Birthdays should always be honored in the classroom, especially at the elementary level. Every child deserved to be treated on their special day. We must remember as educators that we are creating a child's original memories of the school place, and we must always strive for these memories to be pleasant. Cheerful first memories will undoubedly promote a positive future image of the classroom.
How to celebrate:
Birthday Calendar: For each month of the school year, a calendar will be posted. If a child's birthday occurs on one of the days within the particular month, there will be birthday cake lamenated cut-out placed on the calendar. This will be the initial indication of the child's birthday. The child will be given a "birthday king or queen crown" to wear for the remainder of their special day. (Different crowns will be distributed to boys and girls.)
"Favorite Things" Poster: This particular idea was utilized in my
elementary classroom in second grade and was extremely effective. A lamenated poster board will be hung on the wall on a child's birthday. At the start of the day the birthday boy or girl will have the opportunity to fill out the birthday favorite things with a dry erase marker. (The poster will include favorite color, favorite toy, favorite holiday, favorite movie, favorite sweet, favorite animal etc.) The poster will hang througout the day, and at the end of the school day the student will have the opportunity to share their favorite things. On this day of the week, (if time permits) the child may bring an item of their choice off of their favorite things poster such as their favorite sweet or their favorite movie. When the day is over, the instructor will simply erase the markings with an eraser and prepare for the next birthday. (Several identical posters should be constructed in the case of multiple birthdays occuring on the same day.)
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