Happy Birthday! Party Words for Kindergarten

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A free Kindergarten ESL worksheet with six birthday party words: cake, candle, balloon, present, card and party hat. Children match and circle words, count candles to say how old someone is, use I am five and Happy birthday!, answer yes or no and draw their own birthday cake. Includes a timed lesson plan, a six-activity worksheet, an editable Word version and answer key.

Overview

Children learn the words for a birthday party and the phrases we say: "Happy birthday!" "How old are you?" "I am five." They match pictures and words, circle the right word, count the candles on a cake to find someone's age, complete short sentences and answer yes or no. The lesson ends with children drawing a birthday cake with the right number of candles for their own age.

Resource Details

Subject: ESL
Topic: Birthday Party Words
Category: Vocabulary
File Type: PDF
File Size: 238.1 KB
Published: 12 Nov 2026
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Kindergarten ESL (ages 5–6), pre-A1 35 minutes Listening speaking vocabulary counting early reading

Student Task

Sing a birthday song and show a picture of a party. Ask: "What can you see?"
Do activities 1 and 2 together, saying each word aloud.
Children complete activities 3 to 6 with help. Answers are in the answer key.

Classroom Use

Pretend party: children pass a toy cake around and say Happy birthday! to a classmate.
How old? Hold up candles (or fingers); children say I am four, I am five.
Party bag: put picture cards in a bag; children take one and name it.

Differentiation

Support: focus on cake, candle and balloon and let children point. Challenge: children add a color: a red balloon.

Answer Key & Assessment

Activities 1 to 5 check the words and counting (answer key included). Activity 6 shows whether children can show their age and name the cake.

Learning Objectives

Say and recognize six birthday party words.
Ask and answer How old are you? I am … .
Count candles up to six.

Teacher Tips

Families celebrate birthdays in different ways, and some do not celebrate them. Keep the focus on the words and counting, and invite children to share any celebration they enjoy.

What's Included

6-page printable PDF lesson pack: teacher lesson plan with timings, materials and differentiation
Key vocabulary list (6 words with meanings and examples)
Student worksheet (6 activities)
Editable Word version of the worksheet
Complete answer key (also as a separate PDF)

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