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Inspiration Unit Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Background Information. . . . . . . . . . . .
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Daily Lesson Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Bulletin Board Sketches . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Bibliography
For Teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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For Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Inspiration Unit MapInspiration Unit MapInspiration Unit MapInspiration Unit Map
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Background InformationBackground InformationBackground InformationBackground Information
Welcome to our 2nd Grade unit on
Birthdays Around the World! In this unit, we
will learn how to properly write our birth
date and locate it on a calendar. We will
make graphs of the birthdays we have added
to our Calendar Bulletin Board. We will
discuss our one family’s birthday traditions
as well as exploring, researching, presenting,
and acting out some of the special birthday
customs of different countries around the
world. We will find those countries on a
Bulletin Board map, listen to birthday songs
from those countries, and learn how to say
“Happy Birthday” in different languages. We
will be studying Birthdays Around the World
for two weeks, so come on in and enjoy!
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Lesson 1Lesson 1Lesson 1Lesson 1 –––– Introduction and Introduction and Introduction and Introduction and
Classroom BirthdaysClassroom BirthdaysClassroom BirthdaysClassroom Birthdays
Time:Time:Time:Time: 45 minutes
Materials:Materials:Materials:Materials: � Calendar Name Cards (index cards cut into 4 pieces)
� Calendar Bulletin Board
� Birthday Book
� “I Am Collecting Birthdays” worksheet
Objectives:Objectives:Objectives:Objectives: o Students will recite the months of the year, label them on the
Calendar Bulletin Board, and know how many days each has
o Given their Birthday Books, students will correctly write
their birth date in two formats
o Students will successfully place their birthday card on the
Calendar Bulletin Board
Standards:Standards:Standards:Standards: o Social Studies TEKS 2(D)
Sequence:Sequence:Sequence:Sequence: 1. Begin class by singing Happy Birthday (CD?)
(gather around the Calendar Bulletin Board)
2. Ask students to tell about their birthdays/favorite
birthdays/birthday celebrations(especially cultures
other than American)
3. Introduce unit – “We are going to do a whole unit
just studying birthdays around the world.”
4. Have students recite the months of the year and
label the months on the Calendar Bulletin Board
5. Discuss the knuckle method of remembering how
many days each month has in it (start counting on
the left pinkie knuckle and count each “hill and
valley.” Each “hill” has 31 days; each “valley” has
30 days (except for February). When you get to
July, the last knuckle on the left hand, go to August,
the first knuckle on the right hand.)
6. Ask the students when their birthdays are
7. Have students write their name on a Name Card and
place it on their birthday on the calendar
8. Move to the desks
9. Have students write their name (e.g. Susanna’s) on
their Birthday Book
10. Have students write their month, day, and year of
birth in their Birthday Book
11. Label the Calendar Bulletin Board with the months’
numbers
12. Have the students write their birthday in the
alternate format (_/_/_), referring to the Bulletin
Board for help
13. Review briefly, spending a little time for students to
split into pairs and quiz each other over the
“Knuckle Method” (If necessary)
14. Homework: Explain and send home “I am
Collecting Birthdays” worksheet.
15. Note: Review the names and number of days in
each month throughout the unit as necessary.
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Lesson 2 Lesson 2 Lesson 2 Lesson 2 –––– Happy Birthday Who?Happy Birthday Who?Happy Birthday Who?Happy Birthday Who?
