Youre a preschool teacher which means youve developed a lot of routines over your five years in the classroom Morning circle time snack procedures the naptime ritual patterns and practices that keep the day running smoothly and help children know what to expect

One of those routines is the ai birthday voice circle When a child has a birthday you gather everyone in a circle the birthday child gets a special crown to wear and you all sing the traditional Happy Birthday song together Its cute enough as these things go The birthday child usually smiles the other kids participate with varying levels of enthusiasm and then you move on to the next activity

Through the years youve started to notice something about this routine The birthday child often looks a little overwhelmed which makes sense honestly Having fifteen other kids staring at you and singing can be intense when youre three or four years old And the rest of the class tends to zone out halfway through the song.