Things To Do On A Rainy Day

What activities can you do on a rainy day? Sometimes, rainy days can be boring when you are stuck inside the house. One activity you can do is watch movies. I love to watch my favorite movies on rainy days. I cuddle under my blanket, make myself hot chocolate or tea, and watch some of my favorite movies. Another activity you can do is go to a museum. There are many museums in the local area. There are many museums in New York City to travel to and visit. In addition, if you are stuck inside all day, you can clean and organize your living space. This activity isn't the most fun, but it will make you feel motivated and good about yourself that you were able to clean up your space. 

Vocabulary:

1. Rainy: (adj.) having a great deal of rainfall

2. Boring: (adj) not interesting

3. Museum: (noun)  a building in which objects of historical, scientific, artistic, or cultural interest are stored and exhibited

4. Local:(adj) belonging or relating to a particular area or neighborhood, typically exclusively so

5. Visit: (verb) go to see and spend time with (someone) socially

6. Clean: (verb) make (something or someone) free of dirt, marks, or mess, especially by washing, wiping, or brushing.

7. Organize: (verb) arrange into a structured whole; order.

8. Motivated:(verb) stimulate (someone's) interest in or enthusiasm for doing something

Vocabulary Exercise:

1. I will _____________ the town next weekend.

2. You must really ___________ your room. 

3. I will ____________ the papers on the desk. 

4. You are very ________________ to work at the store.

5. You can visit the ________________ restaurant. 

6. It will be a ____________ weekend because of the weather.

7. The activity was very ____________ that we couldn't complete it. 

8. The Long Island Children ____________ is located in Garden City. 

Preposition: providing information about the location in place and time, this part of speech usually comes before a noun or a pronoun to describe its relationship to another word or part of the sentence.

Activities: 

1. Make a poster to describe a preposition and draw examples to show the prepositions. 

2. Make a picture book showing the different prepositions.

3. Create a game deal with prepositions. 

http://partofspeech.org/preposition/

The Best Experience – My Engagement

            On August 3^rd, 2015 I got engaged. I was so shocked and so surprised! The day was disguised as meeting a radio DJ and going out to breakfast with him. I drove to my now fiancé’s house and we started on our journey. We took the Southern State Parkway to Airport Plaza in Farmingdale. I was so excited to meet this radio DJ since I have been waiting to meet him for as long as I was dating my fiancé. I was bouncing out of my seat as we drove to the radio station.

            Once we got to the radio station, my fiancé and walked to the reception area and waited for the radio DJ to come meet us. My fiancé previously interned at K-Joy 98.3 for one school year and then he worked at the radio station for a year or so in high school. The radio DJ, Jim Douglas, grew up in the same town as my fiancé, attended the same Catholic school as my fiancé (and I taught at for a year), but not at the same time, and became close friends with my fiancé. Jim Douglas worked at K-Joy 98.3, Fresh 102.7, and currently works on MaxFM. 

            When Jim Douglas came into the lobby, I was so excited! Jim wanted to interview my fiancé for a radio segment that had to do with successful interns (it was a cover up to get us into the studio). As we enter the studio, a few other radio technicians were in the area: one recorded the segment and one video taped the segment. I thought they wanted to tape the interview for their website and social media pages. Jim started the interview by asking my fiancé questions about where he is now and what he was doing with his life. Then, Jim asked about me and our relationship. As we were talking, my fiancé focused the conversation on spending the rest of our lives together and proposed. I immediately said yes! It is now a memory that we have forever. The interview ended up airing on the radio two days after the actual day of the engagement due to scheduling.

Vocabulary:

1. Engaged:(adj) having formally agreed to marry. 

2. Disguised: (verb) give (someone or oneself) a different appearance in order to conceal one's identity

3. Fiance: (noun) a man who is engaged to be married.

4. Reception Area: (noun) an office waiting room where visitors are greeted and the receptionist sit

5. Interned: (verb) serve as an intern.

6. Interview: (noun) a meeting of people face to face, especially for consultation

7. Segment:(verb) divide (something) into separate parts or sections.

Vocabulary Exercise:

1. The ____________________ of grass is burnt. 

2. The __________________ was very stressful.

3. I _________________ at a school. 

4. The ______________________ of the office was very nice.

5.  My _______________ is a great man. 

6. The mask ____________________ my friend's face.

7. I was ___________________ on August 3, 2015

Adjectives:

1. Adjectives are words that describe or modify other words, making your writing and speaking much more specific, and a whole lot more interesting

Adjectives Activities:

1. Make a poster of someone in your life that you care about. Write all the adjectives you can think of to describe them with around them on the poster. 

