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?

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?

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!!

It Hurts to Let Somebody Go

 

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

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

 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 snake

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?

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.