Children's Water Festival
Chatham Kent
Bucket Brigade
Overview
Students work together to simulate pioneer life, including firefighting methods. Students will line up and pass buckets full of water to put out a "fire". They will also have the opportunity to talk to local firefighters and see modern firefighting technology such as fire trucks and fire hoses.
Curriculum Link
Heritage and Citizenship, Grade 4 (Medieval Times)
Compare aspects of life in a medieval community and their own community (S.E.)
Heritage and Citizenship, Grade 3 (Early Settlements in Upper Canada)
Describe how the early settlers valued, used, and looked after natural resources(S.E.)
Compare and contrast tools and technology used by early settlers and/or First Nation peoples with present-day tools and technologies (S.E.)
Health and Physical Education, Grade 4 (Fundamental Movement Skills)
Combine locomotion/travelling skills in repeatable sequences, incorporating a variety of speeds, levels, and energy resources