EYFS Adult Input Plan
Topic Theme/Aspect: People and Communities
Activity Title: The Queen’s Birthday
Date: 21/04/2017
Organisation: Indoors or Outdoors up to 18 children at any
given time.
Learning Goal: Learns that they have similarities and differences that connect them to, and distinguish them from others.
(Understanding the World: People & Communities 40-60).
Key Questions:
What nice presents could we make or buy for the queen?
How many Party hats are there? Let’s Count
What else would the Queen like?
Where does the queen live?
How does the Drawbridge work?
Key Vocabulary: The Queen, Birthday, Castle, Palace, Red,
Blue, Yellow, Green, Party Hats, Snacks, Presents, Juice,
Drawbridge.
Resources: Nets, Footballs, Kits, 15x4 G, B, Y & R cones, 1; G, B, Y & R Witch Hat Cone, 4 Different Coloured Hoops, Tunnel,
Bendy Bridge, Cones with Sticks, Bean Bags, Balance Beams, Sharks.
Adult Role(s):
Little game: The Legends are going shopping for the party.
Throw 4 (60) different coloured cones in a huge pile in centre of room.
Green- Fruit Juice (Apple)
Blue- Presents
Red- Party Hats
Yellow- Snacks/Sandwiches
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Without Ball: Coach spreads cones all around the room and places one witch hat cone in each corner of the room;
Little Legends collect 1 gift at a time and take it to the relevant coloured witch hat cone; Children must place cone on
witch hat cone & collect another.
With Ball: Coach spreads cones out individually but in a tight circle in centre of room. This time Little Legends must
dribble to centre and locate the correct corner to place present, then return to centre to collect another until all
cones have been placed in the corners. Bring all 4 corners in front of the children and recite numbers in order to 15.
Legends game: Mummy’s Special Day
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Go into Bedroom (Coned Area) & put on party clothes (Hoop over Head).
Go downstairs (Tunnel) & out of front door (Bendy Bridge).
Down the road to the Palace/Castle (4 Cones with Sticks on).
Jump with The Queen on the Bouncy Castle (Coned Area- Blue, Yellow, Blue, Yellow…).
Play pass the parcel (Throw bean bag to parent/carer 10 times).
Oh no! it’s time to go home! Carefully cross the Drawbridge (Balance Beams with Sharks & Blue cones at the side).
With ball:
1. Put foot on ball to lift hoop.
3. Move 2 Sticks to dribble straight through.
4. Remove Bean bags and pass ball ten times.
5. Dribble ball over the Drawbridge, don’t fall in!
Penalties:
Jump over the 4 Bouncy Castles (Hoops).
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EYFS Adult Input Plan
Differentiation / Opportunities for Challenge:
Give children some individual tasks to challenge them relevant to their ability and what you know about them.
Ideas for Extension into Continuous Provision:
Design the Queen’s Birthday Party Invitation.
Create a Menu of what you think The Queen may like to eat at her birthday party.
Draw the Union Jack.
Opportunities for Observation and Assessment:
Physical Social & Emotional Development: Making Relationships
(30-50) •Can play in a group, extending and elaborating play ideas, e.g. building up a role-play activity with other children.
Physical Development: Moving and Handling
(40-60) •Travels with confidence and skill around, under, over and through balancing and climbing equipment.
Communication & Language: Listening & Attention
(40-60) •Maintains attention, concentrates and sits quietly during appropriate activity.
Mathematics: Numbers
(30-50) •Recites numbers in order to 15.
Understanding the World: People & Communities
(30-50) •Remembers and talks about significant events in their own experience.
(30-50) •Recognises and describes special times or events for family or friends.
Activity Adaptation:
**Insert here how you will differentiate the activity to meet the specific needs of your children**
Next Steps:
**Insert here details of next steps relevant to specific children**
Evaluation to Inform Future Planning:
**Insert evaluation of session and include any information that could enhance future learning**
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