Time to be Thankful!


Thanksgiving is celebrated every last Thursday of the month of November.  Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful and grateful for everything that you have.  Whether that is your health, your friends, or your family, it does not have to be anything materialistic.  There are many families that are less fortunate than us living across America that are not healthy, or any of their family members passed away, or they do not have anyone to spend the holiday with.  Some families do not have roofs over their heads or food to eat at dinner each and every night.  These are the people that are thankful for every little thing that you may do for them, even if it is as simple as giving them a coupon to get free food from a local fast-food restaurant.  Every little thing counts in the eyes of the less fortunate.  So be thankful for everything that you have and do not take it for granted.  Cherish every moment this holiday season with your loved ones, because you do not know when they will be gone.  Make your favorite thanksgiving dessert or side dish to go along with your turkey and be grateful for spending the holiday in good spirits.  Invite a friend over for dinner to make sure that they have a place to go, surrounded by loved ones and good company!

Vocabulary Words
Thankful (adjective) – pleased and relieved
Grateful (adjective) – feeling or showing much appreciation towards something
Materialistic (adjective) – excessively concerned with money-orientated objects
Less fortunate (adjective) – not lucky, not something good
“take it for granted” (phrase) – failure to appreciate someone or something
Cherish (verb) – to care and protect over lovingly
Side dish (noun)- a smaller dish that is usually served alongside the main dish
Good spirits (Phrase) – happy and cheerful
Surrounded (verb) – being all-around someone or something
Good company (phrase) – being around someone important or someone that you lookup to

Vocabulary Activity: 3x Each
Using each of the ten vocabulary words, write EACH word three times in a row and practice saying it out loud to get yourself comfortable with writing the word and speaking the word.  For a challenge, write the definition three times each to really understand and remember what the vocabulary word means!

Grammar Point: Adjectives
Adjectives are words that describe or modify the noun.  There were many adjectives that were used in this paragraph to describe how you should feel around the Thanksgiving holiday, for example feeing thankful or feeling grateful.  Write five sentences of your own that contain adjectives.

Comments

  1. Teacher: JackieNovember 25, 2019 at 9:16 AM

    Good choice of idioms! Students could also record themselves saying the words and play it back to themselves for self-monitoring.

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