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My Favorite Birthday Story Lesson Plan

My Favorite Birthday Story Lesson Plan

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My Favorite Birthday Story

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Happy birthday! Pre-K and Kindergarten students bring in a photograph of their favorite birthday party. They get together in small groups and write about the birthday - with the help of adults. The stories and the photos are displayed on the bulletin board for all to see.

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