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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: A Birthday Candle

For Students 9th - 10th
The non-prose piece describes a thirtieth birthday candle being blown out and the thoughts surrounding this event.
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Unit Plan
Can Teach

Can Teach: Songs and Poems

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This site features an extensive list of poems and songs for every event during the school year. Explore the seasons, colors, holidays, and more.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Troy's Treat

For Teachers 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Troy who saves money to buy his sister a treat for her birthday. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: The Hunt

For Students 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Aidan who got a birthday surprise. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: The Great Gift

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage includes the story of a girl who is celebrating her birthday. This passage is intended as a guided passage. It contains questions regarding explicit information and drawing conclusions.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: The Great Gift

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage includes the story of a girl who is celebrating her birthday. This passage is intended as a guided passage. It contains questions regarding explicit information and drawing conclusions.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Happy Birthday

For Teachers 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how birthdays are celebrated in different countries. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Website
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Crafts for Kids

For Students 3rd - 5th
Choose from dozens of simple crafts including activities for the holidays, animal crafts and much more.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Celebrations

For Students Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] An interactive introduction to birthday, Christmas and wedding celebrations prompting children to draw on their own experiences of these events.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: French Birthday

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart resource was created for a French foreign language class. The content topic is birthdates.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Getting to Know You

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] In the beginning of the school year, introduce your students to each other by answering the questions on this flipchart.
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Website
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: A Short Lesson in Probability

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Illinois gives a simulation and then asks questions about it.
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Website
Other

The Virtual Vine: Birthdays

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A fellow teacher suggests creative ways to use birthdays as a teaching tool!
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Graphic
Curated OER

Birthday

For Students Pre-K - 1st
birthday
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Graphic
Curated OER

Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Boy With Birthday Cake

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Cartoon of a boy carrying a birthday cake.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Birthday Party

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Illustration of birthday cake.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Girl With Birthday Cake

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Cartoon drawing of a girl with a birthday cake.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Girl With Birthday Gift

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Cartoon drawing of a girl carrying a gift box.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Boy With Slice of Birthday Cake

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Boy eating a slice of birthday cake.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Friends With Birthday Cake and Present

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Two friends at a birthday party.