RIC-20937 Early years Fairytales - Gingerbread Man

Teachers notes
Curriculum links
All the learning activities in this series of books support the key learning areas of the current curriculum documents.
In particular, one or more activities also support each strand of the new English and Mathematics National Curriculum. The
specific strands from the National Curriculum relating to each activity are denoted by the words in brackets in the English and
Mathematics learning areas of the cross-curricular section.
For example, in the ‘The three billy goats Gruff’ theme:
English Talk about the use of capital letters for the beginning of special names such as ‘Gruff’. Create a goat from
a large capital ‘G’. Use cardboard, paper, crayons and googly eyes. Alternatively, cover a lower-case ‘g’
with Easter grass. (Language)
Mathematics
Reference to both is shown below.
Provide coloured pattern blocks or coloured paper shapes for the children to create goat shapes from.
(Measurement and Geometry)
Relevant curriculum reference
NSW
Qld
SA
Vic.
WA
National Curriculum: refer to pages 6 and 11 of Shape of the Australian Curriculum: English
National Curriculum: refer to pages 6 and 7 of Shape of the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics
National Curriculum: Science learning activities also support pages 6 and 7 of Shape of the Australian
Curriculum: Science
Belonging, being and becoming: The early years framework for Australia (2009)
Refer to Early years curriculum guidelines page 55 (Table 9: A
summary of the learning statements in the early learning areas)
and pages 61–75.
Refer to ‘Early years band: Age 3–Age 5’. South Australian
Curriculum, Standards and Accountability at .
Refer to Victorian essential learning standards Level 1 at
.
Refer to K-3 scope-and-sequence charts at .
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