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 PARKWAY 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
give two meanings of the word "mouse"
rodent
computer tool
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
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
JINGLE BELLS
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.
(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
ROCKIN' AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I AM SOMETHING YOU EAT- A FAVORITE CHRISTMAS TREAT. I HAVE BROWN ARMS, LEGS, HANDS AND FEET. WHAT AM I?
GINGERBREAD MAN/COOKIE
REMINISCE
MY MOM AND I LIKE TO REMINISCE ABOUT THE GIFTS I RECEIVED FROM SANTA CLAUSE AS A YOUNG CHILD.
to talk or think about 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 PAIR OF NIKE PROS I WANTED ALL YEAR, I WAS ON CLOUD NINE.
WHAT DOES "ON CLOUD NINE" MEAN?
EXTREMELY HAPPY
GIVE A SYNONYM FOR THE WORD 'CAROL'
I sang a Christmas carol at the party.
SONG
TIDINGS
I BRING YOU GOOD TIDINGS ABOUT YOUR QUARTER 2 GRADES- YOU GOT ALL A'S!!
RECENT NEWS
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