Engage your class with firefighter activity that combines informative writing practice with real-world learning about community helpers.
A Firefighter Activity for Your Writing Lessons
When it comes to teaching students how to write a new text type, experienced teachers know that scaffolding is the key to success!
This firefighter activity has been designed by our team to help your students write an information report about firefighters. Students are guided through the process of writing full sentences from dot points (contained in the fact file), then using these to construct a complete text. Students should be encouraged to add any additional relevant facts they know about firefighters to their report.
This firefighter activity contains the following information about firefighters:
- Who are they?
- What do they do?
- What equipment do they use?
- What skills do they have?
This resource file contains:
- A fact file about firefighters
- A note-to-sentence scaffold
- A report writing scaffold
This firefighter activity downloads as a full-colour or black-and-white PDF, or an editable Google Slides file (which contains both versions).
Using These Fireman Activity Sheets in Your Lessons
These fireman activity sheets will teach your students how to write an information report by focusing on the following three skills:
- Writing Sentences from Dot Points – Students practise converting dot points into complete sentences, which helps them learn how to expand on key information and form coherent thoughts without plagiarising their sources!
- Grouping Like Facts into Paragraphs – By organising related sentences into paragraphs, students learn how to group similar information together, enhancing their ability to structure an informative text logically.
- Using a Writing Scaffold – The scaffold provides a clear outline for students to follow, helping them understand the flow of an information report and ensuring they include all necessary components.
Download Firefighter Activities for Your Classroom
Use the dropdown menu on the Download button above to access your preferred version of this resource. (Note: You will be prompted to make a copy of the Google Slides template before accessing it.)
This resource is available in the following formats:
- Easy-to-print PDF – Colour version
- Easy-to-print PDF – Black and White version
- Editable Google Slides – Colour and Black and White version (as 1 download)
Keen to save paper? Why not project the fact files on your interactive whiteboard rather than making copies for students? The environment will thank you for it!
More Activities About Community Helpers
Teach Starter has a wide range of activities about community helpers to support your students’ learning. Click below to explore a sample of our offering!
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