Let’s celebrate! Concept: I celebrate important events. Indicator: • Draws pictures to represent a favourite celebration.
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Background information:
• The students will require scissors, glue and colouring pencils.
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• Before the students commence the worksheet, hold a class discussion about favourite celebrations. Talk about special parts of these celebrations—food, ‘faces’ (people who are at these celebrations) and ‘fun’ (special things that are done at these celebrations; e.g. opening presents).
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• Read the directions on the worksheet with the students. They can then draw in each of the shapes on the cone template and write the name of the celebration on the handle strip. Encourage them to colour the handle using colours they associate with the celebration; e.g. for Christmas, a student might choose red and green. • Once the templates are finished, help students to glue the cone together and attach the handle. The finished cones could then be used to stimulate discussion about what the students chose to draw, how different people celebrate important events and what the students could put in the cones to give to their guests; e.g. confectionery, small decorations.
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Additional activities:
• Discuss special symbols of different celebrations; e.g. love hearts for Valentine’s Day.
• Read and discuss how children from other countries celebrate different special events. This might include occasions that are common throughout the world, such as birthdays.
Resources: • Story: Children just like me – celebrations! by A & B Kindersley
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• Story: Birthdays around the world by Mary D Lankford
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• Song: various traditional celebration songs; e.g. Christmas carols.
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