I was never a big online shopper; but I have always been a tactile one. But this year I found myself pressed for time for holiday shopping and have not been able to do one of my favorite hobbies, which is going shopping. I have to say It has actually been a pleasant experience and I am not the least bit upset. These are some of the pros to going online shopping:
1. No driving around looking for a parking spot.
2. There are no lines to wait on.
3. I don't have to worry about losing my child in the crowds.
4. There is no arguing about who grabbed the last pair of gloves.
5. No one is spraying perfumes at you.
6. I can drink a cup of coffee and sit while I shop.
7. I can rate the item I am purchasing.
I can go on! I think I have found a new hobbie, online shopping. If you are really lucky you can find stores online that offer free shipping if you spend over a certain amount. I also have to say I have yet to be dissapointed with any of my purchases. The only advice I can give is to make sure you do your shopping early because of shipping dates, you don't want to take the chances of getting anything after christmas.
On a more serious note, after the shopping tragedy this year at a local Wallmart. I feel more safe shopping from the convenience of my own home.
online adj. -using a computer
tactile adj.-pertaining to the sense of touch
pressed adj.-the urgency of matters
hobbies n.- activity or interest pursued outside one's regular occupation and engaged in primarily for pleasure
pros adv. -in favor of a proposition
crowds n.-a group of people
rate v.-to place in a certain rank
convenience n.- anything that save or simplifies work
1. I am so late, I am _________ for time.
2. My favorite ___________ is gardening.
3. The _________ of going out to dinner is you don't have to cook or clean.
4. This ___________ class is great, I don't even have to leave my house, just sit at my computer.
5. The _________ at the mall were out of control.
6. She was _________ the best teacher.
7. Some children have to touch everyhing they see, the are very tactile.
Grammar point
Prepositions
I went into the house.
I came to the party with Kate.
The ball was under the table
Monday, December 15, 2008
Bringing Joy to Others During the Holidays
It is that time of the year when we start celebrating with friends and family. I had a Christmas party this weekend with my friends. This is an annual function, when we all get together and we have food, drinks, and we exchange a gift, usually a secret santa.
As I thought of what I would buy as a gift, I started to think of how unfortunate it is for some families around this time of year. Then my husband came home from work with a flyer, his company was organizing a toy drive for "Toys for Tots." It was a sign for me to do a good deed.
Then I emailed all my friends and told them to bring an unwrapped toy to the party, and told them how we would be donating them to children who are less fortunate. I was so happy when my friends started to respond with positive feedback about the toy drive idea. Everyone loved the idea. I was so glad that I thought of this, especially after reading the paper one day and reading an article of how the toy drive organizations were having a tough time this year with the toy drives. This brought tears to my eyes but the day of the party I could not have been happier to see how generous my friends were in collaborating with this good deed.
I think it is always a good idea to remember those less fortunate then ourselves, but the holidays are even more of a reason to bring that holiday cheer to others.
Celebrating- to have or participate in a party
Annual-occuring once a year
Function-social gathering or occasion
"Secret santa"- get a gift for someone (don't know who)for Christmas
unfortunate- lamentable, sad
flyer-a circular for mass distribution
Toy Drive- charity event where toys are collected around the holidays for poor children
deed- something that is done
emailed- send mail through internet
generous-liberal in giving or sharing
collaborating- to cooperate
1. Halloween is an ____________ event.
2. They are ______________ his birthday.
3. We went to a ________________ for work.
4. It was an ________________ situation, everyone was sad.
5. _________ are a good way to distribute information.
6. The best way to send mail to other is through _______________.
7. She worked at a soup kitchen, she did a good _____________.
8. I bought a toy for the __________________.
9. He likes to donate to charities, he is very ____________.
10. Everyone will _______________ with setting up for the party.
Grammar Point:
When to leave out articles:
Plural nouns (Dogs chase cats.)
Uncountable nouns (Give me money.)
Before a singular noun if repalced with another determiner (I read that book.)
As I thought of what I would buy as a gift, I started to think of how unfortunate it is for some families around this time of year. Then my husband came home from work with a flyer, his company was organizing a toy drive for "Toys for Tots." It was a sign for me to do a good deed.
Then I emailed all my friends and told them to bring an unwrapped toy to the party, and told them how we would be donating them to children who are less fortunate. I was so happy when my friends started to respond with positive feedback about the toy drive idea. Everyone loved the idea. I was so glad that I thought of this, especially after reading the paper one day and reading an article of how the toy drive organizations were having a tough time this year with the toy drives. This brought tears to my eyes but the day of the party I could not have been happier to see how generous my friends were in collaborating with this good deed.
I think it is always a good idea to remember those less fortunate then ourselves, but the holidays are even more of a reason to bring that holiday cheer to others.
Celebrating- to have or participate in a party
Annual-occuring once a year
Function-social gathering or occasion
"Secret santa"- get a gift for someone (don't know who)for Christmas
unfortunate- lamentable, sad
flyer-a circular for mass distribution
Toy Drive- charity event where toys are collected around the holidays for poor children
deed- something that is done
emailed- send mail through internet
generous-liberal in giving or sharing
collaborating- to cooperate
1. Halloween is an ____________ event.
2. They are ______________ his birthday.
3. We went to a ________________ for work.
4. It was an ________________ situation, everyone was sad.
5. _________ are a good way to distribute information.
