Rhymes for Community Helpers
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And his saw goes see, saw, see,
He planes and measures
He hammers and he saws
While he build something for me.
Dressed in blue
He's walking, walking, walking
Do you think he'll bring to you
Some postcards and a letter too?
Begin with closed fists
open one fist, fingers point up
From a window in this house
other fist open, fingers point up
Playmates wave at each other
close fists, then thumbs wag at each other
They jump
hands go up and down quickly
And have such fun!
hands together and clap
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A song from Sesame Street
In your neighborhood
In your neighborhood.
Oh, who are the people in your neighborhood,
The people that you meet each day.
Oh, the fireman is a person
in your neighborhood,
In your neighborhood, in your
neighborhood.
The Fireman is a person in
your neighborhood,
A person that you meet each
day.
Add verses with other people
in the neighborhood; grocer, mail carrier, shoemaker etc.
A fingerplay
hold up right thumb
Down on the pillow he lays his head
right thumb on left palm
Wraps himself in his blanket tight
curl fingers around thumb
And plans to sleep this way all night
close eyes
But the fire alarm rings! He opens his eyes!
open eyes
Quickly he's dressed and down the pole he slides
right hand slides down left arm in a grip from elbow to wrist
Then he climbs on the truck to go, go, go.
hands manipulate imaginary steering wheel
A fingerplay
Five little fire fighters sit very still
hold up five fingers
Until they see a five on top of the hill
Number one rings the bell, ding-dong.
bend down thumb
Number 2 pulls his big boots on.
bend down pointer
finger
Number 3 climbs on the truck right away.
bend down middle finger
Number 4 joins him, no one can wait.
bend down ring finger
Number 5 drives the truck to the fire.
bend down little
finger
The big yellow flames go higher and higher.
spread arms
Whooo-ooo! Whooo-ooo! Hear the
fire truck say
imitate siren
As all of the cars get out of the way.
Shhh! goes the water from the fire
hose spout,
rub palms together
And quicker than a wink the fire is out!
clap hands.
Preschool children perform the actions that the words suggest.
Ten little firemen sleeping in a row,
extend both hands,
fingers curled
Ding dong goes the bell
pull bell cord with
one hand
And down the pole they go
close both fists,
put one on top of other, slide down pole
Off on the engine, oh, oh, oh.
steer engine with
hands
Using the big hose, so, so, so.
When all the fire's out, home so-o slow
steer engine with
hands
Back to bed, all in a row.
extend both hands
with fingers curled
There is an entire Fire
Safety Theme in the Rainbow
Resource Room.
A fingerplay
This is a car driving down the street
right fist travels
down extended left arm
Here's a policeman walking his beat
right index and middle
fingers walk down left arm
Now he is checking the stores at night
To see that the stores are locked up tight
right index finger
and thumb turn key in keyhole formed by crook of little finger
of left hand, other fingers in a fist.
And this is the friendly traffic cop,
left hand in fist,
index finger straight up
Who tells the cars when to Go and Stop!
on Go index finger
beckons, on Stop, raise fist up
When cars get in a traffic jam
jam fists together
He help them better than anyone can.
left index finger
as cop stands erect
Preschool children use hands to perform the actions
Bake me a cake as fast as you can.
Roll it and pat it, mark it with a "B"
Put it in the oven for Baby and me.
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