Overview
Objective
Students will:
- Write about the fire station and fire safety.
- Take photographs.
- Create a page for the class book.
Materials
- Digital cameras or 35mm cameras
- Macintosh computer (9.2 or higher) or PC
- iPhoto software (Mac), software that comes with digital camera (PC)
- Printer
Set Up and Prepare
- Earlier a trip was arranged to the fire station.
- Arrange students in groups to share cameras. If there are seven cameras and 20 students then groups of three would share a single camera.
Directions
Step 1: Tour the local fire station.
Step 2: Using a digital camera, the students take turns taking photos during their trip to the fire station.
Step 3: Download these photos into iPhoto or the PC software.
Step 4: Using iPhoto or the PC software, create a book about the trip to the fire station. Each student can write or dictate a sentence that describes his or her photo. If iPhoto or a digital camera is not available, use a 35mm camera to take pictures and then glue the photos into the book.
Step 5: As a thank-you to the firefighters for the tour of the fire station, give them a copy of the class book. I print the book for the fire station on high-gloss photo paper and bind it into a book.
Evaluation
How well did the children participate and behave
at the fire station? How many needed help using a camera? How many needed
help writing? What was the most difficult part of this lesson? What was
most successful? What would you change?
Assess Students
- Subjects:Cooperation and Teamwork, Fire Safety, Listening Comprehension, Expository Writing, Creativity and Imagination, Class Projects, Jobs, Careers, Work, Photography, Visual Arts, Field Trips, Teacher Tips and Strategies, Technology
- Skills:Listening Comprehension, Expository Writing
- Duration:1 Day
