tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072851564194651702.post6086764733386775641..comments2024-01-12T06:24:38.008-05:00Comments on Excellence in Early Childhood Education: Planning for birthdays in your preschool classroomDeborah Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04992053244004086395noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072851564194651702.post-5856168387460199472009-12-01T10:16:48.702-05:002009-12-01T10:16:48.702-05:00Hey Vanessa - I love the link you provided - espec...Hey Vanessa - I love the link you provided - especially the birthday bag/charts - such a cute idea and great resources for teachers.Deborah Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992053244004086395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072851564194651702.post-18655196649422044492009-12-01T07:19:07.443-05:002009-12-01T07:19:07.443-05:00Birthdays are so important to young children, I lo...Birthdays are so important to young children, I love celebrating birthdays in the classroom! Here are all the things I did in my classroom for student birthdays: <br />http://www.pre-kpages.com/birthday.html<br /><br />-vanessaVanessahttp://www.pre-kpages.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072851564194651702.post-33328488101683450102009-11-30T21:12:24.875-05:002009-11-30T21:12:24.875-05:00Very nice! I have used a "Birthday Bag" ...Very nice! I have used a "Birthday Bag" for a while now filled with birthday items. We also decorate the child's cubby for when they come in. (streamers and a sign)....I like the "I am special board" idea for something different.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072851564194651702.post-23708205611684971112009-11-30T20:45:11.420-05:002009-11-30T20:45:11.420-05:00I love the monkey version:) That is so funny that ...I love the monkey version:) That is so funny that they all like to sing it. I haven't heard of the short version - that is really cute too!Deborah Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992053244004086395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2072851564194651702.post-12426634299992193702009-11-30T19:24:11.424-05:002009-11-30T19:24:11.424-05:00We keep our birthday celebrations pretty simple. T...We keep our birthday celebrations pretty simple. The kids, working with their parents, bring in what we call an "I Am Special Board," which is usually a posterboard upon which the kids have glued some photos. We have a paper mache throne that was made by a group of kids several years ago that the celebrant gets to sit in as we go through the photos in front of the class.<br /><br />Since we have a two year program, there is strong "institutional memory" about what we do from year to year. At this point, we can't get away with just singing the Happy Birthday song. Most of the kids also want the "monkey version" (yes, they seem to think it's cool to smell like a monkey), and the "short version" (This is your birthday song/It isn't very long/Hey!).Teacher Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14606781724784785338noreply@blogger.com