At the start of the week, we began our new theme of the community helper, el bombero, or the firefighter. We did drawings of bomberos, and where they live and what they drive, like el coche de bomberos. We read a book about fire engines, and had the puppet Maria, la bombera, who saved the cat from the tree and talked about putting out fires. Despite the rain and being contained in the classroom, we played a relay race in class that was related to firefighters. The children crawled under a white sheet that was humo, or smoke, and climbed up an imaginary ladder, shoot water at the fire (played by yours truly, waving a red scarf), and save a kitty and child from the imaginary burning house. I thought it was a great success and most importantly, the kids seemed to be having fun acting like little bomberos.

Thank you to Quinn for bringing his fire chief jacket and sharing it with everyone! Thanks to Mrs. Moore for letting us use her firefighter hat and books. And Thanks to Zayria for sharing her kitty cat toys in class.

Vocabulario

Bombero/a:              fireman/woman

El Coche de bombero:    fire engine

La Estación de bomberos:     fire station

La Escalera:            ladder

Hidrante de incendios:  fire hydrant

La manguera:       hose

La casa:           house

Fuego:                  fire

Llamas:            flames

Humo:                   smoke

Agua:                   water

Trabajar:          work

Subirse:           to climb