Birthday Letters

Each Ganon child on their birthday gets to paint and decorate the first letter of their name.  The letters have been hanging on the wall all year but are plain white until the birthday child decorates it.  The painting of each new letter is a momentous event and the whole class enjoys it.  The birthday child chooses the materials that they want to use.  Several children always come and watch the birthday child paint their letter. It is almost like a little ceremony and the birthday child always has a smile on their face as they work. The class love to look at the letters and count to see how many children in the class have already turned five.  The class enjoy clapping as I add the newly decorated letter to the wall.  We recently celebrated the birthdays of two children that have birthdays in the summer.  Now our birthday letter wall is complete.  Doesn't it look fabulous?