The fire service doesn't just deal with fires, they also run many rescue operations and teach people about fire prevention. They often work with the police and paramedics. Colouring helps develop focus. Focus is what helps us see through any task from start to finish. You’ll notice as your child’s focus develops that their drawings become more intricate, taking more time to complete. What are some fun facts about the fire service for kids? We have a range of resources to help younger students find out more about the wider world and the amazing people who help us, such as emergency services and healthcare professionals. Perhaps they will even be inspired in what they want to do when they grow up! Colouring offers practice for pencil grip. By practising with crayons, your child is fine-tuning their proper pencil grip. Pencil grip is part hand strength and part practice. Colouring allows for both! Most improper hand grips are caused when a child develops poor grip habits before their hands are strong enough to support the proper grip.

This engaging activity allows younger children to practise their colouring skills while learning about fire safety and the fire service. Fun and easy to use, this resource is perfect for use with the topic of Fire Prevention Week, people who help us, or to reinforce fire drills. Colouring helps develop hand-strength. Hand strength is important for all hand-related fine motor skills, especially handwriting. Writing takes strength and dexterity, and colouring helps exercise these muscles. Hand strength will also support your child’s proper pencil grip. We have role-play resources all about fire stations and firefighters as well as the other emergency services like police and paramedics. Students may enjoy a colour by number firefighter picture once they've become more skilled at art. Colouring encourages self-expression. When children have the opportunity to colour, they engage their independence and self-expression. What colours should they choose? What should they draw? What will it look like? Will it be big or small? Will it have lots of colours or just one colour? Drawing is a chance for your child to work through their emotions and to express themselves in a safe environment. Children may not always have the words to say exactly how their feeling, but colouring will let them express themselves without needing the vocabulary to do so. With its detailed illustration of a fire station, this fantastic Fire Station Colouring Sheet is sure to fulfil your needs as a creative activity for you and your students. In addition to entertaining and occupying your learners, this resource will help them to develop some of their core abilities. As children carefully colour within the lines, they sharpen their concentration and fine motor skills.

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Colouring activities are a great way of introducing young children to new experiences or topics. Talk to your child as they colour in the picture, asking them what they think the different parts are and why they are important. Colouring also develops fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. What are emergency vehicles? Children will like our original eBook Charlie the Firefighter which features a diverse representation of this profession to combat any stereotypes. There are linked learning resources for this story. Their top priorities are to save lives, save property and protect the environment from fire damage. This lovely set of colouring sheets introduces EYFS children to a whole range of different emergency vehicles. They are great for supporting topic work on people who help us and for developing fine motor skills. You may also like these Emergency Services Colouring Sheets. Colouring stimulates creativity. Colours, shapes, interpretations, and imagined stories are all present when a child is colouring. It helps stimulate the creative centres in their mind.