“Today is your Birthday,” is a whimsical poem intended to delight children of all ages, celebrating birthdays while reminding children how special they are.
The interactive/writable PDF includes links to two videos: one features a whiteboard animation of the poem and the other is an instructional video that reads and explains every page of the PDF so students can work independently.
Products Included and Suggestions for Instruction:
Poem Video: A narrator provides a modeled reading of the poem, and then a shared reading so students can read along and practice fluency.
Instructional Video: A narrator reads and explains each question, modeling how to use the sentence frames to answer the questions.
Interactive/Writable PDF: The embedded video links provide easy access to the unlisted videos. This PDF provides instructions for answering the questions in writable text boxes for virtual instruction platforms.
Drawing Lesson: A step-by-step directed drawing of an ice cream cone provides an easy-to-do art lesson.
Suggestions for Instruction
Student Grouping: Use “Today is your Birthday” during whole group instruction or for small group instruction, such as working with extension or intervention groups.
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