Get fired up for learning with Pete the Cat: Firefighter Pete activities! Perfect for Fire Prevention Week, this pack is stacked with purr-fectly fun tasks that support literacy and fire safety. Young readers can build a 3D fire truck, label fire equipment, and color and trace story elements to boost fine motor skills. They’ll sequence the story, use vocabulary in sentences, and even write their own fire safety tips. With whole group games, digital tools for putting out fires, and creative writing prompts, these activities will light up learning with excitement and knowledge!

As a result of the included activities, students will be able to:

• Build a 3D fire truck.
• Color and trace elements from the story.
• Label fire equipment.
• Write sentences using story vocabulary.
• Sequence the story.
• Write about fire safety.
• Apply Writing Skills with included writing templates and prompts.
• Practice Reading Comprehension with included discussion questions for the beginning, middle, and end of the book.
• Engage in Social Skills with included whole group prompts and activities.
• Develop Fine Motor Skills with included coloring, tracing, cutting, and gluing activities.
• Play a collaborative fire safety game.
• Use digital tools and coding to put out fires.

These activities are cool for the whole crew! Use them in group settings, at stations, or let kids choose their own. They’re perfect for sparking different learning goals!

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💙 After grabbing the Firefighter Pete activities, gear up and read along with the soundscape in your Novel Effect app for a blazing good time!

About the Book

Pete and his classmates are excited about their firehouse field trip. They get to slide down the pole, meet brave firefighters, and even try on their helmets and gear. After the fire alarm sounds, Pete jumps on the fire truck, grabs the hose, and helps the firefighters save the day! With firetruck sounds filling the room, young readers will feel like they are riding alongside Pete! 

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