Project 'Special Days' Birthdays 23.11.20

Texts:

Sonny's Birthday Prize -Lisa Stubbs

Spots Birthday Party -Eric Hill

Worried Arthur The Birthday Party - Joan Stimson 

Harry & the Dinosaurs have a Happy Birthday - Ian Whybrow

Activities to Support Birthdays

• Find out when your birthday is.
• Have a birthday party for eg your Teddy
• Design & Make: badges, party hats cards, dough cakes, birthday banners, measure, cut wrap to cover gifts.

Maths 

• See ideas in Maths Folder
• Count candles for cakes and match to the numeral
• Using just two colours of candles - how many different ways of representing eg number 5 can you find ?
• Find 3D shapes to wrap - name the shape - estimate & measure the amount of gift wrap for different sized parcels

Phonics 

See activities for Tuning into Sounds and developing phonic awareness in the Phonics Folder.

 

Handwriting 

• See PowerPoint for accurate formation of letters.
• Develop a comfortable pencil grip through many opportunities to use crayons, pencils, felt pens for a range of purposes.
• Practise tracing over patterns and letters
• Practise writing your name.

 

Creative Activities

• Paint/ collage a birthday cake - practise using scissors
• Paint, print balloon shaped paper - Can you mix new colours?
• Design & make Birthday Bunting - thread together - practise using a hole punch.
• Make party food eg Jelly, choc crispy cakes - find out choc & jelly change from solid to liquid
• Bake birthday biscuits - weigh measure & discuss hygiene, ingredients and textures.