Vacation

I enjoyed having last week off from work. It was  a much needed break. I also coach basketball and the season ended that same week. I am glad I had that time to relax and sleep. I went to sleep late and I stayed in bed for as long as I could. I ran a few errands but that is all. I enjoyed my cereal in the morning and I got to catch up on my movies. I saw the movies, Contraband, This Means War, Safe House, and The Vow. That last one was my wife's choice. They were all good movies. I also saw the Broadway show Batman. I was amazed at the high flying stunts that were performed. I have never seen that type of action in a Broadway show. They did an excellent job. I definitely gave them a standing ovation.

Vocabulary.
1. Break- Time off
2. Coach- to train or instruct
3. Basketball- A game played between two teams of five players in which goals are scored by throwing a ball through a netted hoop fixed above each end
4. Season- time, period
5. Relax- Rest or engage in an enjoyable activity
6. Errand- A short journey undertaken in order to deliver or collect something
7. Contraband- Goods that have been imported or exported illegally
8. Stunts- An action displaying spectacular skill and daring
9. Ovation- show of appreciation from an audience by applause

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ACROSS1. goods 3. winter summer fall spring 5. to make smaller 6. to clap hands 7. task

DOWN1. head of a team 2. to be comfortable 4. Most Actors use _______-man in High Risk scenes. 5. NBA

Grammar Point 
Action Verbs- an action verb is a word that show what someone or something is doing
Examples-
a. Mary sleeps on the couch
b. Jason's best friend thinks of a plan. 

Circle the action verb in each sentence below.

1. Sal listens to his favorite song.

2. Peter hits the baseball over the fence.

3. The little pig grunts


4. The roof of the house leaks.

5. The hunter searches for the deer.

6. Dr. Gold examines his patient.

7. The bluebird in the tree sings beautifully.

8. The football team dashes out of the locker room.

"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." 


Love is very difficult to understand. It is hard to put the exact words to describe it. You only hope that the words that you do choose help to relay the message you want.  I have learned to grow into the understanding of what love is.  I do not believe in love at first sight but I understand how someone can have strong enough feelings to think so. This passage does a good job at describing what love is in its short length. Patience, kindness, are very valuable in the description of the word love.  The last part of the passage sums it up well. Protects, trust, hopes and preserves. If you develop a deep understanding of this passage you will know exactly when to use the word LOVE. 


Vocabulary 


1. Patient - having endurance 
2. Kind - helpful, gentle 
3. Envy - denotes a longing to want something awarded to or achieved by another
4. Boast - to speak with pride
5. Proud - arrogant, overly confident 
6. Dishonor - disgraceful  
7. Protects - to defend or guard
8. Trusts - to rely on
9. Hopes - to believe, or desire
10. Preserves - to conserve, sustain

Vocabulary Activity

R R P D S H H C H W O P K T U C T J I J E N R V D V O D K G X G V S S C P V J J W S Q P I B G Q H H E E O M Y K T A A E L K E O P S Z N H U C S M T X E B H N J R P O V N N U L I C F M E O A T O G U Y R R I E Y I M K R O B A U F J R T K N E S A D W J G W U D H H O J T Y P R O T E C T S D Q J U G S X G I T R W D N I K W J F H I Y Q U Y X V C L I A F C F O S Y D M P A S P R E S E R V E S R M Q W N M T S A O B L O H Y L B U Y R S D O P C E M D N U C PATIENT KIND ENVY BOAST PROUD DISHONOR PROTECTS TRUSTS HOPES PRESERVES

Grammar Point
Noun -  is a word used to name a person, animal, place, thing, and abstract idea.


Grammar Activity
Place the nouns at the bottom of the page under the correct type of noun. 

People	Places	Things

Grandma	Pencil	Water
County	Woman	City
Tree	Cloud	Book
Teacher	Store	Office
Rock	State	Policeman
Baby	Singer	Playground

This weekend was awesome. The New York Giants won the Superbowl. It was a great game. Excellent defense by both teams and superb offense by the Giants. I was at a Superbowl party and we all had on Giants T-shirts. The pictures we took all together where amazing. You will definitely see them on Facebook. I absolutely love hanging out with family and friends. That made the weekend all the more better.

Vocabulary
1. Awesome - very impressive
2. Great - very well
3. Excellent - a fine job; well played
4. Superb - extremely good
5. Amazing -  sudden surprise
6. Absolutely - positive, certain

SuperKids Word Scrambler

	Scramble	Answer
1	eoswAme
2	atGre
3	clxnetlEe
4	Anzmiga
5	erbpuS
6	sytelbuo lA

Grammer point 
Adverbs are words that modify. Adverbs often function as intensifiers, conveying a greater or lesser emphasis to something.


Fill in the adjectives that you would use. (Activity)
1. I had a ____________ day.
2. The moon was _____________ tonight.
3. The tailor did an _____________ job with my clothes.
4. My little sister was ___________ in her play last week.
5. I saw an ____________ picture at the museum today.