Firetruck Visit

The annual firetruck visit is a BIG event at School for Little Children! It's very exciting to see such a huge vehicle up close. The firefighters were quite chatty this year. It's always a highlight to see the big ax and hear about chopping down doors and roofs to let smoke out. One of the firefighters showed us how he puts on his uniform - slowly, piece by piece. He compared it to dressing in a costume for Halloween. It's a gentle way to help the children understand there is a real person under all that gear! Then Kade was brave enough to try on the boots, coat and hat. To extend the learning in the classroom, we had a set of fire station legos and lots of firefighter costumes. I feel perfectly safe with all those cute little firefighters and their plastic fire extinguishers in our midst!!