FREE Christmas: Guess the Gift & Label Write | EYFS & KS1 Activity

FREE Early Years & Key Stage One: ‘Guess the Gift’ Label Writing Activity

Bring some festive fun and purpose to writing with our wonderful FREE Christmas: Guess the Gift & Label Write Activity! This engaging printable is perfect for EYFS and KS1 children, providing a fantastic opportunity to develop observational skills, literacy, and imaginative thinking through a fun Christmas-themed guessing game.

Ideal for Preschool, Nursery, School, or for Parents and Childminders at home, this activity encourages children to not only match shapes but also to apply their burgeoning writing and phonics skills in a meaningful way.

This fantastic FREE pack features:

• A set of 10 A4 'toy posters': Each poster shows a toy with its label.

• A set of 10 A4 'wrapped present' activity cards: Each card shows a wrapped present, designed to be matched to one of the toy posters.

• Designed for reusability and differentiation: All cards are intended to be laminated for multiple uses. The pack is also designed to be adaptable, offering opportunities for both adult-led and child-led activities.

(Note: Please use your own discretion and knowledge of your children to ensure appropriateness of each activity suggested on this page and safety concerning any materials given and activity undertaken.)

• 💡 How to use this resource in your classroom/setting

  Our FREE Christmas: Guess the Gift & Label Write Activity is incredibly versatile and can be used in a multitude of ways across various early years and KS1 environments:

  • 'Guess the Gift' Matching Activity:

    • Place the 10 'toy posters' on display for children to see.

    • Give each child one of the 'wrapped present' activity cards.

    • Encourage them to use their observational skills to match their present with the correct toy poster. This is a great exercise for visual discrimination and problem-solving.

  • Purposeful Label Writing:

    • Once a child has matched their wrapped present, they can be encouraged to write the toy's label underneath on the activity card. The cards are laminated, so they can use a whiteboard pen for a reusable activity.

  • Open-Ended Phonics Practice:

    • For a more challenging and open-ended task, you can give children a 'wrapped present' card without letting them see the toy posters.

    • Challenge them to imagine what they think is inside and write a label for it, encouraging them to experiment with their phonics skills to sound out the word they have in mind.

  • Differentiation/Variation:

    • The 'toy posters' are designed in such a way that you can cut the image and the label to make two separate cards.

    • This allows you to offer further differentiation: you may wish to let children see the images to give them ideas for what may be inside their present, but would like them to use their phonics skills to write the label independently.

• 🎯 Learning objectives covered - 🐣 EYFS Framework

  EYFS Framework:

  • Literacy (Writing): Children use their mark-making and early writing skills to write labels for a purpose. They learn to represent their ideas with letters and sounds.

  • Communication and Language: Children listen to instructions, engage in discussions about the presents, and articulate their guesses and writing choices.

  • Mathematics (Shape, Space and Measure - indirectly): Children use their observational skills to match the shapes on the cards.

  • Physical Development (Fine Motor Skills): The acts of matching, pointing, and writing with a whiteboard pen strengthen hand muscles, improve dexterity, and enhance hand-eye coordination.

• 🎯 Learning objectives covered - 🐤 KS1 Curriculum

  KS1 Curriculum:

  • English (Writing; Phonics): Children learn to write for a specific purpose (a label) and apply their phonics knowledge to sound out and spell words.

  • Art and Design: Children explore and appreciate the visual designs on the cards.

Download our FREE Christmas: Guess the Gift & Label Write Activity today and add a delightful, educational, and fun touch to your learning as you celebrate the holiday season!

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