Birthdays Week in Reception

This week we have been exploring birthdays. Children have been learning about how everyone has a birthday and which month they were born in. We have also looked at what might happen on our birthdays and the children were very keen to practise some of these traditions in the classroom.

Our Role Play Area has been turned into a birthday party, where children have been blowing out candles, singing songs and opening presents.

 
 One of the children talked about how when we have a birthday, we sometimes have special food and a special breakfast. Eggs were the children's favourite birthday breakfast food!

Children also felt that cakes were another important birthday food and this has become the main theme of our playdough activities.

 

Children have been grasping the concept that numbers represent a quantity, so one activity they took part in was filling the gift bags with the correct amount of sweets.

We wrapped presents which was a brilliant way to practise our fine motor skills.

Last but not at all the least, we made a birthday display where children could look to see which month they were born in. We learned a new skill of collaging, which children have been very eager to practise during their play.

If your children have talked about the birthday activities at home, please put their comments on the blog or Tapestry!