2.  Write a paragraph about your favorite scenery and highlight all the adjectives you use in the paragraph. 

3. Draw a character and only use adjective to describe them. 

http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech/adjectives/what-is-an-adjective.html

Long Beach Island

One of my favorite vacation spots is located in New Jersey, it is called Long Beach Island. There is so much to do on this island. For example, relax, swim, visit the beach, visit the light house, shop, and sightsee around the island. I love to shop around the island, going to different boutiques and looking at the items sold in the shops. One of my favorite stores is called The Good Life. They sell Alex and Ani Bracelets, different types of jewelry and accessories. My favorite place to go sight seeing is the Barnegat Lighthouse. The lighthouse is located on the north end of the island. I have climbed up the lighthouse once, but have visited the location many times. There are many paths around the lighthouse you can walk. I started going to Long Beach Island in 2011 when I first started dating my fiancé. His family has been going to Long Beach Island since he was born in 1993.


Vocabulary:
1. Vacation: (noun) an extended period of recreation, especially one spent away from home or in traveling
2. Island: (noun) a piece of land surrounded by water
3. Sightsee: (verb) to go about seeing sights of interest
4. Accessories: (noun) a thing that can be added to something else in order to make it more attractive.
5. Lighthouse: (noun) a tower or other structure containing a beacon light to warn or guide ships at sea.
6. location: (noun) a particular place or position.
7. paths: (noun) a way or track laid down for walking or made by continual treading

Vocabulary Exercise: Fill in with the correct word.
1. Going to vacation in a new ______________ can be very exciting.
2. There are many ___________ to walk in a park.
3. My favorite ____________ spot is Long Beach Island.
4. There are many ________________ in the Caribbean.
5. When I am in vacation I like to _________________ new places.
6. I love wearing many _____________ when I dress up.
7. The Barnegat ______________ is located on Long Beach Island.

Helping Verbs: help the main verb in a sentence by extending the meaning of the verb. 

Some examples of helping verbs are:

• to be: am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been
• to have: have, has, had
• to do: do, does, did, done
  
  
  https://www.englishgrammar101.com/module-3/verbs/lesson-2/helping-verbs
  
  
  Helping Verb Activities:
  1. Create a poster. Divide the poster into three sections (to be, to have, and to do). Next, label each section with the correct words. Decorate the poster.
  2. Write a paragraph about your favorite activity to do. Highlight all the helping verb you use.
  3. Create a game where you have to use the helping verbs to earn points. 
  
  
  
  
  http://www.visitnj.org/city/long-beach-island 

Coloring Books

There is a brand new hobby sweeping the nation. It is... Adult Coloring! Coloring books made for adults. I have taken to the new hobby and so has the rest of my family. We go shopping at Michael's and will look at the coloring book in the section for hours. Trying to pick the right coloring book is a difficult task. You want to pick the right coloring book that you feel you will be able to complete without having difficulties. In addition, when shopping you want to pick the right coloring materials to use. I use Crayola colored pencils and Sharpie ultra thin markers to color my coloring book pictures. Coloring can be a great stress reliever. When something is bothering you, it is great to sit down and color to distract your thoughts and help you focus on the picture you are coloring. 

Vocabulary:

1. hobby:(noun) an activity done during one's time as pleasure

2. sweeping:(adjective) wide range or effect

3. Coloring book:(noun) type of book with pictures you can color

4. task: (noun) a job to be done

5. material:(noun) something to use

6. stress: (noun) pressure

7. relieve: (verb) to take away pressure or stress

8. distract:(verb) prevent someone from giving their fun attention to something

Vocabulary Exercise:

1. Do not _____________ Sam while he is completing his work.

2. I feel so much _______________ when I swim.

3. I feel so much _____________ when the teacher assigns a lot of work.

4. She used all of the _______________ to create her scarecrow.

5. One _________ before you go to bed is to clean the dishes.

6. Many people use ____________________ to relax.

7. There was a _________________ effect due to the large number of people at the sports game. 

8. My favorite ____________ is coloring.

Proper Noun Vs. Common Noun:
Proper Noun: a name used for an individual person, place, or organization, spelled with initial capital letters, e.g., Larry, Mexico, and Boston Red Sox.

Common Noun: a noun denoting a class of objects or a concept as opposed to a particular individual.

Three Activities:
1. Fold a piece of paper in half. Create two lists on the paper, Proper Nouns and Common Nouns. Then, write as many proper nouns and common nouns you can think of in the two columns.
2. Write a paragraph using common and proper nouns. Highlight the proper nouns in yellow and highlight the common nouns in pink.
3. Create a poster to describe the two types of nouns. You can create two different posters or have the two topics on the same poster. 

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/b/books/activity-game-books/coloring-books/_/N-29Z8q8Z2cp8

http://www.michaels.com/adult-coloring/coloring-books/858298686

Fall Activities

Fall Activities

There are many fun activities to do during the season of fall. Two of my favorite fall activities are apple picking and pumpkin picking. Both apple and pumpkin picking you can do on a farm. When you go apple picking, you walk through rows of apple trees picking the best looking apples. Many people eat the apple off the tree or make apple sauce and apple pies with the apples they pick. When you go pumpkin picking, you walk through sections of pumpkins. There are many different sizes and colors. Once you pick and purchase your pumpkin, many people make Jack-O-Lanterns out of their pumpkins. People carve scary or silly faces into the pumpkins. 

