A sandpit, a speaker and a fire truck

With our imaginations in full force, we created a fire truck fit for the finest firefighters at Uxbridge. We made sides for it, where the tamariki looked at a real fire truck and drew their own versions of  buttons on it. We had props, jackets , fire hoses and sandpit loose parts. To add to the atmosphere I brought out the speaker and we enjoyed The Fireman’s bbq story song on repeat while we rushed to the fire. 

You can listen to free story here:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FNESC9Z-M7w

Children are contributing to the group, sharing ideas, exploring loose parts using constructive thinking, navigating play using social skills and enjoying music and singing.

You may have seen in the community the fire trucks have ahi written on them. Ahi means fire in Te Reo 🔥Luckily, we didn’t find ahi! But if there was a fire at Uxbridge we went over where to go and what to do as a follow up at mat time. It’s always important to reinforce and practise the drill.  Do you have a family meeting spot like the letterbox if there was a fire-alarm was going off at your place?