Friday (15/01/2010)
(a) Poem: Five Little Fighters.
· This poem helped to reinforce the kids’ imagination of a Firefighter’s daily task. As we recited this poem, we moved our body parts…..woooooo! Highlighted vocabulary included: helmet, pole, mask, hose, siren and fire.
Five Little Firefighters
Five little firefighters
sleeping in their bed.
The first one said, "Put your helmet on your head!"
The second one said, "Down the pole we will slide."The third one said, "Get ready to ride!"
The fourth one said, "Put your gas mask on your nose."
The fifth one said, "I'll grab the hose!"
Then Woooo went the siren and out went the fire.
And the five little firemen could finally retire.
(b) Searching for answers.
· I gave the kids a few questions before watching this awesome VCD. Among them:
- What is the colour of a Firefighter’s uniform?
- What do they do?
- - Who is their best friend?
· As the kids watched, together we learnt a few lessons:
- There are many jobs.
- When we are not sure of something, we keep thinking.
- Firefighters rescue people from accident.
- Fire alarm is important.
(c) Recording: What I watched.
- The kids could remember Barney, the Fire Truck, the lady who fell at the bridge, the rescue dog among others. They started drawing their pictures. I sketched some ideas on the board and required them to try writing the word “Firefighter”.
· I was glad that everyone drew independently. Nobody said, “I don’t know”……hmmmm…….that’s great!
Among some drawings: Jing Kai drew the dog and fireman in a big jungle, Xin Tong drew a burning house rescued by the Firefighters. She even added Barney. Most of the kids drawing had Fire Truck. Both Foo Soon and Jun Hong drew a very big Fire Truck. Yan Shan drew her family on a ship. At least, they can tell the story J.
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