Understanding the World

R Understanding the World

Early Years Foundation Stage

Reception

Birthdays

Celebrations

THEME

Diwali

Winter: Hot/Cold

Christmas Traditions

Christmas Story

Hannukah

Bonfire Night

UNIT

In this set of lessons we learn about birthdays. In this lesson with Miss Hughes, we learn why we celebrate birthdays and identify when our own birthdays are. We think of some of the ways that we celebrate birthdays and end the lesson by writing an invitation. You can extend this lesson by hosting a party for your teddies.

To understand why we celebrate birthdays

In this lesson, we will manipulate materials to create a representation of a birthday cake. We will develop fine motor skills and imaginative skills during this lesson.

Birthday Cake

In this lesson, we will be making a birthday card for somebody in our household, a family member, a friend, or even a toy! We will think about that person's favourite things to make the birthday card special. 

The three key areas that this lesson links to are expressive arts and design, physical development and understanding the world.

Birthday Card

Early Years Foundation Stage, Understanding the World
Birthdays

Lessons in this unit

To understand why we celebrate birthdays

Birthday Cake

Birthday Card

Early Years Foundation Stage, Understanding the World Birthdays

Lessons in this unit

To understand why we celebrate birthdays

Birthday Cake

Birthday Card

Early Years Foundation Stage, Understanding the World
Birthdays