Pancake Day linked to EYFS

**Chatterbox Childcare** · 30-01-2009, 08:45 PM

Hi

Thought some might find this useful. I was looking for a craft activity and came across it.

Mathmatical Development
Pancake number games - cut circles of brown paper and number them 1 - 10 (more if needed!)
Have some frying pan shapes (1 or more) cut from card and let the children stack the pancakes in numerical order onto the frying pans.

Physical Development
Pancake tossing races. Make sure the pancakes are tossed at least once during the race!!

Communication Language Literacy
Talk to the children during circle time about Pancakes. The ingredients used, whether they are going to have some at home.

Creative Development
Crafts
1. Make paper pancakes - on a circle of brown paper use collage materials that resemble fillings that could be put onto a pancake - talk to the children in about the types of toppings they could use ..use fruit pictures from gardening magazines, cut out and paste on!

Chocolate sauce = Brown poster paint in a small squeezy bottle!

2. Sew a pancake by cutting a small circle in brown felt.
Sew together the outer edge but leave the top open so that strawberry/lemon/kiwi/shaped felt or paper shapes can be pushed into the top.

Music/Rhyme

5 golden pancakes, cooking in a pan
Toss them up and catch them if you can......
Along came .... (child's name) with a plate and spoon
took a golden pancake and then left the room!!!

Continue with 4 golden pancakes.....
RolePlay
Have paper chef's hats and white aprons in your home corner,
Bowls, spoons, whisks, jugs, plates, frying pans etc for the children to play at being in a bakery and cooking/tossing the pancakes!

Knowledge & understanding of the World
Use Magical's PDF to explain how the pancakes were made, cooked then eaten !

Personal Social Emotional
Likes and dislikes! Which topings and fillings do the children prefer?
Let the children wash up a few of the dishes after cooking the pancakes, to show them how it is good practice to clean and look after the equipment.

**breezy** · 30-01-2009, 08:47 PM

thats great thank you

**avril** · 30-01-2009, 08:47 PM

Wow that is thought very well thought out.

Last year I cut out paper pancakes and they had pancake races wafting them with a rolled up newspaper - Physical development

**Trouble** · 30-01-2009, 08:49 PM

i think you and sarah should do my eyfs for me as i would never have got that

thank you

**MrsT333** · 30-01-2009, 08:49 PM

wow..this is great!

Thanks for this Debbie

**Chatterbox Childcare** · 30-01-2009, 08:56 PM

Originally Posted by rascal

i think you and sarah should do my eyfs for me as i would never have got that

thank you

I found it on a website - can't take any credit

**Joannechildmind** · 30-01-2009, 11:36 PM

You are truly a star !!!!

Thanks

Jo

**angeldelight** · 30-01-2009, 11:37 PM

Thanks for that Debbie

Angel xx

**Stanfield** · 31-01-2009, 08:40 AM

WOW!

What website did you get this off? Are there anymore EYFS linked themes on there?
Has just saved me a lot of thinking time!

Lucy

**peanuts** · 31-01-2009, 08:48 AM

thanks for that your a star
karen

**mrs c** · 31-01-2009, 09:11 AM

thats good, thank you

**Chatterbox Childcare** · 31-01-2009, 04:14 PM

Originally Posted by Mrs Bradley

WOW!

What website did you get this off? Are there anymore EYFS linked themes on there?
Has just saved me a lot of thinking time!

Lucy

Sorry that was the only one I found. If I find the website again I will let you know

**miffy** · 31-01-2009, 04:29 PM

Originally Posted by Mrs Bradley

WOW!

What website did you get this off? Are there anymore EYFS linked themes on there?
Has just saved me a lot of thinking time!

Lucy

It's from here

www.silkysteps.com/forum/showthread.php?t=117

Great website and you can sign up for their monthly newsletter

Miffy xx

**madasahatter** · 01-02-2009, 07:46 PM

I've just found this http://www.preschoolexpress.com/holi...ay_feb07.shtml
It looks to have some good ideas
Also http://www.preschoolexpress.com/holi...ay_feb07.shtml

**beerheaven** · 01-02-2009, 11:03 PM

Thanks Debbie for all the ideas
Thanks girls for all the websites!!

**sarah707** · 02-02-2009, 07:49 AM

Originally Posted by miffy

It's from here

www.silkysteps.com/forum/showthread.php?t=117

Great website and you can sign up for their monthly newsletter

Miffy xx

Ahhhh! Yes well spotted Miffy I thought I recognised the writing style.

Well found Debbie! Ruth's silkysteps stuff is great isn't it?

There is a lovely colouring for pancake day on her website as well