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| Contentid | 4706 |
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| Content Type | 1 |
| Title | Birthday Celebrations in Class |
| Body | I have my students write their birthday on my calendar in the fall. Then, I have a student write a happy birthday on the board every morning to the cumpleanero. I would like to step this up a little. What do you do for birthdays in your room? Does anybody out there give a bookmark in Spanish that says something about on the day that you were born, etc.? Sragovics, L. Birthday celebrations in class? Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (6 June 2006). ---- I have always celebrated my students' birthdays. On their day, I ask them the date & ask why it's a special or important day for them. When they say it's their birthday, everyone in class claps & says "bon anniversaire". The birthday person stands up & I give him/her a pencil that says "bon anniversaire". I also have a stamp that is a cake & that says "bon anniversaire". I ask if the student wants the stamp on the hand; some don't but most do. Then I ask questions like How old are you? What are you doing to celebrate? Have you received any presents yet? What do you hope to receive? etc. In the beginning of level 1 this is done in English, but as soon as possible it's all done in French. At the end of the year, I give pencils to all the people with summer birthdays. They stand up & say their birthday & how old they will be. It's great & everyone in class enjoys it. Sometimes the next day we'll ask the birthday person a follow-up question based on something s/he said previously. One word of caution. Keep track of your birthdays! It is awful to forget someone's birthday. Howard, S. Birthday celebrations in class? Foreign Language Teaching Forum listserv. FLTEACH@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU (6 June 2006). |
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| Inputdate | 2006-06-17 18:52:00 |
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