Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Beautiful Weather!

         




          The past couple of days have been such a tease!  The weather has been getting warmer, which means summer will eventually be here!  Of course, spring comes first, but I anticipate the summertime all year long.
          Summer is my favorite season.  I love going to the beach.  I also enjoy lounging outside in the pool in my backyard.  My son loves the pool, so we usually spend most of our time there.  I love to spend the summer outdoors because of the beautiful weather.  I feel that there are many more things to do when there's nice weather.  You can ride a bike, play sports, take a walk, go to a park, or just relax.  There are so many fun things associated with summer, and the best of all is ice cream!  What is your favorite season?


Vocabulary:

 
Summer


Pool

1. Tease (transitive verb): To bring a little of something that you may want, but not enough to satisfy.  (For example, to tease with a small piece of chocolate, and want more)
2. Summer (noun): One of the four seasons; the season where it is usually very hot (over 80 degrees) and sunny. Summer is during the months of June, July, and August.
Spring
3. Spring (noun): Another one of the four seasons; the season where it is usually rainy and warm (around 60-75 degrees).  Spring is during the months of March, April, and May.
4. Anticipate (verb): to wait for something that is expected.
Beach
5. Beach (noun): a place that many people visit during the summer; it is outside where there is sand and the ocean.
An example of someone lounging
Boy riding a bike
6. Lounge (verb): to sit comfortably, recline.
7. Pool (noun): a small area of water, that is inside something that holds the water.  It is usually in someone's backyard.
8. Bike (noun): a machine that has two wheels and is moved by a person's feet.  People usually ride bikes for fun, or for exercise.
9. Sports (plural noun): activities played for fun, that involve physical and skill qualities.  Examples: Basketball, hockey, football, lacrosse, gymnastics, golf, ice skating, etc.
10. Associated (verb): Connected with something else in a way.

Sports


Vocabulary Cloze Exercise (Correct/Incorrect): Choose if the underlined word in the sentence is correct or incorrect.  If the sentence is correct, write correct in the blank.  If the sentence is incorrect, write the correct word in the blank.

1. __________ I went to the sports and played in the sand.

2. __________ The boy rode his bike down the block.

3. __________ I like to play associated like gymnastics and bowling.

4. __________ The months of summer are March, April, and May.

5. __________ During the summer, it is very hot.

6. __________ I am anticipating the day I graduate from school.

7. __________ When I tease outside on the porch, I read a book and relax.

8. __________ She always tries to associate the girl who sits next to her, and it isn't nice.

9. __________ Apples are associated with bananas because they are both fruit.

10. _________ I can swim in the tease during the summer, because it is in my backyard.



Grammar Point (Adjectives):

Adjectives are describing words that modify nouns.  They tell the noun what color, what size, what kind, and how many.  Adjectives give a clearer picture of what is being described.  For example, if I told you that I saw a monster, you would not know what it looked like.  But if I told you the monster was big, lumpy, scary, green, and had three eyes, you would get a much clearer picture in your head.

Color: Green monster - green is the adjective describing the color of the monster, which is the noun.
Size: Big monster - big is the adjective describing the size of the monster, which is the noun.
What kind: Scary monster - scary is the adjective describing the kind of monster, which is the noun.
How many: three eyes - the monster has three eyes, which is how many eyes the monster has.  It is still describing the monster, which is the noun.

For more information about adjectives, click here.
For practice with adjectives, click here.

 


Grammar Cloze Exercise:
  Choose your favorite season.  Write about what happens and what you like to do during that season.  Make sure to include at least 5 descriptive adjectives within your writing, when describing the season.
 

2 comments:

  1. Kerrie- awesome job!!! I love the integration of the video and the pictures really help with understanding the vocabulary terms!

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