Teach the poem, Ten Brave Firefighters, to the class. Make finger
puppets using the method below.
White paper
scissors
glue or tape
red construction paper or felt
black and red markers
Cut a rectangle measuring 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" out of white paper. To
form cylinder, wind the rectangle around your finger. Remove from finger
and glue or tape the cylinder together.
Reproduce the hat pattern below. Cut out and trace on red construction
paper or felt. This will be the firefighter's hat. Put scissors through
the paper or felt; cut out the arc shape.
Glue the front of the hat and the back onto the cylinder, the arc
extending out. (see illustration)
Add firefighter's features on the cylinder using a black marker and shade
the cheeks with a red marker. Write the fire squad number (1 to 10) on a
small white square and glue it to the arc.
Make a firefighter finger puppet for each finger.
