Christmas movies
He plays Buddy in the movie, "Elf".
Will Ferrell
This roasted bird is commonly served for Christmas dinner in many countries.
turkey
You place a skirt around my bottom once I’ve been chopped. On the other end, a star or an angel is how I get topped. What am I?
christmas tree
Canoes and kayaks are both great for exploring lakes and rivers. Both are light boats, easy to paddle and good in shallow water. They're not exactly the same, though. Canoes are larger and more open, with space for two or three people and supplies. Kayaks are usually covered on top with an opening for just one person. A canoe paddle has a single blade, that is, just one end that dips into the water. The kayak usually has a double-bladed paddle instead. The kayaker paddles by dipping in one blade, then the other.
compare and contrast
I am as happy as a clam
simile
Bing Crosby starred in this movie with Danny Kaye, Vera Ellen and Rosemary Clooney.
White Christmas
This traditional Christmas treat is made of sugar and is often shaped like a hook.
Candy Cane
I drop from the sky far more beautiful than rain. There are no two pieces that’ll ever look the same. What am I?
snow
A geode is a special rock. It's rounded, hollow, and lined with sparkly crystals. If you crack it open, then you'll see crystals of blue, pink, purple, or other colors. Geodes form when a bubble of air is caught in a layer of rock. That could happen when a volcano explodes. Volcanic rock surrounds the hot bubble. Then, rain soaks through into the middle of the bubble. The water contains different minerals. More water brings in more minerals, over millions of years. Different minerals make differently colored crystals inside the geode.
cause and effect
The car said, "Hello."
What is personification?
This movie begins on Thanksgiving day and ends on Christmas day and features a costume, bubble gum, letters and a new house.
What is "Miracle on 34th Street"?
Bakers often use this regal confection to decorate holiday shaped sugar cookies.
royal icing
What do a Christmas tree and Santa’s beard have in common?
triming
Though in Latin the word porcupine means “quill pig”, the porcupine is actually a rodent. The porcupine is covered with quills, long, sharp needle‐like tubes that have sharp tips or barbs at the end. Some of the porcupine’s quills are almost a foot long! Some porcupines also have a prehensile tail that they can use to grip branches when they climb trees.
Spatial/Descriptive
The book dived off the cliff.
What is a Personification?
What is the name of the little girl in the Grinch
Cindy Lou Who
A common snack strung around the Christmas tree.
popcorn
What do snowmen do when they’re angry at you?
they give you a cold shoulder
Luis Soriano was a teacher in a small village in Colombia in South America. In the other villages and countryside around him, there were no libraries. Books were hard to find. Luis had an answer. He created the Biblioburro, or Donkey Library. Every weekend, he rode into the country with two donkeys. One donkey carried him, and the other carried books. Luis visited villages, read to children, and let them borrow books. This worked so well that the word spread. People sent Luis more books to share with the kids. Now the Biblioburro has thousands of books.
problem and solution
This group is like cats and dogs.
simile
The "Invisibility Cloak" was his Christmas gift the first year at his magical school.
harry potter
Often soaked in spirits and traditional made with candied fruit and nuts, this is commonly served in celebration of Christmas.
fruit cake
What is Santa’s favorite thing to do in his garden?
ho ho ho
Passengers entering New York Harbor are greeted by a great lady. She is the Statue of Liberty, and she is hard to miss. For one thing, she stands alone on a small island in the middle of the harbor. For another, she's tall, very tall. From the ground to the top, she measures more than three hundred feet. That's as high as a thirty-story building. And she holds, raised high in her right hand, a torch to light the way.
descriptive
Mr. McLaughlin is strong enough to lift a car.
hyperbole