Time:Time:Time:Time: 45 minutes
Materials:Materials:Materials:Materials: � “I Am Collecting Birthdays” worksheet (completed)
� Calendar Bulletin Board
� Calendar Name Cards
� Birthday Books
� http://www.famousbirthdays.com
Objectives:Objectives:Objectives:Objectives: o Given their completed “I Am Collecting Birthdays”
worksheet, students will 1)make Name Cards for their family
and friends; 2)place them on the Calendar Bulletin Board;
3)transfer the information to their Birthday Books using neat
handwriting
o Students will create an imaginary friend (name and birthday),
make them a Name Card, place it on the Calendar Bulletin
Board, and enter the information in their Birthday Book
o Students will brainstorm about what other birthdays they
would like to add to the Calendar (famous people, countries,
buildings, ships, animals, etc. Ex. Independence Day is
“America’s Birthday”)
o Students will place a cards for their selected birthdays on the
Calendar Bulletin Board
Standards:Standards:Standards:Standards: o Social Studies TEKS 1(A)
o Social Studies TEKS 2(D)
Sequence:Sequence:Sequence:Sequence: 1. Briefly review yesterday’s information
2. Have students take out their “I Am Collecting
Birthdays” worksheets and make a Name Card for
each person that they interviewed
3. Have students place these cards on the Calendar
Bulletin Board
4. Have students transfer the information from their
worksheets neatly into their Birthday Books
5. Have students create an imaginary friend with a
birthday, place their Name Card on the Calendar
Bulletin Board, and enter the information in their
Birthday Book
6. Ask students what other birthdays they know or
would like to know (See objective 3). Use the
website above to search for the birthdays of famous
people or see what other people have the same
birthdays as the students
7. Have students place Name Cards for these birthdays
on the Birthday Book and enter the information in
their Birthday Books
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Lesson 3 Lesson 3 Lesson 3 Lesson 3 –––– Graphing BirthdGraphing BirthdGraphing BirthdGraphing Birthdaysaysaysays
Time:Time:Time:Time: 45 minutes
Materials:Materials:Materials:Materials: � Graph paper
� Calendar Bulletin Board
Objectives:Objectives:Objectives:Objectives: o Given the completed Calendar Bulletin Board, Students will
graph the given numbers correctly
Standards:Standards:Standards:Standards: o Mathematics TEKS 11(A),(B)
o Mathematics TEKS 12(A)
Sequence:Sequence:Sequence:Sequence: 1. Pass out graph paper
2. Talk through the following problems, giving details
about how to graph problems using graph paper.
3. Have students outline several boxes of the correct
size: 1)12x20; 2)2x50; 3)31x10
4. Problem 1: Graph how many birthdays/Name Cards
we have put on each month. Which month has the
most? Which month(s) have the fewest? Have
none?
5. Problem 2: Graph how many boys’ birthdays and
how many girls’ birthdays we have put on the
Calendar. Are there more boys or more girls
birthdays?
6. Problem 3: What day of the month(s) has the most
birthdays on it? Add the number of birthdays on
Jan. 1st, Feb. 1
st, Mar. 1
st etc. Graph each number.
Which is the highest? Lowest? What does the graph
tell us?
7. Have students complete other graphing problems
(from Math textbook)
8. Review briefly, then let students spend some time in
Birthday Centers if time allows (Birthday Centers
can include: Music, Computer, Books, Art).
9. Note: Throughout, if students have extra time,
they can spend time in the Birthday Centers
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Lesson 4 Lesson 4 Lesson 4 Lesson 4 –––– BirtBirtBirtBirthdays Customs in the hdays Customs in the hdays Customs in the hdays Customs in the
U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A.
Time:Time:Time:Time: 45 minutes
Materials:Materials:Materials:Materials: � Birthdays Around the World Bulletin Board
� Eeyore Story – in A.A. Milne’s The House at Pooh Corner
or text online at http://winnie-the-
pooh.ru/stories/english/birthday/ � Birthday Books
Objectives:Objectives:Objectives:Objectives: o Students will listen to the Eeyore story and discuss ways that
this celebration is the same or different from what their
families do to celebrate birthdays
o Students will describe their family’s birthday customs by
writing and editing a paragraph in their Birthday Book
o Students will, as a class, create a “Presentation Page” for the
United States and add it to the Birthdays Around the World
Bulletin Board
Standards:Standards:Standards:Standards: o English Language Arts TEKS 1(E)
o Social Studies TEKS 17(A)
o Social Studies TEKS 18(B)
o Music TEKS 5(A),(B)
Sequence:Sequence:Sequence:Sequence: 1. Read the Eeyore story aloud to the class
2. Discuss the story and encourage students to find
was that Eeyore’s celebration is the same or
different from their own families’ celebrations.
