These birthday flash cards help preschool to 4th grade students learn 24 party words like cake, candles and presents. Fold-over picture cards, a practice page and an answer key are included.
These birthday clip art flash cards help PreK-1st grade students name 15 party pictures with fold-over picture and word cards. Answer key included for easy vocabulary practice.
These balloon cut outs give children big oval balloons to color, cut and turn into a birthday book or a pattern garland. A fun art and shapes activity for preschool to 2nd grade.
Balloons, candles and big smiles
Birthdays are a kindergarten favorite, and they're full of learning! Kids practice counting candles, saying how old they are and how old they'll be next year (5 + 1 = 6), and learning the months of the year as they find their own birthday month. They also practice kindness: making a card, singing together and waiting their turn to share. The click moment comes when a child points to the calendar and says "My birthday is in that month!"
A birthday is the perfect hook for counting, calendars and kind words.
Show picture cards like cake, candle, gift and balloon, and have kids say the word and clap its parts. Keep the cards in the writing center so kids can use them on birthday cards for friends.
Why it works: pairing a picture with each word gives kids two ways to remember it, a well-tested principle of how people learn (Mayer, 2009).
Try it withBirthday Flash CardsFlash CardsOpen it →Each child writes their name on a paper balloon and tapes it under their birthday month. Then count together: "Which month has the most balloons?" It's a graph, a calendar lesson and a classroom display in one.
Why it works: the U.S. Department of Education's guide for teaching elementary math recommends moving from hands-on objects to drawings to numbers.
Try it withBalloon Cut OutsActivitiesOpen it →Sing a months-of-the-year song every morning and have kids stand up when their birthday month comes along. Little ones love the moment they get to pop up!
Why it works: a catchy, repeating tune gives the brain a hook to hang words on, so sung text is remembered better (Wallace, 1994).
Try it withBirthday Clip ArtFlash CardsOpen it →Teacher favorites right now: Birthday Flash Cards, Birthday Clip Art and Balloon Cut Outs.
Keep it simple and the same for everyone: a song, a special crown or sticker, and a card from the class. Many teachers celebrate summer birthdays on a half-birthday so no one is left out.
Counting candles, adding one more year, and graphing birthday months are all perfect for kindergarten. Kids also love comparing which month has more or fewer birthdays.
Sing them daily, point to them on a calendar, and connect them to each child's birthday. Kids remember the month that matters to them first, then the rest fall into place.
Balloon cut outs, birthday word cards, card writing and a birthday month graph all work well. They mix fine motor skills, reading and math into one celebration.
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