Birthday

Celebrations
Fun Facts
by Barbara L. Luciano
• In Argentina a child’s ear is gently
pulled one time for each year!
• In Denmark a flag flying outside
shows that it is someone’s birthday.
• In India the birthday child brings
chocolates for the class.

Comprehension
Genre Text Feature
Skill
Nonfiction Recall and Retell Glossary

Scott Foresman Social Studies

ISBN 0-328-14788-5

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Children all over the world celebrate
Read Together
birthdays. In this book you will read
about how children celebrate in other Write to It!
countries.
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Make a birthday card for someone

Vocabulary Celebrations
special. Write some words on your
card. Ask a grown-up for help if
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celebrate
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Use another sheet of paper.

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 Birthdays are special times to celebrate. In the United States a family might eat
cake and ice cream. They might sing a
special song and play fun games.

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 In Mexico children hit a piñata. Prizes, In Russia children celebrate by eating a
treats, toys, and candy fall out! special birthday pie.

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 In Israel children sit in a chair that is What is special about how your family
lifted by grownups. They go up and celebrates a birthday?
down one time for each year!

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 Children all over the world celebrate
Read Together
birthdays. In this book you will read
Glossary
about how children celebrate in other Write to It!
countries.
Make a birthday card for someone
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Vocabulary
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family mom, dad, brothers, sisters,
celebrate
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family
and cousins Use another sheet of paper.

Every effort has been made to secure permission and provide appropriate credit for
photographic material. The publisher deeply regrets any omission and pledges to
ISBN: 0-328-14788-5
correct errors called to its attention in subsequent editions.
Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc.
Unless otherwise acknowledged, all photographs are the property of Scott Foresman,
a division of Pearson Education.
All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This publication is
protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher
Photo locators denoted as follows: Top (T), Center (C), Bottom (B), Left (L), Right (R),
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in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or
likewise. For information regarding permission(s), write to: Permissions Department,
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Corbis; 6 Aerial/Terrestrial Photography; 7 Taxi/Getty Images

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