3. Have students describe their birthday celebration by
writing a paragraph in their birthday book and
drawing a picture to go along with it, if they choose.
4. As a class, construct a Presentation Page of the
(general) birthday customs, song, and language of
saying “Happy Birthday” and add it to the Birthdays
Around the World Bulletin Board (place the page
near the edge of the bulletin board and draw a line
to the United States). While making the Presentation
Page, draw or print pictures of the important
birthday symbols in the U.S.A., write “Happy
Birthday” as one would say it in English, write or
print out any interesting facts that were found, and
sing the song, “Happy Birthday.” Put all the
elements collected onto a page of paper or a Power
Point slide (recommended – this way, you can
include the music and easily insert pictures). This
basic format is what the students will later use in
their presentations.
5. Review information from today and the last few
days, and if time is left, allow students to spend
some time in centers.
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Lesson 5 Lesson 5 Lesson 5 Lesson 5 –––– Introduction to Introduction to Introduction to Introduction to
Researching BirthdaysResearching BirthdaysResearching BirthdaysResearching Birthdays
Time:Time:Time:Time: 45 minutes
Materials:Materials:Materials:Materials: � Books about birthdays around the world (see materials)
� Websites about countries’ birthday traditions
Objectives:Objectives:Objectives:Objectives: o Students will begin to explore the birthday customs, music,
and language of different countries by reading, using the
Internet, and discussing their findings with other students and
with the teacher
Standards:Standards:Standards:Standards: o Social Studies TEKS 17(A),(B),(C),(D)
o Social Studies TEKS 6(C)
o Second Language TEKS 2(A)(B)
o Music TEKS 2(B) and 5(A),(B)
Sequence:Sequence:Sequence:Sequence: 1. Invite students to spend some time reading the
books in the classroom and looking at the Internet
sites provided for them (on Bibliography for
Students) in order to know what country they would
like to study. Students can work alone or in small
groups according to common interest.
2. Rotate among students/groups aiding them in
finding information.
3. Spend 5-10 minutes at the end of class to discuss
interesting findings as a class
4. Instruct students to think about their decision over
the weekend – they can do more research (for the
purpose of deciding interest) and talk to friends and
family to help them decide which country they
would like to research and present.
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Lesson 6 Lesson 6 Lesson 6 Lesson 6 –––– Guided ResearchGuided ResearchGuided ResearchGuided Research En En En English glish glish glish
Time:Time:Time:Time: 45 minutes
Materials:Materials:Materials:Materials: � Books (see materials, supplement with library resources)
� Websites (see materials)
� Birthday Books
Objectives:Objectives:Objectives:Objectives: o Students will research the country of their choice and record
their findings in their Birthday Books
StandarStandarStandarStandards:ds:ds:ds: o Social Studies TEKS 7(A),(B),(C),(D)
o Second Language TEKS 2(A)(B)
o Music TEKS 2(B) and 5(A),(B)
o English Language Arts TEKS 20(B),(C),(D)
Sequence:Sequence:Sequence:Sequence: 1. Briefly review last week’s information
2. Form students into groups or 2-4 based on their
common interests in researching
3. Explain the research process and aid students in
using the books, CD’s, and computers
4. Students should record facts about how the
countries celebrate birthdays, listen to their music,
and learn how to say “Happy Birthday” in the
language of their country. Students can also find
and print pictures or draw them
5. Note: If there are any special parts of the celebration
that the students would like to do with the class,
make a note of this and plan with them how to
implement that along with their presentations
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Lesson 7 Lesson 7 Lesson 7 Lesson 7 –––– Guided Guided Guided Guided ResearchResearchResearchResearch
Time:Time:Time:Time: 45 minutes
Materials:Materials:Materials:Materials: � Books (see materials, supplement with library resources)
� Websites (see materials)
� Birthday Books
Objectives:Objectives:Objectives:Objectives: o Students will research the country of their choice and record
their findings in their Birthday Books
Standards:Standards:Standards:Standards: o Social Studies TEKS 7(A),(B),(C),(D)
o Second Language TEKS 2(A)(B)
o Music TEKS 2(B) and 5(A),(B)
o English Language Arts TEKS 20(B),(C),(D)
Sequence:Sequence:Sequence:Sequence: 1. Briefly review last week’s information
2. Form students into groups or 2-4 based on their
common interests in researching
3. Explain the research process and aid students in
using the books, CD’s, and computers
4. Students should record facts about how the
countries celebrate birthdays, listen to their music,
and learn how to say “Happy Birthday” in the
language of their country. Students can find and
print pictures or draw them
5. Students (if ready) can begin to construct their
Presentation Page or Power Point Slide. See next
lesson.
