Happy Birthday to You

**Happy Birthday to You** is a *Signing Time!* episode from season two.

## Characters

* Rachel
* Alex
* Leah
* Hopkins
* Cow

## Synopsis

It's Leah's birthday, and Alex, Leah, Hopkins, Rachel invite viewers to Leah's birthday party, where they learn signs and phrases for all the birthday fun.

## Learning Modules

1. Counting Time!
2. Story Time!

## Songs

**Note:** This is based on the album's track list.

1. Signing Time! Theme Song
2. Today is a Special Day
3. La-Dee-Da-Dee Happy Birthday, Part 1
4. Counting Song
5. La-Dee-Da-Dee Happy Birthday, Part 2
6. La-Dee-Da-Dee Happy Birthday, Part 3
7. I'd Love to Read a Book
8. La-Dee-Da-Dee Happy Birthday

## Summary

### English

Rachel welcomes Alex, Leah, Hopkins, and the viewers to sing and sign with us. "Signing Time! Theme Song" is played.

Rachel shows the sign for happy birthday. "Today is a Special Day" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for party, cake, game, and present. "La-Dee-Da-Dee Happy Birthday, Part 1" is played.

Rachel tells the viewers that it's counting time. "Counting Song" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for candle, wish, and hat. "La-Dee-Da-Dee Happy Birthday, Part 2" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for invite, friends, and thank you. "La-Dee-Da-Dee Happy Birthday, Part 3" is played.

Rachel tells the viewers that it's story time. "I'd Love to Read a Book" is played. The story is called "Happy Birthday's Friends".

Rachel waves goodbye to the viewers and the episode ends. "La-Dee-Da-Dee Happy Birthday" is played.

### Spanish

Rachel welcomes Alex, Leah, Hopkins, and the viewers to sing and sign with us. "Signing Time! Theme Song" is played.

Rachel shows the sign for Feliz Cumpleaños. "Today is a Special Day" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for fiesta, pastel, juego, and regalo. "La-Dee-Da-Dee Happy Birthday, Part 1" is played.

Rachel tells the viewers that it's counting time. "Counting Song" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for vela, deseo, and sombrero. "La-Dee-Da-Dee Happy Birthday, Part 2" is played.

Rachel shows the signs for invitar, amigos, and gracias. "La-Dee-Da-Dee Happy Birthday, Part 3" is played.

Rachel tells the viewers that it's story time. "I'd Love to Read a Book" is played. The story is called "Happy Birthday's Friends".

Rachel waves goodbye to the viewers and the episode ends. "La-Dee-Da-Dee Happy Birthday" is played.

## Words in Spanish

1. **Feliz Cumpleaños** - Happy Birthday
2. **fiesta** - party
3. **pastel** - cake
4. **juego** - game
5. **regalo** - present
6. **vela** - candle
7. **deseo** - wish
8. **sombrero** - hat
9. **invitar** - invite
10. **amigos** - friends
11. **gracias** - thank you

## Trivia

* This is the third Signing Time! episode to feature the cow mooing sound effect.
* This is the 12th appearance of Hopkins the Frog.
* This is the 15th appearance of Alex and Leah.
* This is the only episode to feature farm animal sounds and learning modules: "Counting Time!" and "Story Time!". This time, it’s a cow.
* This is the 4th episode to listen to farm animal sounds. This time, it’s a cow.
* This is the 15th appearance of Rachel Coleman.
* This is the 15th episode of the series.
* The DVD Menu and end credits playing in the background is the La-Dee-Da-Dee Happy Birthday song.
* The Signing Time! Theme Song, Today is a Special Day, La-Dee-Da-Dee Happy Birthday, Counting Song, and I'd Love to Read a Book songs of this episode were featured in the *Series 2* CD album.

## Gallery

Happy birthday. This is happy. Your flat hand shows the happiness coming from your heart. Happy! And birthday. Your middle finger touches your chin then your chest. Birthday. Let's try it. Happy birthday. Sign it with me. Happy birthday. Great.Party! Sway your thumbs and pinkies like dancing at a party. Try it. Sign party! Party.Cake. With a C for cake, show a slice of cake on your hand. Mmm. Cake.Game. Your fists are like players coming together to play a game. Will you sign game with me? Game. Good job!Present or gift. Use a bent pointer to give the present to your friend. Do you like presents? I sure do. Sign present!"There’s singing time and dancing time, and laughing time and playing time, and now it is our favorite time..."Counting Time!Candle. One hand is the candle and the other is the flame. Sign candle with me. Nice job!Wish. With a curved hand, show the wish going down to your heart. Wish. Yep. Wish. Like you’re wishing for something really special. Wish.Hat. You can pat your head to show a hat, but this is a birthday party hat so it’s shaped like a cone. Hat! You try. Hat.Invite! When you invite someone, you’re asking them to join you. To sign invite, welcome them in. You try. Invite.Friend! Friends like to be together. To sign friend, hook your fingers together then switch them. Just like two friends close together. Hey friend! Let’s sign friend.Thank you. Doesn't it make you feel good when someone says thank you? You know they appreciate you. Signing thank you is easy. The thanks goes from me to you. Thank you.(cow mooing)"There’s singing time and dancing time, and laughing time and playing time, and now it is our favorite time..."Story Time!Happy Birthday's FriendsThe End