Write a story about a picture...

Click on one of these photos to see what I wrote about them.  Then you can write your own.




TRY IT!
Click on an interesting picture.
Then choose "freestyle" under the photo.
Type a story...  a poem... a memory...  a few words.

If you register for the site, you can email it or save what you create.

Have fun!

Week 16 - Finding a Job

Spelling: You can practice listening and spelling our new words here.

Vocabulary: Here's this week's Vocabulary  list and matching activity.

Grammar: Here's a lesson about how to make and use gerunds correctly. 

This week's question:  Do you have a job right now?  If so, what is it?  What are your job responsibilities?  If you're not working right now, are you looking for a job?  Did you work in the past?  Write about a job you would like to have in the future or a job you had in the past.

HOW TO POST YOUR ANSWER:

Click on COMMENTS below.
Write your answer in the blank box.
Type your NAME after your comment (please, so I know who it’s from!)
Where it says “comment as … select profile”, click on the drop down menu and choose Anonymous.
Then click on Post Comment. The computer will send your comment to me, and I will post it as soon as I read it.
If you need help, let me know and I can show you step by step!

Week 15 - Writing a Resume

Vocabulary practice for week 15 is here.

Spelling - Listen and practice spelling our new words.

Week 14 - The Neighbors' Christmas Decorations

Listening is NOT WORKING THIS WEEK - sorry!!

Vocabulary:  Here's this week's vocabulary practice. 

Spelling:  Learn to pronounce and spell the words for this week.

Parade of Lights on San Diego bay

Are you looking for something to do on Sunday evening?  Here's where I'll be:

The Parade of Lights happens on two weekends - this Sunday, December 12, 2010  and next Sunday, December 19, 2010, from 5:30 PM until about 9:00 PM, on the San Diego Bay.  You'll see fireworks over the bay at 5:30 to start the parade.  The lighted boats will start to travel past Shelter Island at 5:30pm to Harbor Island at 6pm to the Embarcadero at 6:30pm to Seaport Village at 7pm to the Ferry Landing on Coronado at 7:30pm.

Most of the boats will be sail boats and power boats, but here's a picture of the kind of boat I'll be on:

The parade is fun to watch - and if you go this Sunday, maybe you'll see me!

Week 13 - Ellis Island... and Albert Einstein

Listening - The listening this week is in two parts...   Click play on the right to hear about Ellis Island and then listen to the article about Albert Einstein.  Or listen from this page.

Vocabulary- Practice and learn the meeing of our new words here.

Spelling - Play games and practice spelling here.

Grammar - Here's a good, short explanation of past continuous   After you read it, you can try the practice questions. 

Week 12 - Florence Nightingale

Listening - Click PLAY on the right side of this page, or click here to listen to our text for week 12.

Vocabulary - Here are the new words for week 12.  You can study the list of all the new words or play the games to practice our words for this week.

Spelling - You can practice spelling and listening here.

Grammar - Here's a short explanation and quiz about making questions about the SUBJECT of a sentence.  In our book, see page 38-39.  

Thanksgiving Vacation

Hi Everyone,

This is a quick reminder to let you know that our school will be closed ALL WEEK for Thanksgiving.  We'll start classes again on Monday, November 29th.


If you're interested in learning more about Thanksgiving, take a look at this wonderful website about the Pilgrims, Native Americans, the Mayflower, and Thanksgiving.  When you get there, try these 3 things:

1. At the top of the page, click on Voyage of the Mayflower.... then Take the Journey or Tour the Ship.  Click on the audio symbol to listen.

2. at the top of the page, click on Daily Life.  Click the buttons on the right to learn about Clothes, Housing, Food, etc.

3. At the top of the page, click on The Thanksgiving Feast, and then View the Slideshow.  Remember that you can listen to the audio.

Week 11 - Thanksgiving!

Listening - Click play on the right side of this page, or use this link to listen to our text.

Vocabulary - practice our new words here.

Spelling - use lots of different games to practice spelling and dictation here.

Week 10 - Revolutionary War & The Constitution

Listening - Remember there are 2 parts for the listening this week.  "We the People" describes the U.S. Constitution.   "America's Fight for Independence" is about the Revolutionary War.

Vocabulary - Find our words for week 10 and practice them with games.

Spelling - Listen to and spell our new words.

Grammar - More practice with past irregular forms and making past tense negatives and questions.
Here you can make 10 questions from sentences.   This one is a little more difficult.