Birthday Party Ideas For The Creative Planner

Goals:
To improve skills of capitalization and punctuation.
To increase skills in the expression of ideas and information in written form.
To increase numeration skills
To develop addition skills.
To improve skills of capitalization and punctuation.
To increase skills in the expression of ideas and information in written form.
To improve sequencing skills
To improve letter formation and spacing in writing activities to age appropriate levels.
New Jersey Core Curriculum Standards: 9.2A, 3.3, 4.1A(1), 4.1B(2), 3.2A1(2), 3.2A4(2), & 3.2A8(2)

Materials:

White board & marker
Paper/ Invitations

· Sequencing cards

· Math pages

· Markers/ crayons/ colored pencils

· Arts Supplies

· Pencils

Introduction:

The teacher will ask the question "What do you need to have a great party?" She will accept answers from the students and lead them to mention invitations, a party schedule and enough items (goodie bags, cups, plates, etc.) for everyone invited. The teacher will then announce that we are going to plan a party. Students will work individually on projects to prepare for a party.

Activity:

Break students up into several groups of 2 or 3. Allow students to rotate groups throughout the activitiy

Group 1

These students will be in charge of designing invitations to our party. They will be given blank "fill-in" invitations to use as a draft. They will make up a where and when. They will then be given construction paper and be expected to use the information from the filled in invitation to write a note welcoming someone to our party. The students will be encouraged to creatively decorate their invitation with a variety of art supplies.

Group 2

This student will be given a series of addition and subtraction problems. The sums of the different items will help the party planners see how much of certain supplies they have, and how much more they need to get.

Group 3

This student will be in charge of creating a schedule for our party events. She will be given a series of sequencing cards each with a short sentence about the activity depicted on the card. She will be in charge of putting these cards in order. Some cards can be placed in only one position (i.e. guest arriving first), while she will have to make a personal decision about others (i.e. cake then gifts or vice versa). She will then copy the order of events onto a poster board to be displayed at our party.

The whole class will regroup to discuss the progress they have made in planning their party.

Assessment:

The teacher will observe and note each child's participation in the discussion about the party. She will also look at the students' final product relating to their activity.