PreK – K: Birthday

This past week was my daughter’s birthday. So, this theme includes a few books we found at our library that revolve around birthday celebrations.

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• If A T. Rex Crashes Your Birthday Party by Jill Esbaum
  This book explains all the ways that a misbehaving T. Rex could ruin your celebration.
  SOCIAL STUDIES: Birthday traditions
• Happy Birthday, Jamela! by Niki Daly
  This story tells about a South African girl who is shopping for clothes for her 7th birthday. She wants “Princess Shoes”, but her mother buys her sensible school shoes instead. So, the girl bedazzles the shoes, which makes her mother mad. However, a local artist likes the shoes and invites the girl to make more with her and sell them. So, the girl earns enough money for her mother to buy her new school shoes and the “Princess Shoes”.
  SOCIAL STUDIES: South Africa, Xhosa language, entrepreneurship
  ART: Creativity, craft markets
  MATH: Prices, budget choices
• The Birthday Queen by Audrey and Don Wood
  This book uses very colorful illustrations to tell about a fairy-godmother-like woman who makes sure that everything is perfect for your birthday party.
  SOCIAL STUDIES: Birthday traditions

• Birthday Cakes by Sarah Schuette
  This concept book uses real photographs of children and various types of birthday cakes.
  ART: Cake decorating

• Happy Birthday, Cupcake! by Terry Border
  This story follows a cupcake and a muffin as they try to come up with ideas for Cupcake’s birthday party. The book uses real photographs of foods made into figures and set in real scenery.
  SOCIAL STUDIES: Considering the needs of individuals in a group

• Happy Birthday, Big Bad Wolf by Frank Asch
  In this spin-off from the Three Little Pigs, a young pig mistakenly thinks that his family is throwing a surprise party for the wolf. His parents have to play along to avoid being eaten.
  LITERACY: Retelling a fairy tale
  SOCIAL STUDIES: Birthday traditions