Activity Name

Description/Activity Objective

Materials, Special Set-up

*Creative Art: Fire

and Foil Water
Colors (4)

Activity Description: There will be flames drawn

on both sides of the easel and children can paint
them and then dab the areas with water to see
the paint and water react together. There will still
be plenty of room for them to just paint whatever
they would like though. They can also paint on
foil and relate the heat resistant part of foil to the
heat resistant clothes the fire fighters wear.
Child Objective: The children will be able to paint
using their hand-eye coordination to pick up the
paint brushes and sponges and take them to
paint the flames or fire and then add water.
During this activity the children will explore
creative arts by painting the flames but also
expanding what they paint if they would like.
(D1: G14, CI:7)
Intentional Teaching: Teachers will use parallel
talk with the children about the different colors
and materials that they are using to see the
reactions between the paint and the water and
then self talk to say where they have seen fires
before and try to get the children to tell them
stories about where fires can happen and then
who can help us. They can also relate the water
that they are using on the flames to how fire
fighters use water on the flames to put the fire
out, as well as the foil to the heat resistant
clothing that the fire fighters wear.
Activity Description: There will be a soft new kind
of play dough for the children to manipulate that
is made from corn starch and conditioner as well
as play dough toys to help them create.
Child Objective: The children will be able to have
a better understanding of what it feels like to
hold something soft and different from the
normal play dough they are used to playing with
while working on their fine motor skills to
manipulate the objects with ease. (D2:G18, CI:6)
Intentional Teaching: Teachers will encourage
the children to work together with their peers by
helping identify colors and temperature of the
soft play dough and create shapes or objects
with it and the tools.

Classroom easel (Class)

Butcher paper (RR1)
Paint brushes (RR1, cabinet
above sink)
Sponges (RR1, cabinet
above sink)
Tempura paint and soap
(RR1, cabinet above sink)
Foil (Kitchen

Activity Description: Children will graph colors of

fire trucks and match the shape of the Fire
Fighters hats to their uniforms.
Child Objective: The children will be able to pick
up the different fire truck pieces and use their
cognitive skills to match the color with the

Butcher paper (RR1)

Small Fire Trucks in different
colors (IWP)
Shape matching firemen
(IWP)

Manipulatives: A
New Kind of Play
Dough (3)

*Math: Fire Truck

Graph and Shape
Match (3)

Set up: Cover the easel with

butcher paper. Draw the
outline of some flames on
each side. Cover the table
in butcher paper as well and
set out some pieces of foil
for them to paint on. Set out
paint brushes with different
colors of paint and sponges
with small containers of
water for them to be dipped
in.

Corn Starch (Kitchen)

Conditioner (IWP)
Play Dough Toys (RR2, G,
#13)
Food Coloring, Red, Blue,
Green (Kitchen)
Set up: Make the corn starch
and conditioner play dough
the night before and store it
in Ziplock bags to keep it
moist. Set it out on the table
with some play dough toys
so it looks inviting for the
children.