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Celebrate Easter!

Topics Reception
This unit is part of Celebrations New Beginnings

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Objectives

Early learning goals

  • Talk about past and present events in their own lives and in the lives of family members.
  • Know that other children do not always do the same things, and are sensitive to this.
  • Know about similarities and differences between others, and among families, communities and traditions.
  • Sing songs and dance.
  • Safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function.
  • Represent ideas, thoughts and feelings through art, dance, role play.

Lesson Planning

Puddles the cat tells the story of Easter, the most important Christian Festival of the year. Children design, make and decorate a special hat for the Easter Parade.

Children will:

  • Learn about the Christian festival Easter; recall at least 5 facts.
  • Consolidate their learning with role-play.
  • Safely use a variety of materials, tools and techniques to create Easter themed crafts.

Provided Resources

This session does not need any provided resources.

You Will Need

  • Selection of Christian artefacts concealed in treasure chest and ‘Puddles the cat’ toy/puppet
  • Puddles and the Happy Easter Day by Gill Vaisey
  • Deedee’s Easter Surprise by Kay Kinnear
  • Resources for Easter Art activity, Easter nest cakes
  • Church role play
  • Play dough
  • Farm small world
  • Hot cross buns

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