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Fire Drill
The children in this kindergarten class know what to do when there's a fire drill. They put down their toys and get in line. They file out of the building, slowly and calmly. They listen to the teacher. And when the teacher says "Okay!" the children know everything is safe. Back they go to their classroom to learn and play.
Bouncy and bright, this simple rhyming text guides youngsters through all the steps of a fire drill.
Fire Drill is a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
Bouncy and bright, this simple rhyming text guides youngsters through all the steps of a fire drill.
Fire Drill is a 2011 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
32 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2010
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February 13, 2025
Nice for lower el to introduce drills. Very cool art
June 20, 2019
I read this in preparation for my safety storytime this week. This was actually perfect because the class I went to is doing their first fire drill tomorrow. They were so excited and eager to listen to the book! We used the book's simple rhyming text to discuss the WHY, since the book doesn't quite cover that part. This is a book to use to start the conversation, but the conversation does need to be had. The illustrations are bright and the characters are diverse. Nicely done.
For: readers wanting a book about fire safety/fire drills.
Possible red flags: some readers may feel the book doesn't give enough information on the topics.
For: readers wanting a book about fire safety/fire drills.
Possible red flags: some readers may feel the book doesn't give enough information on the topics.
November 20, 2019
This book was pretty good. It shows children what to expect for a fire drill. This would definitely be a good book to read before having an actual drill. The illustrations match with the words, so it will help the children know the steps for when the school has a fire drill.
February 12, 2022
I thought the illustrations were very cute and very happy and fun to look at. I love how the book had a little bit of a rhyme to it. I feel like this book would be a great book to read to your young children so that they might learn what to do during a fire drill.
September 9, 2017
Perfect!
February 26, 2018
Perfect little rhyming book to introduce fire drill at the beginning of the year or for a refresher for little ones.
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March 19, 2020This is a great book for young readers, because this is a story that speaks about the process and drill for what to do when there is a fire drill.
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May 17, 2022This is a great book for young readers, because this is a story that speaks about the process and drill for what to do when there is a fire drill.
September 13, 2023
The illustrations were adorable.
October 11, 2011
The genre of this book is a picture book and is intended for children who are (P) ages five to eight years old. This book goes through the steps that should be taken when the fire alarm goes off at school. This is a great choice if you have a kindergarten class. The book has short sentences, that rhyme, and explain what to do during a fire drill. The pictures on each page match the words that are on that page. This is good so that if a child can not yet read, they can follow along with the pictures. The colors and patterns in the illustrations would keep the attention of the children. I know that if you try to sit young children down and have them listen to directions, they get very antsy, very quickly. Using this book would be a fun way to teach children the rules and steps of a fire drill. It is a great book to use/have in the classroom. After reading this, I would ask the children to role play, and see if they listened while I was reading the book.
September 18, 2012
I did not give this book a high rating only because I felt it didn't touch on specifics for procedures of a fire drill while in school. I feel as children read books they need to know why certain procedures take place in the order it goes in. Although this gives very basic instructions on what is done during a fire drill it doesn't cover the essentials on why.
As a learning experience, I would use this book to introduce the topic on fire safety and discuss ways/methods to keep safe from fire while in school. After introducing the topic on fire drill safety, I would then demonstrate and have the children practice or act out fire drill procedures. During this I would be teaching the importance of certain procedures taken that the book did not cover.
As a learning experience, I would use this book to introduce the topic on fire safety and discuss ways/methods to keep safe from fire while in school. After introducing the topic on fire drill safety, I would then demonstrate and have the children practice or act out fire drill procedures. During this I would be teaching the importance of certain procedures taken that the book did not cover.
May 30, 2010
I like this book.
The illustrations are fantastic...and multicultural. This is just what I'd love to have in my classroom.
It rhymes, is just short enough to keep the attention of the kiddos, but it's long enough to get all of the informative details in there too.
Although my school has a no talking policy, so I do not have the students say, "Here I am!" But I can certainly explain to them that different schools do things different ways.
Definitely worth reading to any early childhood classroom, especially if you have any students with sensitivities to loud noises.
The illustrations are fantastic...and multicultural. This is just what I'd love to have in my classroom.
It rhymes, is just short enough to keep the attention of the kiddos, but it's long enough to get all of the informative details in there too.
Although my school has a no talking policy, so I do not have the students say, "Here I am!" But I can certainly explain to them that different schools do things different ways.
