Easter Bunny's Assistant is a great book to get your students engaged and motivated for some creative Easter writing. Take a look at the fun way I incorporate this book into our Easter activities.
This year, I decided to make a little change to my normal Easter activities in my classroom. Usually, I have a traditional Easter egg hunt with cupcakes or a treat afterward. But, to be honest, I have found that it has lost its appeal over the years.
Many of the kids in my class attend multiple egg hunts – church, neighborhood, home. After a while, it's just not as magical any more. So I started to think that I needed something new and fresh!
A Fresh New Idea – The Easter Bunny's Assistant
As I was wandering around the book store and saw the book, The Easter Bunny's Assistant
, I had the perfect idea! This year, I set up my classroom to be “Bunnyville” and the students rotated stations that were set up to look like jobs in the Easter Bunny's workshop!
, I had the perfect idea! This year, I set up my classroom to be “Bunnyville” and the students rotated stations that were set up to look like jobs in the Easter Bunny's workshop!
Who knew the Easter Bunny had an assistant? Well, in this picture book, he does, and he's a skunk! When the Easter bunny sets out to teach Skunk how to dye Easter eggs, they immediately run into problems!
Easter Bunny Jobs
After reading this hilarious book to my class, I told them that the Easter Bunny needed a new assistant. We made a chart with all the different jobs of the Easter Bunny.
Applying To Be The Assistant
Next, the students had to fill out a job application and apply to be the Easter Bunny's assistant.
They answered questions like – Do you like to color eggs? and Do you like Easter peeps? The kids thought it was great fun to imagine working for the Easter bunny!
Trying Out The Different Jobs
After this, they rotated around the classroom trying out different jobs in “Bunnyville”!
Job #1 – Easter Basket Maker
At this station, the firsties painted paper eggs with watercolor paints and made this cute Easter basket craft.
Job #2 – Candy Tester
Everyone knows that somebody must test out the candy that the Easter Bunny is delivering, right? At this station, the kids got a little cup of Easter candy (peeps, jelly beans, chocolate bunnies and robin eggs) that they tasted.
They drew and labeled their favorite and least favorite candies. After that, they put the candy in ABC order.
Job #3 – Bunnyville Gardener
Everybody knows that bunnies love carrots, so at this station the kids planted carrot seeds. When they were finished they wrote the steps with a cute “how to” writing activity.
Job #4 – Official Egg Hunter
At this station, the firsties hunted for eggs. Hidden all around the room were eggs that were numbered 1-12. Inside each egg was a letter. The students had to collect all 12 eggs and then match the letter in the egg to the secret clue on their worksheet. They had a blast trying to figure out the secret message – “Hoppy Easter!”
Job #5 – Easter Egg Artist
Everyone knows that one of the Easter Bunny's most important jobs is designing the Easter eggs!
At this station, the kids painted giant Easter eggs with watercolor paints. We used the paper eggs because we had already colored real eggs earlier in the week, but it would be super fun to have the students bring in real eggs for this station too.
Job #6 – Jelly Bean Sorter
Finally, at the last station, the kids each got a cup of jelly beans that they sorted on their sorting mat and then graphed.
Easy Transitions From Station To Station
Each child had a checklist of all the jobs and were able to rotate around the room at their own pace, doing each job. When they finished a job, they marked it on their checklist and moved on to the next task!
The Final Task
When everyone was finished, they had a chance to write and draw about their favorite job and then they each received an official badge from the Easter Bunny!
This was a great way to finish up as we headed off to Spring Break! The kids totally enjoyed it and I stayed true to my math and literacy standards. It was something new and different…a new Easter tradition!
Are you ready to visit Bunnyville in your classroom too? This resource has been updated to include a digital version so it's great for your classroom or remote learning lesson plans! Click here to check out everything included!
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