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A Charlie Brown Christmas

Twas the Night Before Christmas

AUTHOR:

CLEMENT CLARKE MOORE

‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through

the house,

Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,

In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;

The children were nestled all snug in their beds,

While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;

And mamma in her ‘kerchief, and I in my cap,

Had just settled down for a long winter’s nap,

When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,

I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.

Away to the window I flew like a flash,

Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.

The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow

Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below,

When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,

But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer,

With a little old driver, so lively and quick,

I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.

More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,

And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;

 Now, DASHER! now, DANCER! now, PRANCER and VIXEN!

On, COMET! on CUPID! on, DONDER and BLITZEN!

To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!

Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!”

As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,

When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky,

So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,

With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too.

And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof

The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.

As I drew in my hand, and was turning around,

Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.

He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,

And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;

A bundle of toys he had flung on his back,

And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.

His eyes -- how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!

His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!

His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,

And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow;

The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,

And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath;

He had a broad face and a little round belly,

That shook, when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly.

He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,

And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;

A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,

Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,

And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,

And laying his finger aside of his nose,

And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;

He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,

And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.

But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,

HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, AND TO ALL A GOOD-NIGHT!!!!

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Young people enter a fairy-tale environment where the object is to reach E-city. Along the path, players will be faced with mazes, puzzles, tasks and other dangers – all geared towards encouraging safe internet use. Wild Web Woods is designed to help children identify internet traps so they become experts at avoiding them.

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SHOPPING

THANKSGIVING

http://www.onestopenglish.com/teenagers/topic-based-materials/webquests/webquest-thanksgiving/553190.article

 

Shopping and cooking without spending too much money or throwing food away

PLAY GAMES AND LEARN ENGLISH

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Miss Daisy UNITS 8,9

 Listen to Unit 8 and Unit 9 from  Miss Daisy

 and answer the following comprehension questions

 

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1) Did the principal agree to sell the school to the students?

2) What kind of condition did ge set in order to rent them the school for a day?

3) In waht way was he going to be involved in the whole project?

4) Did the children agree and what did they suggest doing?

5) How did they organise their campaign?

Free Games

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MISS DAISY Chapters 3,4

Miss Daisy is crazy CHAPTER 3 & 4

1) AJ’s mother said that 2^nd grade would be interesting because

                  a) He would learn to tie lis shoes laces

                  b) He would be able to add and subtract by himself

c                 c)He would be able to read books by himself

                   d) He would be able to go to school by bicycle

          2. Circle the word that Miss Daisy could not spell

Arithmetic

Multiplication

Subtraction

Read

  3. Which 3 words did AJ spell on the board?

a. tonight,science,McDonald

b.McDonald,arithmetic,science

 c.  science,read,tomorrow

4. Guess the synonym  of the word “marvel” 

Gaze

Wonder

Expect

imagine

5.  In Chapter 4 the kids believe that Miss Daisy could be an impostor. What makes them draw that conclusion?

6. The children believe that their real teacher

a.is on holidays and Miss Daisy replaces her
b. is tied on the railway tracks
c. is Mrs Daisy


7. Finally they decide

a. to ask the principal's help
b. to go to the police 
c. not to do anything

SPELLING BEE

A spelling bee is a competition in which contestants are asked to spell a broad selection of words, usually with a varying degree of difficulty. The concept is thought to have originated in the United States,^{[citation needed]} and spelling bee events, along with variants, are now also held in some other countries around the world. The first winner of an official spelling bee was Frank Neuhauser, who won the 1st National Spelling Bee (now known as the Scripps National Spelling Bee) in Washington, D.C. in 1925 at age eleven.^[1]

 

 

School spelling bees

Spelling bee students usually start competition in elementary school (primary school) or middle school. Classes compete against other classes in the same grade, or level, and the winning class is determined by the score of each class. On an individual level, school spelling bees determine which child will represent his or her school at district, state and national competitions.

In Uganda, School Spelling Bees^[17] start in the classroom, where a teacher introduces new words during normal lessons. In preparation for the School Spelling Day, these children compete against each other to get the winners who then go on to compete with others to determine the School team, which normally has 3 students for the English category and 1 for local language. The winners here go on to the district competition and then the regional competition.

 That $500 prize in 1925 would be the equivalent of a little more than $7,000 now, adjusted for inflation. Today’s first-place winner is awarded $40,000 cash, among other prizes.

 

 http://time.com/4798898/first-national-spelling-bee-words/

 

Miss Daisy Worksheets Chapters 1-2

Read the 1st Chapter of the Book and fill in the information in the worksheet

Before starting reading fill in the basics 

Title _______________________________________

Author______________________________________

Illustrator ________________________________________________

NOW YOU CAN START READING CHAPTER 1

THE CHARACTERS THE SETTING

THE STORY	NEW VOCABULARY

WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT? ________________________________________________________________________________________

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Chapters 1-2 

Comprehension questions Chapters 1 and 2 

 

According to AJ why is school pointless?

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Why did the grown-ups create school?

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What surprised the class about Miss Daisy’s answer?

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In chapter 1 why did A.J decide that he liked Miss Daisy?

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In chapter 2 what new did the students find out about their teacher?

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How did the students help their teacher understand arithmetic?

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What did A.J ‘s friend tell him about the principal?

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Did Mr Klutz fit this description? Why?

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Anti-bullying
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Book Description:

With more than 10 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading!

For A.J. and the gang at Ella Mentry School, weirdness and fun are all part of the routine. In this first book in the outrageously funny series that has reached millions of readers around the world, second-grade teacher Miss Daisy is in over her head. She doesn't even know how to add or subtract! But the kids have other things on their minds. Principal Klutz has promised that if they read a million pages in books, they can turn the school into a video-game arcade for one whole night!

One thing's for sure—life at Ella Mentry School is never going to be the same again! Perfect for reluctant readers and word-lovers alike, My Weird School has something for everyone.

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My Weird School #1: Miss Daisy Is Crazy!

About the Book

In the first My Weird School adventure, A.J. and his friends meet crazy Miss Daisy, a second-grade teacher who loves bonbons and needs her students to teach her how to add, subtract, and read!

Discussion Questions

1. On the first page, A.J. says, “I hate school,” but he ends up liking a lot of things that happen there.

How do you think A.J. really feels about school? Why do you think he feels this way? How are your feelings about school similar to or different from his?

2. A.J. says that kids can learn everything important from TV (p. 2). Do you agree or disagree?

3. Study Jim Paillot’s illustrations on pages 8–9 and 18–19. How do these illustrations help tell the story?

4. At recess one day, Ryan has the genius idea to buy Ella Mentry School (p. 35). Who do you think owns Ella Mentry School?

Who owns your school? How do the owners decide who runs the school?

5. Why does A.J. think football players are “really dumb” (p. 49)? Why does Boomer Wiggins respond the way that he does when Miss Daisy asks if football players are dumb? Why might people assume that athletes aren’t smart?

What do you think of these assumptions?

6. Why is Miss Daisy so wacky? What wacky things do your teachers do? 7.How does their wackiness help you learn

Read an interview with the book illustrator 


REVISE VOCABULARY in  https://quizlet.com/_4kqwz0

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WONDER (book in pdf)

Wonder is a children's novel by Raquel Jaramillo, under the pen name of R. J. Palacio, published on February 14, 2012. Palacio wrote Wonder after an incident where she and her three-year-old son were waiting in line to buy ice cream

http://blog.stephanieabelson.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Wonder-pdf.pdf

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