VOCABULARY
GENEROUS
MY AUNT ALWAYS GIVES GIFT CARDS IN A GENEROUS AMOUNT, MUCH MORE THAN EVER EXPECTED OR NEEDED.
willing to give money, help, kindness, etc., especially more than is usual or expected
DAD STARTED TO SWEAT AND HIS FACIAL EXPRESSION CHANGED WHEN HE SAW HE HAD MISSED HIS EXIT ON THE TURNPIKE ON THE WAY TO OUR HOLIDAY PARTY.
WHAT CAN I INFER?
DAD WAS NERVOUS/ WORRIED
SONG 1
SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
WRAPPING ALL OF THE CHRISTMAS PRESENTS WAS A PIECE OF CAKE.
WHAT DOES "PIECE OF CAKE" MEAN?
EASY
CREATE sentences to show two meanings of the word "BRIGHT"
SMART
FULL OF LIGHT
TRADITION
MAKING AND DECORATING CHRISTMAS SHAPED COOKIES IS MY FAVORITE CHRISTMAS TRADITION.
Traditions are events that people observe and repeat in the same way at the same time of the year / month / week / day
a special story, belief, or activity that a family or group of people does over and over again, passing it down from older family members to younger ones
DAILY DOUBLE!!
I FILLED MY AMAZON CART WITH ALL THE PRESENTS I WANTED TO BUY FOR MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY. WHEN I CHECKED MY BANK ACCOUNT, I DECIDED TO MAKE CARDS FOR THEM INSTEAD.
WHAT CAN I INFER?
I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY
SONG 2
IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR
SANTA'S SLEIGH DISAPPEARED IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE.
WHAT DOES "BLINK OF AN EYE" MEAN?
SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS SO FAST YOU HARDLY HAVE TIME TO NOTICE
give an antonym for "GENEROUS"
STINGY
SELFISH
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!
INCLEMENT
OUR FLIGHTS HOME FOR CHRISTMAS EVE WERE CANCELLED DUE TO THE INCLEMENT WEATHER.
weather that's really bad, like stormy, rainy, snowy, or super cold and windy
(of the weather, the elements, etc.) severe, rough, or harsh; stormy
GRANDMA LIVES DOWN THE STREET AND YOU SPEND TIME THERE EVERYDAY AFTERSCHOOL. SHE SPENDS A LOT OF TIME COOKING SNACKS AND MEALS AND ALWAYS INVITES YOU TO STAY FOR DINNER. YOU OFTEN HELP GRANDMA WITH THE NEW RECIPES SHE WANTS TO TRY. WHEN GRANDMA ISN'T COOKING, SHE WATCHES FOOD NETWORK OR GOES ON THE APP TO LOOK FOR NEW RECIPE IDEAS.
WHAT CAN YOU INFER ABOUT GRANDMA?
WHAT WOULD BE A GREAT GIFT IDEA FOR GRANDMA FOR CHRISTMAS?
SHE LOVES TO COOK
COOK BOOK, COOKING SUPPLIES, ETC
SONG 3
HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!
MOM SAID "PLEASE GET ALL OF THE ORNAMENTS AND LIGHTS FROM THE GARAGE. WE WILL TRIM THE TREE TONIGHT".
WHAT DOES "TRIM" MEAN"?
DECORATE
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!!!!
Create sentences to show two meanings of the word STAR
a giant, super-hot, glowing ball of gas in space that makes its own light and heat
to mark with an asterisk
to play the most prominent or important role in a movie, play, etc.
REMINISCE
MY MOM AND I LIKE TO REMINISCE ABOUT THE GIFTS I RECEIVED FROM SANTA CLAUSE AS A YOUNG CHILD.
to remember and talk about fun or happy things that happened in the past
YOUR COUSIN IS 10 AND IS ALWAYS HANGING OUT AT THE CAUSEWAY TRYING TO CATCH FISH. HE WATCHES TONS OF FISHING VIDEOS ON YOU TUBE AND TALKS ABOUT OWNING A BOAT WHEN HE IS OLDER. HE LOVES SPENDING TIME ON THE WATER. WHAT WOULD BE A GREAT GIFT TO BUY HIM FOR CHRISTMAS?
ROD
REEL
CASTING NET
NET
ETC
SONG 4
HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS
WHEN I OPENED MOM'S GIFT AND SAW IT WAS THE KEYS TO A CAR, I WAS ON CLOUD NINE.
WHAT DOES "ON CLOUD NINE" MEAN?
EXTREMELY HAPPY
GIVE A SYNONYM FOR THE WORD 'CAROL'
SONG
TIDINGS
I BRING YOU GOOD TIDINGS ABOUT YOUR QUARTER 2 GRADES- YOU GOT ALL A'S!!
NEWS OR INFORMATION
MANY BUSINESSES HIRE EXTRA PEOPLE TO WORK FOR THE MONTHS OF NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER. THEY ALSO ORDER EXTRA INVENTORY (PRODUCTS) AND STAY OPEN LATER THAN USUAL.
WHAT CAN YOU INFER FROM THIS STATEMENT?
MORE CUSTOMERS SHOP THAT TIME OF YEAR.
MORE SALES THAT TIME OF YEAR DUE TO THE HOLIDAYS.
DAILY DOUBLE !!!
SONG 5
THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY
THE TRAFFIC DRIVING TO GRANDMA'S FOR CHRISTMAS EVE KEPT US AT A SNAIL'S PACE AND WE ARRIVED HOURS LATER THAN EXPECTED.
WHAT DOES "SNAIL'S PACE" MEAN?
VERY SLOW
NAME ALL OF SANTA'S 9 REINDEER
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, Rudolph