Vocabulary
Happy Birthday
cake
frosting
ice cream
present
candle
punch
party favor
party hat
party game
pin the tail on the donkey
musical chairs
clothespin drop
make a wish
birthday spankings
decorations
balloon
streamer
paper plate
paper cup
napkin
plastic ware
confetti
invitation
RSVP
noisemaker
blow out the candles
wrap a present
bow
wrapping paper
birthday card
thank-you note
1. Where was this picture taken?
2. What is on the table?
3. How is the table decorated?
4. How is the cake decorated?
5. How would the room be decorated for a typical birthday party?
6. What is the girl at the end of the table doing?
7. What song is usually sung before the birthday child blows out the candles?
8. Which child is the birthday child?
9. What are the other children doing?
10. What do the children have on their heads?
11. What might children eat and drink at a birthday party?
12. What else might children do at a birthday party, besides eating?
13. What kind of games might children play at a birthday party?
14. What else might children play with at a birthday party?
15. What do the children bring for the birthday child?
16. What usually accompanies the birthday present?
17. How is a birthday present typically decorated?
18. What is the polite way for the birthday child to thank the other children for the birthday presents?
19. How does the birthday child ask others to come to his birthday party?
20. How does the birthday child know how many children are going to come to the party?
Paragraph: At a Birthday Party
Do you celebrate birthdays, either your own, or someone else’s? When was the last time you were at a birthday party? How do you celebrate birthdays? Write a brief paragraph describing a typical birthday party.