Hometown Heroes
Hometown heroes like our emergency services personnel work tirelessly to keep us safe, often working nights, weekends, and holidays when most of us are home relaxing. This week’s Homeschool Classroom brings these heroes to our attention so that we can learn more about what they do and appreciate their service to our communities.
Emergency!
Does your family have a plan of escape if a fire should break out in your home? Be sure every member of the family knows how to get out safely and what to do once they are out.
Police, Firefighters, and Paramedics to the Rescue
Jolanthe at Homeschool Creations has created a delightful preschool unit study about policemen and women, complete with lots of printables for fine-motor skills, number skills, shape recognition, and much more. This link takes you to her blog where she shares the details of how she designed and used the study with her son, and is a must-read before you head over to the page with links for the free printables. In addition to preschool resources, she also has links for kindergarten pages, a police lap book, and vocabulary cards.
Yolanthe also has a printable pack focused on firefighters. As with the police unit, it helps to start with reading-related picture books.
To explore the topics of ambulances, paramedics, and emergency medical technicians, check out this list of picture books.
Police and Forensic Science
Police officers need our encouragement now more than ever. Although the suggestions at this website are meant for adults, they can be even more meaningful if done by a child.
Do you have a middle schooler (or perhaps your bright elementary-age student) itching to gain the knowledge necessary to solve crimes? Here’s a unit study designed to satisfy that itch.
Emergency Services Careers
Did you know that emergency medical technician and paramedic are not the same job? Although this is a commercial website, it contains valuable information explaining the differences.
If your high schooler is interested in either of these professions, learn more at this website.
For an introduction to forensic science, perhaps this high school unit study could be valuable.
