Celebrating birthdays in the classroom can help build classroom community and make students feel extra special-no matter what grade level. My sister frequently reminds me of the time her first-grade teacher forgot her birthday and how she didn't get her birthday pencil. It obviously left a big mark on my sister, and it is something that I remember as a classroom teacher. Here are four ways to celebrate your students' birthdays in the classroom using some cute and fun items.
Birthday Chart
Keep a birthday chart up in your classroom to help you remember your students' birthdays. It also helps students make connections with each other as they find similarities in their birth month or day.
This cute chart from matches perfectly with the birthday goodies they have too. You can find it in the Classroom Birthday Celebration Kit.
Birthday Seat Cover
I love this It's My Birthday Canvas Seat Cover! It's such an easy way to make your students feel special. It fits right over your students' desk chairs and makes quite the statement on their birthday.
Get it all set up the day before or the morning of your student's birthday.
Birthday Pins
These birthday pins come as part of the birthday celebration kit and are the perfect accessory for your student's special day. You can pair it with a birthday crown and make sure the student body knows it's your student's birthday.
Certificate and Goody Bag
Get these goody bags made at the beginning of the year. Use the birthday celebration kit to fill the cellophane bags and have them ready for your students on the day of their birthdays. You get mini stamps, rubber balls, pencils, stickers, and bookmarks.
The key to celebrating your students' birthdays is to be prepared. Know when your students' birthdays are throughout the school year and add new students' birthdays on the chart as they enter your classroom. The birthday celebration kit and poster make it easy to get it all together so you're prepared.
