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Free Early Years (EYFS & KS1) Pancake Day Activity: Design a Pancake Art & Craft Sheet

Get ready for some deliciously creative fun with our FREE Pancake Day: Design a Pancake Sheet! This exciting printable is perfect for EYFS and KS1 children, providing a wonderful opportunity to spark imagination, develop fine motor skills, and express creativity.

This blank pancake outline is just waiting for some delicious toppings! What will your Preschool, Nursery, School, Parent or Childminder's little chef choose? Strawberries, ice-cream, banana, chocolate sauce, sprinkles? The possibilities are endless! This sheet is ideal for mark making, drawing, and general art and craft 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 Pancake Day: Design a Pancake Sheet is incredibly versatile and can be used in a multitude of ways across various early years and KS1 environments:

  • Preschool, Nursery & Childminder Settings:

    • Creative Freedom: Provide a wide array of drawing tools (crayons, felt-tips, pencils) and encourage children to draw any toppings they can imagine.

    • Sensory Art: Introduce real craft materials like coloured paper scraps, glitter, cotton wool (for cream), or even dried beans/peas for 'sprinkles' to create a multi-sensory pancake.

    • Discussion: Talk about different foods, textures, and favourite pancake toppings.

  • Reception Class (EYFS):

    • Drawing & Labelling: Encourage children to draw their toppings and then label them with emergent writing or initial sounds.

    • Healthy Eating Link: Discuss healthy vs. unhealthy toppings, making it a cross-curricular activity.

    • Role-Play Integration: Use the completed pancakes as props in a 'pancake cafe' or 'restaurant' role-play area.

  • KS1 Classes (Year 1 & Year 2 School):

    • Descriptive Writing: After designing, children can write sentences or a short paragraph describing their pancake and its toppings, using adjectives.

    • Instructional Writing: Challenge children to write a simple set of instructions on how to make their decorated pancake.

    • Art & Design Focus: Discuss composition, colour choices, and how to create different textures with drawing or craft materials.

• 🎯 Learning objectives covered - 🐣 EYFS Framework

  EYFS Framework:

  • Expressive Arts and Design: Children explore and use a range of media and materials, developing their own ideas, expressing creativity, and making choices about design.

  • Physical Development (Fine Motor Skills): Drawing, colouring, cutting (if applicable), and manipulating craft materials helps to strengthen hand muscles, improve pencil grip, and enhance hand-eye coordination.

  • Communication and Language: Opportunities for children to talk about their designs, describe their chosen toppings, and discuss food.

  • Understanding the World (The World): Links to celebrations (Pancake Day) and learning about different types of food.

• 🎯 Learning objectives covered - 🐤 KS1 Curriculum

  KS1 Curriculum:

  • Art and Design: Children use drawing, painting, and collage to develop and share their ideas, experiences, and imagination. They can explore colour, line, shape, texture, and form through designing their pancake.

  • English (Writing - Composition): Provides a creative stimulus for writing simple sentences, descriptions, or instructions related to their pancake design.

  • Design and Technology: Children can explore designing a product (a pancake) and thinking about its components (toppings).

  • PSHE (Healthy Eating - indirectly): Can spark discussions about different food choices and healthy options.

Download our FREE Pancake Day: Design a Pancake Sheet today and inspire endless sweet creations for your EYFS and KS1 learners!

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