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Bunny Biscuits
This numeracy teaching pack for the Foundation Stage gets the children to explore and model how to bake a selection of biscuits using different 2D shapes that can be used to represent Easter themes and celebrations.
The class can practise shaping and combining a range of different shapes and materials to produce masks shaped as a bunny to wear to a family Easter party.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to explore and model how to bake a selection of biscuits using different 2D shapes that can be used to represent Easter themes and celebrations
Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify and describe pairs of similar shapes by their matching properties and a template to practise shaping and combining materials to decorate a shape to produce a mask to wear to a family Easter party.
The interactive presentation gets the children to explore how to bake a selection of biscuits using different shapes that can be used to represent Easter themes and celebrations.
This lesson is part of a numeracy scheme of work to get the children to identify and describe the properties of different 2D shapes when creating food snacks and decorations to celebrate Easter. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.
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