6. The best way to send mail to other is through _______________.
7. She worked at a soup kitchen, she did a good _____________.
8. I bought a toy for the __________________.
9. He likes to donate to charities, he is very ____________.
10. Everyone will _______________ with setting up for the party.
Grammar Point:
When to leave out articles:
Plural nouns (Dogs chase cats.)
Uncountable nouns (Give me money.)
Before a singular noun if repalced with another determiner (I read that book.)
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Thanksgiving Day
As we approach an upcoming holiday, Thanksgiving, I am so excited to teach my son about why we celebrate this holiday. My son, Joseph is two. He loves books. He enjoys when i read to him. As Thanksgiving gets closer, I decided the best way to teach him about Thanksgiving would be to read him a story, that he would be able to understand. We went to the library last week and we found a book about Thanksgiving. We picked the book "My first Thanksgiving" by Tomie dePaola.
Joseph really enjoys when i read this book. It is so cute to hear him say words such as pumpkins, Indians, stuffing, sweet potatoes etc. As I showed him the pictures in the book, which are great visual cues, he was able to connect the pictures to what he already knows. A cute example is, I showed him a picture of the Pilgrims, and he thinks because of the hats that they are cowboys. It's been tough trying to get him to except that they are Pilgrims.
Most importantly, It's really a great way to teach him the true meaning of Thanksgiving. That we are thankful to God for being with our family and for the food we will eat together. Joseph is really looking foward to going over "marma" house for Thanksgiving and playing with his cousins.
Approach- v. to come near
Upcoming-adj. about to take place
Holiday- n. a day in commemoration of some event or in honor of some person
Celebrate- v. to obsere a day or commemorate festivities
Thanksgiving day-n. a national holiday celebrated as a day of feasting and giving thanks
Visual cues-n. a visual signal such as a picture
Pilgrims-n. One of the English Separatists who founded the colony of Plymouth in New England in 1620
1. An ___________ shopping event is Black Friday.
2. _______________ are especially important to show when teaching ELLs.
3. I can't wait to eat turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie on _______________.
4. The ___________ escaped England for religious reasons.
5. Christmas is another religious _______________.
6. I love the __________ season, it's the best time of the year.
7. The students will ______________ the teacher about the final exam.
Grammar Point:
Proper Nouns:
Thanksgiving - name of holiday
Joseph-name
Pilgrims-people
God- person
Plymouth Rock-Place
Tomie dePaola-authors name
My First Thanksgiving- title of a book
As we approach an upcoming holiday, Thanksgiving, I am so excited to teach my son about why we celebrate this holiday. My son, Joseph is two. He loves books. He enjoys when i read to him. As Thanksgiving gets closer, I decided the best way to teach him about Thanksgiving would be to read him a story, that he would be able to understand. We went to the library last week and we found a book about Thanksgiving. We picked the book "My first Thanksgiving" by Tomie dePaola.
Joseph really enjoys when i read this book. It is so cute to hear him say words such as pumpkins, Indians, stuffing, sweet potatoes etc. As I showed him the pictures in the book, which are great visual cues, he was able to connect the pictures to what he already knows. A cute example is, I showed him a picture of the Pilgrims, and he thinks because of the hats that they are cowboys. It's been tough trying to get him to except that they are Pilgrims.
Most importantly, It's really a great way to teach him the true meaning of Thanksgiving. That we are thankful to God for being with our family and for the food we will eat together. Joseph is really looking foward to going over "marma" house for Thanksgiving and playing with his cousins.
Approach- v. to come near
Upcoming-adj. about to take place
Holiday- n. a day in commemoration of some event or in honor of some person
Celebrate- v. to obsere a day or commemorate festivities
Thanksgiving day-n. a national holiday celebrated as a day of feasting and giving thanks
Visual cues-n. a visual signal such as a picture
Pilgrims-n. One of the English Separatists who founded the colony of Plymouth in New England in 1620
1. An ___________ shopping event is Black Friday.
2. _______________ are especially important to show when teaching ELLs.
3. I can't wait to eat turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie on _______________.
4. The ___________ escaped England for religious reasons.
5. Christmas is another religious _______________.
6. I love the __________ season, it's the best time of the year.
7. The students will ______________ the teacher about the final exam.
Grammar Point:
Proper Nouns:
Thanksgiving - name of holiday
Joseph-name
Pilgrims-people
God- person
Plymouth Rock-Place
Tomie dePaola-authors name
My First Thanksgiving- title of a book
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Racial Tolerance
The recent death of Marcelo Lucero, the Ecuadorian immigrant has brought fear to many hispanics in our communities. This heinous hate crime of which seven young man are allegedly responsible is disturbing. As I read the newspaper and watch the news, I wonder why these young men had to kill an innocent man. As a fellow hispanic living in Long Island, it sickens me to think that someone would want to hurt me because I am Hispanic. I never really thought about it this way.