Vocabulary:

1. Activities:(noun) a thing a person can do

2. Apple:(Noun) a fruit that grows on a tree

3. Picking:(Verb) remove from where an object was growing

4. Pumpkin: (Noun) a fruit that grows on a vine

5. Farm: (Noun) an area of land where people grow crops and animals live

6. Rows:(Noun) number of things in a straight line

7. Sections:(Noun) group of things that have something in common

8. Jack-O-Lantern:(Noun) a lantern made from a hallowed out pumpkin

Vocabulary Exercise:

1. The Queens County _____________ is where many cows, sheep, and horses live.

2. The door step looks scary with the ______________ on it.

3. I organize my M&Ms into ______________ based on color.

4. There are many _____________ to do in fall.

5. I love ______________ pie when it is hot out of the oven.

6. The big, bright, orange ___________ rolled down the hill.

7. I love to go apple ________________.

8. The trees are lined up in a ____________.

A verb is something that you can do. 

Activities for verbs:

1. Create a poster of what a verb is and provide examples (both the word and pictures)

2. Write 5 sentences using different verbs to describe activities you do throughout the day.

3. Draw three pictures to describe the sentences written above. 

http://www.realsimple.com/work-life/entertainment/fall-activities

Favorite Season: Summer

My Favorite Season: Summer

As we are coming to an end with summer and fall is starting to begin, I look back on the seasons and think to myself which season is my favorite season. My favorite season of all time is summer. With summer comes warm weather and fun activities. One of my favorite things to do during summer is make a fire in the fire pit and make s'mores. In addition, I love going to the beach during the summer. The sand is warm between my toes and the water is cool as a take a walk during the shore line. Shell collecting is something I like to do at the beach. I have a collection of shells, all types of shells in a jar on my dresser.

Vocabulary:
1. Season: (noun) example spring, summer, autumn, and winter which is shown by different weather patterns during each season
2. Summer: (noun) The warmest season of the year
3. Weather: (noun) the conditions of the outside environment
4. Activities:(noun) a thing a person can do
5. S'mores:(noun) a dessert made of graham crackers, marshmallows, and chocolate
6. Beach:(noun) a shoreline by the ocean that is filled with tiny rocks
7. Sand:(noun) tiny rocks on the beach by the water
8. Shells: (noun) a hard item that is found on the beach that once was a home to a sea creature

Vocabulary Exercise: Fill in the blank with the correct vocabulary word.
1. _______________ are a delicious dessert.
2. The cool ___________ felt good under my feet as I took a walk on the beach.
3. I love going to the ________________ and sitting on the shoreline enjoying summer.
4. I have a big collect of __________ to show off to my friends when I visit different beaches.
5. My of my favorite ______________ is to make a fire in my fire pit.
6. We are having some nice _________________ during the summer.
7. There are four _________________: summer, fall, winter, and spring.
8. I enjoy _________________ when the weather is warm and the sun is hot.

A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.
Activities for nouns:
1. Write a list of different examples of a person, place, or thing.
2. Letter Scavenger hunt: for each letter of the alphabet, write 3 nouns to go with each letter
3. Write 3 sentences with nouns in the sentence: color the places red, colors the people blue, color the things yellow

Lorax and Earth Day

On April 22nd, the world celebrates Earth Day. The Lorax is a Dr. Seuss character who is the "person" who speaks for the trees. Dr. Seuss used this character to symbolize how we should act toward our environment. Earth Day was introduced in the 1970s as national day to focus on our environment and ways to keep it safe. Many schools put on programs to show students ways to keep their environment clean and safe. In my school, we have two garbage cans, one that is for regular trash and one for recycling paper/bottles. We are teaching our students at an earlier age to recycle and keep our earth clean.

Vocabulary:
1. Earth Day- (Proper noun) event that happens once a year, celebrated on April 22, on which  events all over the world are put on to show support for environmental protection.
2. Symbolize- (Verb) stand for something
3. Environment- (Noun) the place where we live
4. National -(Adjective) similar across the whole nation or world
5. Focus- (Noun) center of activity
6. Safe-(Adjective) not likely to be put in danger
7. Programs- (Noun) a planned series of events
8. Recycling- (Verb) make waste into reusable items


Vocabulary Exercise:

1. ___________________ is on April 22 every year.
2.  I _________________ paper and plastic every week.
3.  Orange and Blue _____________ the Mets, since they are the team's colors.
4. The library runs ____________ to help people with many skills.
5.  My _______________ is filled with beautiful tress, I love seeing them outside when I walk.
6. I feel _____________ when I am walking around my community.
7. Our _____________ anthem is played at different sporting events.
8.  The __________ of our lesson today is determine whether a number is even or odd.

A proper nouns is a specific person, place, thing, animal, or idea. Proper nouns are always capitalized.
Activity for Proper Nouns:
1. Make a list of proper nouns that fall into the categories of person, place, and thing.
2. Write three sentences using proper nouns.
3. Highlight the proper nouns you used.

http://www.earthday.org/about/the-history-of-earth-day/