{"id":96,"date":"2018-10-15T18:10:09","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T01:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/?p=96"},"modified":"2018-10-15T18:10:09","modified_gmt":"2018-10-16T01:10:09","slug":"fire-prevention-books-songs-and-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/fire-prevention-books-songs-and-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire prevention books, songs, and activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfpa.org\/public-education\/campaigns\/fire-prevention-week\">Fire Prevention Week\u00a0<\/a> just passed, but it&#8217;s never the wrong time for fire safety.\u00a0 I was asked to visit a preschool class of 3-year-olds for Fire Prevention Week. These nonfiction titles and activities are suitable for younger preschoolers. The books have simple sentences with easily decoded pictures. You won&#8217;t need three, but it&#8217;s nice to have a choice.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/title\/firefighters-to-the-rescue\/oclc\/952226746\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><i>Firefighters to the Rescue<\/i><\/b> by Alana Olsen<\/a>, PowerKids Press, 2017<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-dy1-aHfTH_E\/W8Ngzt03HCI\/AAAAAAAAInc\/x6GJQDPnakETa-v0zgOhtnAS57jo82IAgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/%252B-%252B192177704_140.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-dy1-aHfTH_E\/W8Ngzt03HCI\/AAAAAAAAInc\/x6GJQDPnakETa-v0zgOhtnAS57jo82IAgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/%252B-%252B192177704_140.jpg?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/title\/fire-station\/oclc\/828775925&amp;referer=brief_results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><b>The Fire Station<\/b><\/i> by Aaron Carr,<\/a> Weigl Publishers, 2014<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/--aKhyYpoSYM\/W8NhQNC_F-I\/AAAAAAAAInk\/oGc0EQeVwnYZxLPBDQRHSLurwiaBtln-gCLcBGAs\/s1600\/%252B-%252B074022373_140.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/--aKhyYpoSYM\/W8NhQNC_F-I\/AAAAAAAAInk\/oGc0EQeVwnYZxLPBDQRHSLurwiaBtln-gCLcBGAs\/s1600\/%252B-%252B074022373_140.jpg?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/title\/fire-station-field-trip\/oclc\/888401301&amp;referer=brief_results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><b>A Fire Station Field Trip<\/b><\/i> by Isabel Martin<\/a>, Capstone, 2015<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;text-align: center\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em;margin-right: 1em\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-5fdIvuBo_cg\/W8NhlCNaPXI\/AAAAAAAAIns\/zbuo5CN35mMsRtvp3prkC1vXqPMw_odNwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/%252B-%252B658659333_140.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-5fdIvuBo_cg\/W8NhlCNaPXI\/AAAAAAAAIns\/zbuo5CN35mMsRtvp3prkC1vXqPMw_odNwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/%252B-%252B658659333_140.jpg?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>For songs and activities, we played a &#8220;Hot or Not Hot&#8221; sorting game, sang &#8220;Hurry, Hurry, Drive the Fire Truck,&#8221; and built a felt board fire engine with the song &#8220;The Wheels on the Truck.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>You can find the details on these activities, as well as some fiction choices on my blog, <a href=\"https:\/\/shelf-employed.blogspot.com\/2018\/10\/fire-prevention-books-songs-and.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shelf-employed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"separator\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-mb_SxmaYNIc\/W8Nd27XzECI\/AAAAAAAAInI\/c8GpQ5Y2gYkKcAeNcYKy6Bn8GfL4VJcSwCEwYBhgL\/s1600\/FIre%2Bprevention%2Bweek%2Bgame.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-mb_SxmaYNIc\/W8Nd27XzECI\/AAAAAAAAInI\/c8GpQ5Y2gYkKcAeNcYKy6Bn8GfL4VJcSwCEwYBhgL\/s320\/FIre%2Bprevention%2Bweek%2Bgame.jpg?resize=320%2C213&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"separator\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"shrinkToFit aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-3atzv2Fj5bo\/W8Nc0MbGtXI\/AAAAAAAAIm0\/ikedGXzpOF8k5UAgg5HBfqKBKWN5kYaKQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Fire%2Btruck.jpg?resize=372%2C248&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-3atzv2Fj5bo\/W8Nc0MbGtXI\/AAAAAAAAIm0\/ikedGXzpOF8k5UAgg5HBfqKBKWN5kYaKQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Fire%2Btruck.jpg\" width=\"372\" height=\"248\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/nonfiction-monday-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/nonfiction.monday.jpg?fit=158%2C111&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"158,111\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"nonfiction.monday\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/nonfiction.monday.jpg?fit=158%2C111&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/nonfiction.monday.jpg?resize=158%2C111\" alt=\"\" width=\"158\" height=\"111\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Fire Prevention Week\u00a0 just passed, but it&#8217;s never the wrong time for fire safety.\u00a0 I was asked to visit a preschool class of 3-year-olds for Fire Prevention Week. 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