Definitely worth reading to any early childhood classroom, especially if you have any students with sensitivities to loud noises.
July 16, 2011
Year after year, the preschool teachers come in looking for books on safety and this book is going to be one of the titles I hand out over and over. The pictures are bright and attractive, though I find the kids faces totally inexpressive. They have different hair, clothes and skin tones and yet they could all have been cut from the same basic paper doll mold. But the rhyme is simple and expressive and as I said, this is a high demand topic!
January 31, 2013
This book is great because children learn the steps and the procedures for a fire drill. This book teaches kids with words and illustrations how to stay quiet and listen to the adult and also how to exit the building correctly. The children also learn o stay with their partner and let the teacher know that they have made it to safety.
Learning Extension: Practice with children how to properly go bout a fire drill as well as any other drills.
Learning Extension: Practice with children how to properly go bout a fire drill as well as any other drills.
August 5, 2010
As a former preschool teacher, I would have used this book as a good introduction to fire drills. They are a necessary evil in the three year old classroom and yet quite traumatic for all involved. This gives a good visual explanation as to what they can expect to happen. Nothing can really prepare them for the sound of that alarm though!
January 29, 2015
This would be a good introductory book on fire drills for preschool or younger. I wouldn't read this book to any age older then preschool because it is a little young. I might have it in my library if I was a kinder teacher for students to read on their own however because it would be an easier book to pick out words for them to read on their own.
August 10, 2010
Very simple rhyming text gives an excellent introduction to the experience of a fire drill in school. The cut-paper collage illustrations are wonderfully graphic, yet detailed enough to add a lot to the story. Preschool and kindergarten classes should all have a copy.
January 29, 2015
This book was incredibly easy to read. I would definitely use this in a preschool or kindergarten classroom. This would be a good one to use when you are talking about the safety drills and how to act during the drill.
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April 30, 2011Very cute book. Shows what is going on before, during, and after the drill. Would be great for a classroom.
July 13, 2010
For preschool and kindergarten classrooms that need a book on how a fire drill works, this is it.
December 27, 2010
A small format picture book for Kindergartners about the excitement and etiquette of a fire drill.
August 2, 2014
Nice story for pre-k to help explain what to do for a fire drill.
October 19, 2016
Toddler storytime for sure. Not preschool or school-aged. Simple story.
August 4, 2010
Great book for toddlers and childcare center collections during October (fire safety month).
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February 6, 2018Summary
The children in this kindergarten class know what to do when there's a fire drill. They put down their toys and get in line. They file out of the building, slowly and calmly. They listen to the teacher. And when the teacher says "Okay!" the children know everything is safe. Back they go to their classroom to learn and play. Bouncy and bright, this simple rhyming text guides youngsters through all the steps of a fire drill.
Notes
Paul DuBois Jacobs and Jennifer Swender are a husband and wife writing team and the authors of several books for children. They live in Massachusetts with their two children.
Huy Voun Lee has written and illustrated several books for children including In the Snow and most recently Honk, Honk, Goose! by April Sayre. She lives with her husband in New York City.
Subject: Stories in rhyme -- Juvenile fiction.
Fire drills -- Juvenile fiction.
Accidents -- Prevention -- Juvenile fiction.
Schools -- Juvenile fiction
This book is at a lower level and would work for toddlers if it was needed. With that said, the target audience would be for pre-school children.
The children in this kindergarten class know what to do when there's a fire drill. They put down their toys and get in line. They file out of the building, slowly and calmly. They listen to the teacher. And when the teacher says "Okay!" the children know everything is safe. Back they go to their classroom to learn and play. Bouncy and bright, this simple rhyming text guides youngsters through all the steps of a fire drill.
Notes
Paul DuBois Jacobs and Jennifer Swender are a husband and wife writing team and the authors of several books for children. They live in Massachusetts with their two children.
Huy Voun Lee has written and illustrated several books for children including In the Snow and most recently Honk, Honk, Goose! by April Sayre. She lives with her husband in New York City.
Subject: Stories in rhyme -- Juvenile fiction.
Fire drills -- Juvenile fiction.
Accidents -- Prevention -- Juvenile fiction.
Schools -- Juvenile fiction
This book is at a lower level and would work for toddlers if it was needed. With that said, the target audience would be for pre-school children.
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