As a parent, I feel it is important to teach your children tolerance. I find this especially important in my home where we me and my husband come from two different cultures. He is Irish/Italian-American and I am Colombian-American. I look foward to educating my son on his different cultures and teaching him to be accepting of other's cultural differences. It is important to teach children about racial tolerance and acceptance of different ethnic groups.
Immigrant-a person who migrates to another country.
Heinous-hateful.
Hate crime-a hateful offense.
Allegedly-not yet proved.
Disturbing-upsetting.
Fellow-belonging to the same class or group.
Racial-characteristic of one race.
Tolerance-recognizing and respecting the beliefs or practices of others.
Acceptance-being accepted.
Ethnic-characteristics of a people.
1. The student was graduating with his ________________ classmates.
2. The murder was ________________ for the community.
3. She could not forgive him, what he did was ________________.
4. The burglar ____________ stole the money.
5. The boy was not ____________ in the girls club.
6. The _____________ left his country for better opportunities.
7. In order to promote unity we need to teach ________________.
8. The ___________ dances of African culture were performed at the museum.
Grammar Point:
Adverbs
ending ly- allegedly, especially, really
As a parent, I feel it is important to teach your children tolerance. I find this especially important in my home where we me and my husband come from two different cultures. He is Irish/Italian-American and I am Colombian-American. I look foward to educating my son on his different cultures and teaching him to be accepting of other's cultural differences. It is important to teach children about racial tolerance and acceptance of different ethnic groups.
Immigrant-a person who migrates to another country.
Heinous-hateful.
Hate crime-a hateful offense.
Allegedly-not yet proved.
Disturbing-upsetting.
Fellow-belonging to the same class or group.
Racial-characteristic of one race.
Tolerance-recognizing and respecting the beliefs or practices of others.
Acceptance-being accepted.
Ethnic-characteristics of a people.
1. The student was graduating with his ________________ classmates.
2. The murder was ________________ for the community.
3. She could not forgive him, what he did was ________________.
4. The burglar ____________ stole the money.
5. The boy was not ____________ in the girls club.
6. The _____________ left his country for better opportunities.
7. In order to promote unity we need to teach ________________.
8. The ___________ dances of African culture were performed at the museum.
Grammar Point:
Adverbs
ending ly- allegedly, especially, really
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Race for the Cure 2008
Entry for 9/16/08
On Saturday, September 14, 2008 I joined Race for the Cure 2008. A friend of mine lost her mother to the battle against breast cancer seven years ago. In memory of her mother, a group of friends raised money and went to Central Park for the 5K walk.
During the walk, I saw so many survivors and people that had lost loved ones. This made me realize that everyone is affected by this life-threatning disease.
About a year ago, my husbands aunt was diagnosed with breast cancer. Luckily with treatment she has beat the odds and is cancer free. It meant alot to know that the money I raised would go towards finding a cure. It was one of the most rewarding experiences. I'm so proud of myself for being a part of such a great cause. I plan to be a part of the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure next year.
battle-any conflict or struggle.
cancer- a disease characterized by malignant growths or tumors.
memory- the state of being remembered.
survive-to remain alive.
diagnose- to determine the identity of an illness or disease by medical examination.
treatment-applying medicine or surgery.
rewarding-valuable experience
1. Sick people need _____________________ to recover.
2. Working in a soup kitchen is a _____________________ experience.
3. The doctor ___________________ the patient with a cold.
4. __________________ is a life-threatning disease.
5. The ________________ against drugs must continue in our community.
6. They held a memorial in _________________ of her grandmother.
7. They were so lucky to ____________________ the car crash.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Fall
The fall is my favorite season of the year. I love to go pumpkin picking. The pumpkin farm looks so beautiful with all the pumpkins. This season i look foward to taking my son, Joseph. He really enjoys the pumpkins, he thinks they are balls (he is only 2). Besides pumpkin picking, I also enjoy halloween, all the children dressed up in funny, scary and cute costumes. The weather is also the best, it is not too hot or cold, it is okay to wear a sweater and be comfortable. Another favorite aspect of fall is the colors of leaves, I really enjoy the neutral colors of fall, they are so earthy and warm. Finally, Thanksgiving is such a great American holiday. In my family we all get together and have a delicious dinner. Everyone usually has seconds. I am so thankful to be enjoying good times, food,
and the company of my family.
1. My favorite season of the year is _______________.
2. I enjoy ______________________ at the farm.
3. The children dress up, they put on funny, scary, and cute ______________.
4. Fall colors are ____________ and ________________.
5. ___________________ is a great American Holiday.
6. I am thankful for _____________________, _______________________,and __________________.
and the company of my family.
1. My favorite season of the year is _______________.
2. I enjoy ______________________ at the farm.
3. The children dress up, they put on funny, scary, and cute ______________.
4. Fall colors are ____________ and ________________.
5. ___________________ is a great American Holiday.
6. I am thankful for _____________________, _______________________,and __________________.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
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