a flap . Fold along the
dot
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the flap as Glue the text box ted line to
onto the
shown.
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a fire truck cutout
For this partner activity, give each childFor
thisand
small-group
game, label pairs of flame
12
(patterns on page 11), a toy person (firefighter),
cutouts with 12
face- letters. Scatter the flames
from 5 to matching
connecting cubes. Scatter number cards
facedown. To play,
number; then a student turns over two flames.
down. A child flips a card and identifiesIf the
the letters match, youngsters pretend to spray
the
make a ladder.
each child connects that many cubes toflames
with and then the student who flipped the
on his truckwater;
Next, each youngster places the ladderflames
setseach
themcube
aside. If the letters do not match,
helps the firefighter “climb” to the top,hecounting
turns the and back over. Play continues, in
the laddersflames
as he climbs. Then students disassemble
turn, until therecards.
are no flames left. Matching
remaining
the
flip
to
turns
taking
process,
the
repeat
letters
sets
Identifying numbers, counting, making
red-hot rhyme!
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Hold up five finge
spray a hose.
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Five little firefig
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Point one finge
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up higher!”
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finge
ladde
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the
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The first one says,
getting hot!”
forehead as if hot. pretend to
says, “This fire’s
rs;
The second one
Hold up three finge .
another shot.”
hold a water hose
“Give the hose
says,
one
rs; place hand
The third
Hold up four finge
d.
if looking aroun
about.”
on forehead as
says, “Take a look
then clap.
rs;
The fourth one
Hold up five finge
“The fire is out!”
The fifth one says,
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