
Driving Fire Trucks Indicators: Music CA2.1(0), CA2.1(1), CA2.1(2), CA2.2(0), CA2.2(1), CA2.2(2), Trust and Relationships SE2.1(0), SE2.1(1), SE2.1(2), SE2.2(0), SE2.2(1), SE2.2(2), Self-Regulation SE4.1(0), SE4.1(1), SE4.1(2), Culture, Family, and Community SS3.3(2), Government, Economics, and Technology SS4.2(2) (More...) You Will Need: vehicles peg puzzle completed My Steering Wheel projects (see Related Activities) Pretend to drive fire trucks together. Bring out the vehicles peg puzzle and invite the children to help you find the fire truck. Upon finding the fire truck, make fire truck sounds together. Briefly discuss the role of firefighters within your community. Have the children ever seen a fire truck? Have each child hold their steering wheel from the My Steering Wheel project (see Related Activities). Pretend it is a fire truck steering wheel. Sing the song "Hurry, Hurry, Drive the Fire Truck." Encourage the children to move their steering wheel and do the actions with you. Hurry, Hurry, Drive the Fire Truck Traditional Hurry, hurry, drive the fire truck. Hurry, hurry, drive the fire truck. Hurry, hurry, drive the fire truck. (Pretend to hold steering wheel in hands and move it quickly.) Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding! Hurry, hurry, turn the corner. Hurry, hurry, turn the corner. Hurry, hurry, turn the corner. (Lean to the right and left.) Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding! Hurry, hurry, climb the ladder. Hurry, hurry, climb the ladder. Hurry, hurry, climb the ladder. (Pretend to climb ladder.) Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding! Hurry, hurry, squirt the water. Hurry, hurry, squirt the water. Hurry, hurry, squirt the water. (Pretend to spray water from hose.) Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding! Slowly, slowly, back to the station. Slowly, slowly, back to the station. Slowly, slowly, back to the station. (Pretend to hold steering wheel in hands and move it slowly.) Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding! Repeat the song several times, singing faster each time. Older Toddlers: Encourage older children to think of other vehicles they could pretend to drive. Come up with lyrics and actions in the song together. Observe: Do the children acknowledge the work of firefighters? Ask children to talk about jobs and roles familiar to them. Related Activities: My Steering Wheel, Part 2 Children complete the My Steering Wheel project.

Driving Fire Trucks

Indicators: Music CA2.1(0), CA2.1(1), CA2.1(2), CA2.2(0), CA2.2(1), CA2.2(2), Trust and Relationships SE2.1(0), SE2.1(1), SE2.1(2), SE2.2(0), SE2.2(1), SE2.2(2), Self-Regulation SE4.1(0), SE4.1(1), SE4.1(2), Culture, Family, and Community SS3.3(2), Government, Economics, and Technology SS4.2(2) (More...)

You Will Need:

vehicles peg puzzle
completed My Steering Wheel projects (see Related Activities)

Pretend to drive fire trucks together.

Bring out the vehicles peg puzzle and invite the children to help you find the fire truck. Upon finding the fire truck, make fire truck sounds together.
Briefly discuss the role of firefighters within your community. Have the children ever seen a fire truck?
Have each child hold their steering wheel from the My Steering Wheel project (see Related Activities). Pretend it is a fire truck steering wheel.
Sing the song "Hurry, Hurry, Drive the Fire Truck." Encourage the children to move their steering wheel and do the actions with you.

Hurry, Hurry, Drive the Fire Truck
Traditional

Hurry, hurry, drive the fire truck.
Hurry, hurry, drive the fire truck.
Hurry, hurry, drive the fire truck.
(Pretend to hold steering wheel in hands and move it quickly.)
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!

Hurry, hurry, turn the corner.
Hurry, hurry, turn the corner.
Hurry, hurry, turn the corner.
(Lean to the right and left.)
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!

Hurry, hurry, climb the ladder.
Hurry, hurry, climb the ladder.
Hurry, hurry, climb the ladder.
(Pretend to climb ladder.)
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!

Hurry, hurry, squirt the water.
Hurry, hurry, squirt the water.
Hurry, hurry, squirt the water.
(Pretend to spray water from hose.)
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!

Slowly, slowly, back to the station.
Slowly, slowly, back to the station.
Slowly, slowly, back to the station.
(Pretend to hold steering wheel in hands and move it slowly.)
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!

Repeat the song several times, singing faster each time.

Older Toddlers: Encourage older children to think of other vehicles they could pretend to drive. Come up with lyrics and actions in the song together.

Observe: Do the children acknowledge the work of firefighters? Ask children to talk about jobs and roles familiar to them.

Related Activities:
My Steering Wheel, Part 2 Children complete the My Steering Wheel project.