F is for Fireman

Arthur could not have been more excited about the letter F! Some of his favorite things start with this letter, so we had a great week planned! We kicked it off by visiting our local fire station and taking part in the fire safety class for kids. It was so much fun! Most of the bottom floor has been turned into a mock house and after listening to a fireman talk about their job, they take the kids through each room of the 'house' and explain where the dangers are and how to be safe at home. Then the kids get to practice being woken up by a fire alarm at home and with the help of a fireman they get to climb out the bedroom window in the 'house'!
We learned lots of fun things and got to see lots of their equipment up close and personal. After the safety class we got to walk through the rest of the station and out into the garage where all the big fire trucks are parked.

This is the fire chief who started our safety class. After about 1 minute his radio went off, alerting them to a fire at the local elementary school. Every mom in the room panicked, apparently they all had older children at that school! Needless to say, the chief didn't stay. Most of the firemen rushed off to fight the fire kindly leaving a few behind to finish the tour for us.

In the garage with the big trucks. The fireman even pulled out the 'jaws of life' scissors that they use to cut open cars after accidents.

Arthur was the only preschooler there that didn't belong to a bigger group, so he got his very own solo pic with the fireman!

As soon as we got home Arthur ran right inside and donned his full fireman apparel then used our car as a firetruck, answering emergency calls for the rest of the afternoon!

We talked about fractions this week as well. I found a really fun game at the library involving fractions and we had a great time playing it together! I love that we get to introduce Arthur to so many new concepts, like fractions, and although I'm not expecting him to grasp the whole concept it is fun to hear him reference something like this weeks later. It seems like exposing him to these ideas fosters more curiosity and helps him grasp the bigger ideas that come along the way!

Building fish pyramids

This was my favorite craft! Arthur loves flamingos and so we had to incorporate this delightful bird into our f week. We made this from Arthur's handprint, two orange drinking straws, and lots of pink feathers!

'Feeding the fish', or doing a graphing activity. Never mind that we feed the fish with goldfish crackers...

Because we had learned about fractions in the week we decided to make Arthur's favorite kind of pizza and he helped me cut it into slices, or fractions, followed by a...

fraction pie!

Math never tasted so good!

And of course, what would our letter f week be without the best f word- friends!?
Playing at the park with his cousin (and great friend) Tyler!