6. Note: If there are any special parts of the celebration
that the students would like to do with the class,
make a note of this and plan with them how to
implement that along with their presentations
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Lesson 8 Lesson 8 Lesson 8 Lesson 8 –––– Preparing PresentationsPreparing PresentationsPreparing PresentationsPreparing Presentations
Time:Time:Time:Time: 45 minutes
Materials:Materials:Materials:Materials: � Power Point or Colored Paper
Objectives:Objectives:Objectives:Objectives: o Given the information they have gathered, students will
create a presentation aid including interesting facts about the
country they are researching, “Happy Birthday” written in
that language, pictures, and music (if possible)
o Students will plan their presentation, including any activities
they want to include
Standards:Standards:Standards:Standards: o Social Studies TEKS 7(A),(B),(C),(D)
o Second Language TEKS 2(A)(B)
o Music TEKS 2(B) and 5(A),(B)
o English Language Arts TEKS 20(B),(C),(D)
o Technology TEKS 1(A),(B) and 2(A),(B)
Sequence:Sequence:Sequence:Sequence: 1. Show the students a finished product and explain
how they will construct their presentation pages
2. Split them into their groups and rotate to help them
plan and create their presentation aids
3. Discuss and plan with students what activities they
would like to do with the class as part of their
presentation
4. If needed, send home a note with the children about
materials/permissions needed for tomorrow
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Lesson 9 Lesson 9 Lesson 9 Lesson 9 –––– Presentations Presentations Presentations Presentations and and and and
CelebrationsCelebrationsCelebrationsCelebrations (and a little review) (and a little review) (and a little review) (and a little review)
Time:Time:Time:Time: 45 minutes
MateMateMateMaterials:rials:rials:rials: � Presentation Aids
� Birthdays Around the World Bulletin Board
Objectives:Objectives:Objectives:Objectives: o Students will give and listen to oral presentations about the
countries they have researched.
o Students will compare the information by discussing what
they learned in a class discussion
o Students will review what they have learned
Standards:Standards:Standards:Standards: o Social Studies TEKS 18(A),(B)
o Social Studies TEKS 6(C)
Sequence:Sequence:Sequence:Sequence: 1. Students give their presentations in turns. As the
students make their presentations, add their pages to
the Bulletin Board
2. Discuss what was learned/what they liked
3. Review briefly for the test tomorrow
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Lesson 10 Lesson 10 Lesson 10 Lesson 10 –––– PresentationsPresentationsPresentationsPresentations, , , ,
Celebration, and EvaluationCelebration, and EvaluationCelebration, and EvaluationCelebration, and Evaluation
Time:Time:Time:Time: 45 minutes
Materials:Materials:Materials:Materials: � Presentation Aids
� Birthdays Around the World Bulletin Board
Objectives:Objectives:Objectives:Objectives: o Students will give and listen to oral presentations about the
countries they have researched.
o Students will compare the information by discussing what
they learned in a class discussion
o Students will complete the summative assessment
Standards:Standards:Standards:Standards: o Social Studies TEKS 18(A),(B)
o Social Studies TEKS 6(C)
Sequence:Sequence:Sequence:Sequence: 1. Finish the presentations.
