Fire Safety in Game Form: Features of Forming a Fire Safety Culture Among Preschool Children Through a Child-Oriented Educational Fire Extinguishor

The article is devoted to the actual problem of forming a culture of fire-safe behavior in preschool children. The work examines the potential of play activity as a key mechanism for teaching the basics of fire safety. Special attention is paid to the author's development, a children's educational fire extinguisher, which acts as an effective didactic tool. The article analyzes the peculiarities of preschoolers' perception of fire safety rules through role-playing games, as well as the conditions under which a thematic toy helps not only to acquire theoretical knowledge but also to practice practical skills in an emergency situation. The article substantiates the need for joint activities between teachers and parents in game-based learning to form conscious, careful, and responsible fire-safe behavior in children.