Compare/Contrast
A banana and an apple
Both are fruit, both grow on trees. Both can be yellow
Bananas have a peel/ you have to peel/are only yellow.
Apples have a skin/you can peel or eat with skin. There are a lot of different varieties of apples and apples can be red, green or yellow
Gratify / Disappoint
Antonyms
Gratify means to satisfy/get what you need.
Disappoint means you do not get what you wanted or needed.
Name an animal that hibernates all winter and wakes in Spring
A locker is used for storage.
A wallet is used for ___________
money/cash/credit cards/etc
People say, "March comes in like a Lion, and out like a lamb." This year is may be true since we had a blizzard at the beginning of March and at the end of the month we are at the beach.
The weather at the beginning is bad, but by the end of the month it is nice.
A shark and a lion
Both are predators/carnivores/people are scare of them/animals.
A lion is a mammal/lives on land/lives in a pride.
A shark is a fish/lives in the ocean/lives by themselves
Punishment/Penalty
Synonyms
Both are negative outcomes/consequences for breaking a rule or a law.
March 20, 2021
What is the first day of Spring?
A scene is part of a play.
A conclusion is part of a/an______
Essay
"Let's get cracking!" We have so much to do to decorate and make Easter eggs today.
Let's get started
Ice cream and Ices
Both are frozen/sweet/desserts/can melt/eating with a spoon or on a stick.
Ice cream is creamy/made from milk, or almond milk, soy milk, etc. A wide variety of flavors
Ices are made from water or fruit juice. Usually fruit flavored
Misunderstand/Grasp
Antonyms
Misunderstand means to not understand. (Prefix Mis--not)
Grasp means to understand.
A holiday where a bunny leaves colored eggs for children to find and there is a lot of candy.
What is Easter?
Something that is excruciating is very painful.
Something that is baffling is very _______
Confusing
Spring Fever
The teacher said that she couldn't wait for Spring Break because her students all had "Spring Fever" and were not concentrating.
Feeling of excitement, restlessness that usually happens as the weather gets nicer
An Email and a Text
They are both messages/both sent electronically.
Emails are through an email services like yahoo or gmail, etc. Also emails can be advertisements/from stores/and you can attach larger files.
Texts are through a phone number/usually just short messages
Amnesty/Pardon
Synonyms
Both mean to be forgiven for an offense or error
True or False.
Do more tornadoes happen in the Spring?
True
Fame is the opposite of obscurity.
Sorrow is the opposite of ______
Joy, happiness, etc
snowbirds
My grandparent are typical snowbirds who go to Florida for the winter and then come back to NY in April.
People, usually retired, who leave their home for warmer climates during the winter and then come back during the warmer winter.
Target and Macy's
Both are department stores/sell clothing, furniture, things for house.
Target can be by itself (not attached to a mall)/also sells food(groceries)/usually one floor/has shopping carts/own brands
Macy's is part of a mall/has major sales or discounts/sells major brand names.
Pompous/Humble
Antonyms
Pompous means conceited, full of yourself, arrogant
Humble being modest, having low estimate of one's self
What happens on Daylight Savings time in the Spring?
Sunscreen is used to prevent sunburns.
Vaccinations are use to prevent ______
Diseases, illness (specific illness)
Spring Cleaning
My Mom is going crazy with her Spring Cleaning, even getting on her hands and knees to scrub the floor.
A ritual of cleaning and freshening up the home in order to welcome the new season.