2. Add the presentation pages to the Birthdays Around
the World Bulletin Board
3. Administer and collect the summative assessment
(written and oral)(See Evaluation Ideas)
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Bibliography For TeachersBibliography For TeachersBibliography For TeachersBibliography For Teachers
Books:Books:Books:Books: � Enderlein, Cheryl L. Celebrating Birthdays in Australia (Birthdays Around the World).
Online at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1560657596/102-2118623-
1565717?v=glance&n=283155
o Note: Enderlien wrote a series of books like this, including Celebrating Birthdays
in China, Celebrating Birthdays in Brazil, and Celebrating Birthdays in Russia.
http://my.linkbaton.com/bibliography/Enderlein,+Cheryl+L.
� Lankford, Mary D. Birthdays Around the World. Online at
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/068815431X/102-2118623-
1565717?v=glance&n=283155
� Milne, Alan A. The House at Pooh Corner. Chapter 6. Full text online at http://winnie-
the-pooh.ru/stories/english/birthday/
Websites:Websites:Websites:Websites: Note: websites marked with an * may not be appropriate for students to use on their own. I chose
to use them because they provided useful information, but I recommend that the teacher access
the information and provide it to the students indirectly.
� http://www.kidsparties.com/traditions.htm - Describes briefly birthday customs in many
countries, as well as the special traditions of many families.
� http://www.childrensmuseum.org/birthday/birthday_world.html - Find birthday
traditions, a person’s birthday memories, and the birthday song from these countries:
China, Germany, Nigeria, Spain, Greece, and Japan.
� http://www.birthdayexpress.com/bexpress/planning/BirthdayCelebrations.asp - Gives a
history of birthday celebration and information about birthday traditions in Latin
America, Europe, Africa, the United States, Asia, and the Middle East.
� http://www.birthdaycelebrations.net/traditions.htm - Learn how to sing “Happy Birthday”
in different languages, read about the history of birthday cake, cards, candles, balloons,
and more, and explore the traditions of many different countries.
� http://www.famousbirthdays.com - Find out who else has the same birthday as you!
Search for a famous person’s birthday by name or browse by month and day.
� www.worldatlas.com – a great map resource for teachers.
� * http://www.shabbir.com/romance/bday.html - lists how to say Happy Birthday in many
different languages
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Bibliography for StudentsBibliography for StudentsBibliography for StudentsBibliography for Students
Books:Books:Books:Books: � Enderlein, Cheryl L. Celebrating Birthdays in Australia (Birthdays Around the World).
Online at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1560657596/102-2118623-
1565717?v=glance&n=283155
o Note: Enderlien wrote a series of books like this, including Celebrating Birthdays
in China, Celebrating Birthdays in Brazil, and Celebrating Birthdays in Russia.
http://my.linkbaton.com/bibliography/Enderlein,+Cheryl+L.
� Lankford, Mary D. Birthdays Around the World. Online at
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/068815431X/102-2118623-
1565717?v=glance&n=283155
� Milne, Alan A. The House at Pooh Corner. Chapter 6. Full text online at http://winnie-
the-pooh.ru/stories/english/birthday/
� Wilder, Laura Ingalls. Ill. Doris Ettlinger. A Little House Birthday (My First Little
House). Online at
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006443494X/qid=1144089921/sr=1-
17/ref=sr_1_17/102-2118623-1565717?s=books&v=glance&n=283155
� The American Girls Series – each girl has a birthday story. Online at
http://store.americangirl.com/pls/ag/ags_search.body?searchstr=birthday
� Brown, Marc. Arthur’s Birthday.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316110744/ref=sib_rdr_dp/002-0224259-2156017?
� Saenz, Benjamin Alire. A Gift from Papá Diego/Un regalo de papa Diego.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0938317334/qid=1142903575/sr=2-
1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/002-0224259-2156017?s=books&v=glance&n=283155
Websites:Websites:Websites:Websites: Research:Research:Research:Research:
� http://www.kidsparties.com/traditions.htm - Describes briefly birthday customs in many
countries, as well as the special traditions of many families.
