
IT Station: Books for Safety First Indicators: Receptive Language (Listening and Understanding) DL1.1(B), DL1.1(L), DL1.1(M), Expressive Language (Speaking Second Language) DL2.1(B), DL2.1(L), DL2.1(M), Receptive Language (Listening) L1.1(0), L1.1(1), L1.1(2), Expressive Language (Speaking) L2.1(0), L2.1(1), L2.1(2), L2.2(0), L2.2(1), L2.2(2) (More...) Resources: Vocabulary Card: ambulance, Vocabulary Card: firefighters You Will Need: Suggested Books Touch and Feel Fire Engine by DK Children Red, Stop! Green, Go! by P. D. Eastman Red Light, Green Light by Yumi Heo Flashing Fire Engines, Awesome Ambulances, Patrolling Police Cars all by Tony Mitton & Ant Parker How Do Dinosaurs Stay Safe? by Jane Yolen All Buckled Up by Andrea Zimmerman Vocabulary Cards: Ambulance, Firefighters (see Resources) Possible Interactions Read books about emergency responders and vehicles to support children's understanding of safety and community helpers throughout this theme. Offer books that reinforce simple safety rules. Read rhyming books to support early literacy skills. Call attention to rhyming words by annunciating their sounds. Play a simplified version of Red Light, Green Light using the terms "stop" and "go" to foster executive functioning skills. Read books that explain these concepts. Continue to reference the Vocabulary Cards as the words come up in stories (see Resources). Always preview books to ensure they align with the needs and values of your group.

IT Station: Books for Safety First

Indicators: Receptive Language (Listening and Understanding) DL1.1(B), DL1.1(L), DL1.1(M), Expressive Language (Speaking Second Language) DL2.1(B), DL2.1(L), DL2.1(M), Receptive Language (Listening) L1.1(0), L1.1(1), L1.1(2), Expressive Language (Speaking) L2.1(0), L2.1(1), L2.1(2), L2.2(0), L2.2(1), L2.2(2) (More...)

Resources: Vocabulary Card: ambulance, Vocabulary Card: firefighters

You Will Need:

Suggested Books

Touch and Feel Fire Engine by DK Children
Red, Stop! Green, Go! by P. D. Eastman
Red Light, Green Light by Yumi Heo
Flashing Fire Engines, Awesome Ambulances, Patrolling Police Cars all by Tony Mitton & Ant Parker
How Do Dinosaurs Stay Safe? by Jane Yolen
All Buckled Up by Andrea Zimmerman

Vocabulary Cards: Ambulance, Firefighters (see Resources)

Possible Interactions

Read books about emergency responders and vehicles to support children's understanding of safety and community helpers throughout this theme.
Offer books that reinforce simple safety rules.
Read rhyming books to support early literacy skills. Call attention to rhyming words by annunciating their sounds.
Play a simplified version of Red Light, Green Light using the terms "stop" and "go" to foster executive functioning skills. Read books that explain these concepts.
Continue to reference the Vocabulary Cards as the words come up in stories (see Resources).

Always preview books to ensure they align with the needs and values of your group.