Happy Birthday Moon

Description of Learning Unit:

This week you will enjoy listening to and watching "Happy Birthday Moon." Have fun as you make a night sky and fill the ground with birthday presents, retell the story using picture cards you have colored, pretend you are Bear asking questions, and so much more. You will learn about asking sentences (questions) and practice writing them as well as enjoy a game or two about questions. You will also learn the sight words "myself, never, and only." In addition, you will write questions in your All About Me Book. The unit is meant to last one week, depending on how often you teach language arts.

List of Objectives:

• Listen to the story "Happy Birthday Moon."
• Sequence the story by retelling it using picture cards.
• Learn what a question mark looks like, what it does, and how to use it correctly.
• Correctly write question sentences.
• Learn the following sight words: myself, never, and only.

List of Materials and Supplies Needed for This Pathway:

Prior Knowledge Required for This Unit (if any):

Your child should have an understanding of what a telling sentence (statement) is and what it ends with (period).

Literature Activities:

You and your child will enjoy listening to and watching this video of "Happy Birthday Moon."

In this fun activity, your child will retell the story using picture cards he or she has colored.

In this activity, you will create a night scene with presents for the moon. 

Questions ask something. Pretend you are Bear and think of questions you would like to ask Moon.

In this activity, you and your child will observe the night sky and also make a star tube.

Sight Words - Myself, Never, Only:

You will be introduced to the sight words "myself, never, and only."

Light up your learning with a little flashlight fun as you practice your sight words.

Language Arts Concepts - Question Mark:

This page will show you what a question mark looks like.

This page describes what a question mark is and how to use it correctly.

This page will help you understand how to use the question mark correctly.

All About Me:

This week you will write question sentences in your All About Me book.

Learning Tools (worksheets, drills, printables, online games, tests, etc.):

It's time to practice using question marks.

Help Zed drag the tools to his shed by placing a question mark at the end of the correct sentence.

Color this birthday cake for Bear and Moon. Write question sentences on the back.

Have fun as you unscramble the sentence and put it back in the correct order. Don't forget to add the question mark at the end of each sentence!

Free Online Video:

Cookie Monster knows the way to learn things is by asking questions.

Free Online Audio:

Free E-Books (and classics available in most libraries):