� http://www.childrensmuseum.org/birthday/birthday_world.html - Find birthday
traditions, a person’s birthday memories, and the birthday song from these countries:
China, Germany, Nigeria, Spain, Greece, and Japan.
� http://www.birthdayexpress.com/bexpress/planning/BirthdayCelebrations.asp - Gives a
history of birthday celebration and information about birthday traditions in Latin
America, Europe, Africa, the United States, Asia, and the Middle East.
� http://www.birthdaycelebrations.net/traditions.htm - Learn how to sing “Happy Birthday”
in different languages, read about the history of birthday cake, cards, candles, balloons,
and more, and explore the traditions of many different countries.
Games:Games:Games:Games: � http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/birthday/tictactoe/index.html - Tic-Tac-Toe
� http://www.akidsheart.com/holidays/bday/bdgames.htm - Has several different games,
including Pin the Tail on the Donkey and Jigsaw Puzzles as well as cards that you can
print.
� http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/birthday/jokes.html - Birthday riddles.
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EEEEvaluation Ideasvaluation Ideasvaluation Ideasvaluation Ideas
� Birthday Books – create a simple rubric with categories like
1. Complete
2. Accurate
3. Neat (Handwriting)
� Pictures of the Completed Calendar Bulletin Board and Map Bulletin Board
� Student Presentation Pages or Powerpoints
� Daily Work
1. “I Am Collecting Birthdays” worksheet
2. Graphing Pages
� Unit Test
1. Write your birthday correctly in two formats
2. Show me your birthday on a Calendar
3. Name the months of the year in order and tell how many days they each have
4. Graph a birthday problem
5. Locate the places we studied on a world map
6. Answer “What are some different resources you can use when researching a
topic?”
� Describe the birthday customs of two countries (United States/own family = written,
other country = oral presentation)
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“I Am Collecting Birthdays!” Name: _______________________
Name: __________________________________
Birthday: ___________ __ __, __ __ __ __
(Month) (Day), (Year)
Or __ __ / __ __ / __ __
Name: __________________________________
Birthday: ___________ __ __, __ __ __ __
(Month) (Day), (Year)
Or __ __ / __ __ / __ __
Name: __________________________________
Birthday: ___________ __ __, __ __ __ __
(Month) (Day), (Year)
Or __ __ / __ __ / __ __
Name: __________________________________
Birthday: ___________ __ __, __ __ __ __
(Month) (Day), (Year)
Or __ __ / __ __ / __ __
Extra: Name: __________________________________
Birthday: ___________ __ __, __ __ __ __
(Month) (Day), (Year)
Or __ __ / __ __ / __ __
Instructions:
�Ask at least 4 of your family members and friends what their birthdays are.
�Write each birthday down carefully, the same way that we did it in class.
�As soon as you are done, put this sheet in your homework folder. Make sure to bring it back
to school tomorrow so we can add your friends and family to our Birthday Calendar!
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______________’s
Birthday Book
Place
Photo
Here
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About Me
� My full name is:
______________________
� I am _____ years old
� My Birthday is:
_________ __ __ , __ __ __ __
(Month) (Day), (Year)
� Another Way to Write this is:
__ __ / __ __ / __ __
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How I Celebrate My Birthday:
________________________________
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Notes on My Research:
Group members:_____________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
The country we are researching is:___________
______________________________________________
It is on this continent:________________________
The language spoken is:______________________
This is how you write “Happy Birthday” in
that language:________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
This is how people in this country celebrate
birthdays:____________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
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______________________________________________
______________________________________________
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I have listened to or sung a birthday song
from this country: �
Other interesting facts: ______________________
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Pictures:
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Month: ________________________
1. ________________________ 17. _____________________
2. ________________________ 18. _____________________
3. ________________________ 19. _____________________
4. ________________________ 20. _____________________
5. ________________________ 21. _____________________
6. ________________________ 22. _____________________
7. ________________________ 23. _____________________
8. ________________________ 24. _____________________
9. ________________________ 25. _____________________
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