Turkey Time!

Thanksgiving is right around the corner! I can smell the fresh cooked turkey, stuffing, potatoes, and green bean casserole. Thanksgiving is a time for the family to come together and spend quality time catching up. It is a time of year to reflect on all of the things you are thankful for. Seeing all of my family and sharing great conversation with them is always what I am most thankful for.


Vocabulary

1.) Thanksgiving (Noun) - A holiday to celebrate what you are most happy to have or what you are thankful for
2.) casserole (noun)- Large, deep dish of food
3.) quality (adjective)- valued
4.) reflect ( verb)- look back, think about
5.) thankful ( noun)- grateful, happy to have
6.) conversation (noun)- talking to others


Matching Activity

1.) Thanksgiving ______                                  a.) look back, think about

2.) conversation ______                                    b.) grateful, happy to have

3.) quality _________                                       c.) talking to others

4.) reflect _______                                            d.) large, deep dish of food

5.) thankful ________                                       e.) valued

6.) casserole _______                                        f.) a holiday to celebrate what you are most happy to                                                                                 have or what you are thankful for

Grammar point: Verbs show a state of being. The verb reflect means to look back or think about. Brainstorm five verbs on your own and use them in a sentence.

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The Fall Season

When the weather starts to turn colder and the leaves start falling from the trees, I know it is time for pumpkin picking! Every fall it is a tradition of mine to go buy pumpkins to carve in honor of the fall season. As a family, we go to pick pumpkins and apples and share ideas for jack-o-lanterns. It is by far one of my favorite things to do in the fall season. After we have selected the perfect pumpkins, the fun begins!


Vocabulary
Pumpkin ( Noun)- An orange vegetable that is usually symbolic of Halloween
Tradition (Noun)- Something that is passed down from generation to generation
Honor (Noun)- something that is of great importance
Season (Noun)- change of weather and time of year
Jack-o-lanterns (Noun)- a carved pumpkin that usually holds a candle or light in the middle
Selected (Verb)- to choose


Vocabulary Cloze Activity

1.) I have __________________ the largest pumpkin in all of the patch.
2.) In the summer __________________ I love to go to the beach.
3.) As a ________________ every year we cook turkey on Thanksgiving.
4.) We carved the pumpkin and placed the ______________ on the the stoop.
5.) A __________ is a large orange vegetable that you usually see near Halloween.
6.) In ______________ of Halloween I will dress in a costume.

Grammar Point:A noun is a person, place, or thing. In my story the noun pumpkin is a thing, it is a large, orange vegetable.

Think of four nouns on your own and label them a person, place, or thing.

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