For over two decades, I celebrated the whole birthdays and half birthdays of my students. It is only in recent years, however, that I have added quarter birthdays and three-quarter birthdays to our classroom festivities.
Celebrating birthdays every three months is a great way to introduce and reinforce fractions. It will also add to the overall joy of your classroom. It seems that every week we are singing some version of our modified Happy Birthday song.
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