We are currently interested in transport and emergency vehicles. In order to foster on these interest we invited child M's mother to visit us in her ambulance. M's mother is a paramedic who works for St John ambulance. We are very fortunate that she accepted our invite and came today in an ambulance for us to explore. The children were sitting on the mat while she showed them her huge first aid pack. All the children were very curious about the ambulance and the contents of the first aid bag. She opened her pack and explained to us what they are and what they are for. Several children had the opportunity to have their arm bandaged or put into a sling. She asked the children whether anyone had been in an ambulance. A couple of children put their hands up and answered, "Yes!".
We then went outside and were allowed to climb into the ambulance. It was very nice of M's mother to speak in a very friendly manner to the children. She even gave them some soft toys to cuddle and made them really comfortable. We now know that ambulances are not scary at all but they are to help us when we are in need of help. Te Whariki, Wellbeing Strand, goal 2 states, "Children experience an environment where their emotional wellbeing is nurtured" (Ministry of Education, 1996, p. 50).
Soon, it was time for us to say good bye and she sounded the siren on her way down the driveway. We also know that whenever we hear the siren, we should give way for the ambulance to pass. The children have a very fantastic and exciting learning experience.
This is a good experience for your children.Mind you I haven't been inside an ambulance.they are indeed fortunate to get to learn first hand experience and associate with the important people of the community.You would be interested to extend their learning in this are and gain more knowledge.a good way of extending your children's interestand might help those who fear. ka pai
ReplyDeleteKia ora Diana, its good to know that children are learning not to be scared of people and things that are intended to keep us safe... Gaining confidence and learning about organisations that are a neccesity in the community can help build on children's understanding around road code safety.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great start this would help to extend our children's knowledge and gain more confidence to meet new people from the community.It is all about teaching our children to stay healthy and to keep them safe from harm
ReplyDeleteHi Diana, I think children really had experience to meet new people from the community. I hope they learn and gained some knowledge about safety.
ReplyDeleteHi Diana..Such a great experience for the children.It must have been so wonderful to see their expressions.Its great that the children gained first hand experience with the ambulance as at times things that are different or not familiar can be a bit scary..So well done Diana
ReplyDeleteWow it was a great link to the technology and social studies. You were greatly describing the situations with some links to the literatures. What do you think about this event? How would you extend children's interests in this?
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