Maple Leaf Bird Arts and Crafts

July 1 is Canada Day and we are very proud and happy celebrating this day. To honor this very special day for Canadians, we the educators teach our young children the basic concepts of why this day is so special. So part of it is making arts and crafts. We choose the Maple leaf birds craft and the Maple leaf hat.

Maple Leaf is one of the symbols of Canada. Therefore, maple leaf has been widely use for most arts and crafts in the daycare and or any other institutions in Canada during Canada Day.

In this activity, we are not only teaching children by making arts and crafts but we are also promoting other areas of domains like, cognitive skills, fine motor skills and color recognition and a basic history of the  country.

Lesson Plan Activity:

Activity Name: Maple Leaf Bird Arts and Crafts               

Age Group:  2 to 3 years (however this activity is good also for the 4 to 5 years old or older)                        
Number of Children: 8 (the ratio of the children is depends on the age)  

·                  18 - 24 months: ratio - 6 children/1 educator

·                  2 - 3 years old: ratio - 8 children/1 educator

·                  3 - 4 years old: ratio - 8 children/1 educator

·                  4 - 5 years old: ratio - 10 children/1 educator       

Length: 15 to 20 minutes

Goal of the Activity: Promoting cognitive skills and language skills.
Objective of the Activity: The children will be able to understand the basic history of Canada day. 

Materials Required: 

·                  red and white card stocks

·                  Maple leaf pattern

·                  googly eyes

Introduction: Introduce the activity by telling the children about Canada day.

Detailed Progression of the Activity:

·                  Prepare all the materials needed for the activity.

·                  Lay the Maple leaf pattern to the red and white card stock then cut.

·                  Let the children assemble the bird but the educator should help the children one by one especially when applying the glue.

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