I Was Just Thinkin'

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Instructions

1. Give each child a sheet of white oaktag. Ask them to draw a picture ofthemselves on it using markers, crayons, and colored pencils.The GIANT Encyclopedia of Preschool Activities for Three-Year-OldsBooks102The GIANT Encyclopedia of Preschool Activities for Three-Year-OldsBooks1032. Ask the children if they know their birth dates. Record their answers andcheck your records to make sure each one is right.3. Print each child's name and birth date on the drawings they made.4. Punch three holes into the side of each drawing.5. Arrange the pages in order by month.6. Help the children create a front and back cover. Punch holes in it.7. Use yarn to bind the cover and pages into a book.8. Display the book on each child's birthday.More to doAdd blank pages for months with no birthdays in them. Have an "unbirthday"party!Literacy: As the children celebrate their birthdays, ask them to add a page to thebook. They can draw a picture of their birthday parties and dictate a short story.Special Days: If your school follows the public school schedule, celebrate thehalf birthday of the children whose birthdays fall in the summer months.