Susan Boyle-- I dreamed a dream

 The video of Susan's audition that went viral and made her unlikely dream come true:

Orange Group Vocab set.

Write about a time you persisted when you wanted to give up.

When do we add -es?

Student Link 

Teacher Link

You were

 

Did anyone help you when you were a child or teenager?  

Describe any people that helped you and what they did?

President's Day! NO SCHOOL TODAY!

Song about all the presidents

Mt. Vernon

George Washington Masonic Memorial in Alexandria

About.com Things to Do this Weekend to celebrate President's Day

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!!

Yesterday, someone asked me to define the word, "kind."

Kind means nice, respectful, and generous

  
Today, is National Random Acts of Kindness Day

It's a holiday to secretly do nice things for strangers.

Did you ever experience a random act of kindness"

What happened?

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?  

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?  Make sure to buy your elementary-aged children cheap valentine cards to give their classmates tomorrow!!

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?

It Hurts to Let Somebody Go

 

What can you do to feel better when you miss a friend?

American Football

Practice American Football Vocabulary

Challenge Listening -- How to Understand American Football

American Football Vocabulary (again--same as at the top)

Challenge Listening: The first Superbowl Halftime show had rocket packs!!

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Do you ever watch American football?  Do you like any football teams?  Which ones? Are you watching the s

Superbowl?  What's the best ad?

Superbowl Party!!

Many Superbowl parties don't take long to set up.  Many people buy soda, beer, and potato chips and order pizza.  My friends usually cook spicy chicken wings and buy a vegetable platter, drinks, chips, and dips.

Example of a Superbowl party from a young busy host

Do you like to have guests?

What do you like to cook for guests?

How often do you have a party?  

What do you like to do at parties?

Happy Lunar New Year!

 

Fair Oaks Mall Celebration

Remembering the celebration for the Year of the Pig

Do you have any New Year's traditions? What?

Happy Lunar New Year

 Korea, China, and Vietnam celebrate Lunar New Year.  

In the USA, many lunar New Year celebrations are Chinese-based.  New York City Schools are off.  Fairfax County teachers were asked not to give tests.

We are starting the Chinese Year of the Dragon

Scholastic Video: Lunar School Year

Lunar is an adjective that means about the moon.  When I think about the moon, 

Nian the Dragon Song

What are your favorite New Years' traditions?  Do you ever do things to get good luck?

What do you do?

The Superbowl will be Sunday (old challenging videos)

Many people will watch the Superbowl -- 

Championship of the National Football League, playing American Football

Some people want to watch the game.

 Some people want to watch Usher at half time

You remind me

Many people actually want to watch the ads!

Are you going to have a Superbowl Party?

If yes, what food are you going to serve?

Are you going to go to a Superbowl party?

My Heart

 Do NOT use does go in my class.  It's only correct when you want to emphasize something people disagree with.

till = until 

Describe a person you love.  How did you meet?  What does that person like to do?

Lady in red

 

Practice Present Continuous verbs (be ____ing  now or certain future)

Do you like to dance?

What's your favorite color?

What are you doing?

What do you wear when you want to relax?

What do you wear when you want to look great?

Happy Groundhog Day!!

2024- ABC News today -- Groundhog Punxsotawney Phil predicts an early spring!!

Prognosticate means predict

Prognosticator is someone who predicts the future.

EL Civics

ESOL Courses GH day Explanation Video listening quiz

Groundhog Day Movie Listening Quiz

Is this your first Groundhog Day in the United States?  Are there any superstitions about weather in your native country?

Oceans Apart

 

My loneliest moments were not when I was actually alone, but when I was with a person who didn't connect with me like we had in the past.

Write about a time when you made a big change.