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Learning about Police Officers and Firefighters in our Community

Posted on by Little Birds Nursery
22
Jan

This week, Little Birds have been inquiring into how police officers and firefighters help us in the world in which we live. We have been developing our understanding of others in the community around us.

The children enjoyed the mini provocations which were set up in the environment both indoors and outside; they had to solve the crime scene and put out a pretend fire by thinking of ideas as detectives and fire fighters.

Three children in yellow safety vests sit at a play table marked "Police Station," busy drawing on "WANTED" posters.
Three children in high-visibility yellow vests use magnifying glasses to examine a small toy animal on the floor of a classroom.
An overhead shot of a child in a yellow safety vest leaning over a wooden table to draw on a paper labeled "WANTED."
A child in a yellow safety vest sits on a rug inside a play area cordoned off with red tape, investigating coins and blocks with a magnifying glass.

Some of the children enjoyed participating in imaginative play by dressing up as police officers and firefighters acting out simple scenarios. They developed their expressive skills.

wo children wearing play safety gear and hats interact with colorful, flexible hoses attached to a wooden outdoor structure.
Two children in yellow hard hats and firefighter-themed jackets use a green watering can to pretend to extinguish a paper play fire.
A play fire made from red and yellow paper strips is arranged on a wooden surface next to two metal bowls.

To work on mathematics, the children practised counting and number recognition, the Little birds enjoyed learning about making finger prints with paint, linking to Police Officers.

A child wearing a colorful shape-patterned apron works on a counting activity involving numbers 1 through 5.
A child wearing a colorful shape-patterned apron works on a counting activity involving numbers 1 through 5.
A child with braided hair and a play apron uses their hands to create a messy black paint or ink artwork on paper.
A child wearing a colorful shape-patterned apron works on a counting activity involving numbers 1 through 5.

Little Birds also spoke about calling 999 in an emergency to request help from the police or fire service. They identified and shared ideas about different scenarios in which they may need help. This developed their communication and listening skills.

One pupil made a fire engine from Mobilo independently.

A child in a black coat constructs a tower using red, blue, and yellow plastic blocks at an outdoor table.

Little Birds also enjoyed listening to:

Emergency book cover with a red fire engine
Firefighter book cover of a cartoon fireman holding a water hose with a red fire truck in the background
After Fall book cover of a brown wall and a egg sitting on the wall

This week’s shape focus the children inquired about triangles, completing a variety of activities involving this 2D shape.

A child in a school uniform holds up a finished craft project featuring a green triangle and cotton swabs glued to black paper.
Three children play with wooden blocks and green cylinders on a black outdoor activity table.
A child in a school uniform uses a glue stick to attach small, colorful decorations to a large triangle printed on paper.
A child in a school uniform arranges colorful plastic counters into a pyramid shape on a black activity tray.
Two children in school uniforms hold triangular blocks while standing in front of a wooden dollhouse.