Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Summer Surprises

Just when I thought summer was ending and we would begin our transistion into Fall, we were blessed with a spectacular day. It was one of the holiday weekends in mid September when my inlaws decided to take a leisurely boat ride. As we began our trip we spontaneously decided to take a trip to Fire Island for the day. After about an hour ride across the bay we docked the boat on one of the most beautiful islands. Atlantique was the name of the island and it couldn't have been more perfect. The sand was like crystals, the breeze was blowing slightly, and the sun was beaming down on us. It was so serene. As the kids played in the sand and caught killies, I watched them in awe. All I thought to myself was that this was the most amazing day and I didn't want it to end.

Vocabulary words
spectacular- amazing, perfect
transistion-change from one season to the next
leisurely- at a slow pace, gradually
spontaneously- quickly, without much thought
awe- to admire, look at with amazement
serene- quiet, peaceful

Exercise
Fire Island


Y B E G T M L Z L E E N P H Y
M L F Y J B A E D O O L N L V
B J S W X J K G Q I W R B B D
P J Y U E P D K T V A A E U K
B W S W O K C S K X Z L F P B
U L K I X E I K U Q B U A A W
B G M U R S N M Q S M C W D R
F Q C S N S N A V R B A E M Y
G N Q A G P E Y T E I T E A X
S T R K P M K R A N F C F N T
E T J H A U M J E C O E C Z O
L E I S U R E L Y N J P W G H
V V R R A D B L C J E S S P O
Z G M N G C K V R G T I M Y O
M P F H F F E A K T P A O R R



AWE
LEISURELY
SERENE
SPECTACULAR
SPONTANEOUSLY
TRANSISTION

Grammar Point
Children will understand the use of commas after listing more than two descriptions in a sentence. Insert the commas in the floowing sentences where they belong.
1. I like chocolate vanilla strawberry and pistachio ice cream.
2. Yesterday we went hiking biking and swimming.


3 comments:

  1. Good first entry! I like the grammar point and the user-friendly definitions in particular.

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  2. You have a lot of imagery in this post. its great! It must be nice spending a nice relaxing day with your family especially when it is unexpected :)

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  3. That sounds like a lot of fun and very relaxing! A day to get your mind off of everything. I wish I didn't get seasick! I can only go on a speed boat.

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