Fire Safety Theme for Preschool and Pre-K

Fire Safety Books

You’re going to need some books for your fire safety theme. Here are some of my favorites for the early childhood classroom.

Pete the Cat: Firefighter Pete, by James Dean – Pete and his classmates are excited about their field trip to the firehouse. They get to slide down the pole, meet all the brave firefighters, and even try on their helmets and gear. When the alarm sounds, Pete joins the firefighters to help.

Firefighters Help, by Dee Ready – What is a firefighter? What does a firefighter do? What tools does a firefighter use? The text and photos in this book will help kids answer these questions.

Our Fire Station, by Mary Meinking – A fire station helps keep our community safe. Community helpers work hard to keep a fire station running smoothly. This nonfiction book with photos explains who works at a fire station, what the workers do, and what makes a fire station special.

Firefighters! Speeding! Spraying! Saving! by Patricia Hubbell
Preschoolers and kindergartners alike will love this enchanting book filled with rhyme and noisy onomatopoeia that encourages them to participate.

And 20 more! Firefighter Book List for Preschool

Fire Safety Videos

Videos can be used as a tool to introduce new concepts, build background knowledge, and develop vocabulary. Here are a couple of favorites.

Fire Safety Video for Kids with SteveSongs and Sparky the Fire Dog

Hurry Hurry Drive the Fire Truck

See more fire safety videos here: Fire Safety Videos for Preschoolers

Fun Fire Safety Activities

Use these hands-on activities to explore the Fire Safety Theme

Fiery Play Dough – Invite your kids to use orange, red, and yellow play dough to create a fire rescue scene. Add blue play dough and dough extruders for “water.” Read more: Firefighter Play Dough Activity

Flame Colors Sensory Bottle – Use water with red watercolors and mineral oil with oil-based yellow food dye to create a sensory color-mixing bottle.

Fire Truck Letter Matching – Write uppercase letters on 26 clothespins. Print the Fire Truck Alphabet Mat. Kids can clip the letters to the matching one on the mat. (Great for fine motor, too.)

Fire Truck Painting – Gather different sizes of toy fire trucks. Tape a large piece of poster board to a table. Pour a small amount of washable tempera paint (red or yellow). Your kids can drive the trucks through the paint to create designs. Add more paint and watch the colors mix.

Build Ladders – use chenille stems, straws, and craft sticks to create ladders. If you’d like ladders to stay together, add a drop of low-temp hot glue to keep rungs on the ladder rails. Kids may enjoy using the homemade ladders as part of their block constructions.

Fire Safety Scavenger Hunt – Your kids will love going on a scavenger hunt looking for signs of fire safety! Take photos of your fire safety equipment around the school and print the pictures. Take kids on a walk to find the safety equipment. You can print a scavenger hunt sheet here: Fire Safety Hunt Sheet.

Fire Safety Bingo – This fire safety bingo game is the perfect way to practice vocabulary words, grab this game here: Fire Safety Bingo

See links to more Fire Safety activity ideas here: 20+ Fire Safety Preschool Activities

Fire Safety Resources

Fire Safety Bundle – includes literacy and math activities, Fire Station Dramatic Play, circle time games, and Fire Drill Routine.

Dough Extruders – Use these extruders with blue play dough to pretend to pour water on a fire.

Fire Truck Floor Puzzle – Jumbo puzzle in the shape of a fire truck; large pieces make it easy for kids to use.

Fire Chief Role Play Dress Up Set – This coat and accessories are a great addition to your dramatic play center.

Wooden Fire Truck and Figures – Your kids can create all kinds of fire play adventures with this truck and 3 firefighter figures.