Doing and Making on Fat Tuesday!!

The biggest Fat Tuesday celebration is Carnival in Brazil.


How to do the Samba

Class Expressions with DO

How to make mini king cakes with cinnamon roles

Class Expressions with Make

What are you doing or making today?  Did you or your children make Valentines?

Happy Tet!

Tet is a big holiday in Vietnam!  It's lunar New Year!

 Are you celebrating Lunar New Year?  What are you doing?  What are your New Year's traditions?

Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras Webquest

Gap Fill "Take me to the Mardi Gras" --- 

Lyric Video-- Mardi Gras Mambo

Do you like parades?  Did you ever go to a Carnival or Mardi Gras Celebration?  

(Please write about it!)  Do you ever eat pancakes on "Fat Tuesday?"  Are you going to a pancake supper tonight?

President's Day! NO SCHOOL TODAY!

What are you doing today?

Don't come to school!

We have school tomorrow, Tuesday, February 17.

Mt. Vernon

George Washington Masonic Memorial in Alexandria

Sales at Potomac Mills

Sales at Tysons Corner

Sales at Springfield Mall  

Do you like to go shopping?  Many people in the USA celebrate President's Day by shopping for good deals.  If you see any bargains, write about them!!

My Valentine

 

Did you ever enjoy Valentine's Day?  What did you do?

Are you going to enjoy a Galentine's Party?  What are you going to do?

Do you have any friends that make you feel everything is going to be okay?  Describe a friend who can do that.  How do they do that?

Friday the 13th

Are you superstitious?  Are you extra careful on Friday the 13th?

 Juan Carlos made a lot of sense when he said that a live cat should be better luck than a dead rabbit.

How is today going for you?  What brings good luck? 

Can you write any examples that show that a superstition is true or not true?  (Faride wore pearls on her wedding day and has a wonderful marriage.  Reham's sister was born on the 13th and is a very lucky person.)

Happy Valentine's Day!

Nobody usually gets off work or school for Valentine's Day.

While named for a Catholic Saint, Valentine's Day is not a Christian holiday.

When  preschool or elementary school kids go to school, they often make or buy (a big pack of)

little paper valentines for everyone in their classes.  Some children will add lollipops.  

Many children will wear red and/or hearts.

Side by Side video:  Talking about emotions

Another gap-fill exercise with a Valentine's Day song

Do you celebrate Valentine's Day?   What do you do?