Mr Wolf's Pancakes CANCELLED: A hilarious illustrated children’s book, perfect for Pancake Day - with a sparkling foil finish!

Product Information

Another good activity for helping to build strength in children’s upper arms, is ‘whisking’. You can do this whilst making pancakes but you could also let your child play with some soap and water and enjoy whisking it to see what happens. If you don’t want lots of mess around the sink, try it at bath time instead. Mr Wolf thought very hard for a moment. There was only one decent thing to do. “Oh, very well then,” he sighed, “you had better come in.” And then, with his bulging tummy not quite full, Mr Wolf sat down to eat his pile of pancakes - and he did it all by himself. You're very clever, “said Mr Wolf. “Can you help me write my shopping list, please?” “No!” said Wee Willy Winky. “Go away!” He slammed his door - BANG! “There's no need to be like that,” said Mr Wolf quietly. Part of the Early Years Foundation Stage is to begin to recognise some of our family traditions and celebrations and to begin to recognise how we are similar and different to others. In Nursery, teaching children in detail about Shrove Tuesday is too complicated, but we do talk to them about how Christian’s might celebrate this day and that it’s sometimes referred to as ‘Pancake Day’. We discuss that some families will celebrate by making pancakes and that others might not. We talk about it being a time where Christians begin to prepare for another special day, known as Easter.

Mr Wolf had never made pancakes before, so he took his big recipe book down off the shelf and looked inside. т 2.Do you remember playing ‘What time is it Mr Wolf’ at school? Children love to play this at Nursery still and it’s a good way of practising counting out the correct number of steps. Mr Wolf looked in his cupboard for the ingredients, but he couldn't find anything he needed. “I'll go to the shop,” he decided, and he settled down to write a list. But wolves aren't very good at writing, so Mr Wolf called on Wee Willy Winky. Throughout the story the wolf struggles with tasks such as reading, writing, and counting and had no one to help him. But with perseverance and hard work he managed to do it all by himself. Good message to children even though it may take a little bit of time if you try hard you will succeed. There are lots of songs about cooking pancakes! Here’s a Pancake rap from CBeebies and a Pancake rhyme to join in with Mrs Gosper. How many pancakes have you made? Count each pancake, touching them as you say each number. Sometimes it helps to line objects up to ensure that you count each one only once and try to remember to stop at the last pancake. How many were there? Count again to make sure.

Who has the fewest pancakes? Children often understand the word ‘more’ or ‘most’ but struggle to understand the word ‘fewer’ or ‘fewest’. This week, depending on your child’s abilities, have a go at encouraging them to do the ‘next step’ themselves. This might mean taking the top off a yogurt pot by themselves or for other children, it could be learning to use a knife to cut something soft, like a fish finger, into smaller pieces. If you don’t mind a bit (or lot!) of mess, allow your child to enjoy ‘play baking’ pancakes with some flour, water and mixing bowls.

Keep in touch

If Mr Wolf wanted to have a pancake party and invite some friends to his house, what would he need to send them? That’s right, an invitation. Perhaps you could plan a Pancake Day party for next week and make some invitations to send to people in your house. With supervision, ask children to help you cut some soft fruit to put on their pancakes such as bananas or strawberries. Talk to them about using knives safely. It is clear throughout the message of doing it all by yourself and not necessarily needing someone else to help you do something. Although it is important to note that is okay to ask for help when you think you are struggling and someone will be able to help you but you don’t necessarily need them. If you wanted to practise using a knife and fork outside of meal times, have a go at chopping up your playdough pancakes!

This week, we’re going to practise our counting skills. In the story, Mr Wolf made lots of pancakes and we thought it’d be fun to make our own playdough pancakes. If you don’t have any dough, you could follow this simple recipe and have a go at making your own. Whilst making pancakes and playing, you could introduce ‘counting’ in different ways. The Little Pigs are going to Mr Wolf’s house for a pancake party, how many pancakes do we need to make? Think about your child’s ability and keep the numbers below 5 or 10 as appropriate. He looked at his list, remembered what he needed, counted out his money, and carried the eggs, milk and flour home - all by himself.Talk to your child about the ingredients in pancakes and ask them to think about where they come from. One of the most common answers is usually “the supermarket”! Try to find out more and talk about the origins of milk and eggs by watching these videos. One is all about milk and the other is an episode of ‘Do You Know’ where Maddie finds out about eggs and bread. Now it was time to make the pancakes. But wolves aren't very good at cooking, so Mr Wolf called on the Three Little Pigs. “Please can you help me cook my pancakes? I'll share them with you,” he said kindly. If you have a laptop or a device that supports the game, let your child practise some simple computer skills by playing this game. You need to help Curious George make some pancakes and add his toppings. How many eggs will you need and how many strawberries does George put on? But wolves can't read very well and Mr Wolf had trouble making sense of it. So he went to get some help from his neighbours. Join in a role play game and make your own ‘Pancake Parlour’ using some of the mark making and maths activities at the same time.