I started doing the alphabet lists with my 2nd graders. They would make a list of 10 and then each one of us would choose one to put on our class list. One of my mother helpers typed it up for us. It is really special.
When we got to X the title said it all. Then one of the boys came up with ex words that sound like you're saying X. Here is their list.
1. Exit The sign that tells you where to leave the movies.
2. Excited/Exciting Things that are super fun like going to Disneyland.
3. Extra Like when you have some left over.
4. Excellent Like when you get all your spelling or math right.
5. Exercise My mom does it to stay healthy.
6. Extraordinary The difference between extraordinary and ordinary is that little extra.
(It always makes a teacher smile when kids give back your words.)
7. Explanation Like when you explain something and give an example so people know what you mean.
8. Expression Like when you can read feelings by looking at the face.
(This was one of our vocabulary words--my expression was a big smile)
9. Exhale When you breathe out. If you do it loudly it's a sigh.
10. Experience It's something that happens that you write down so you won't forget.
About Me
- Mrs. Carol
- San Diego, CA, United States
- I am blessed to live in San Diego. People come here for a vacation and I get live here all year long. I taught 2nd grade for 43years and retired in 2013.I still volunteer in a 2nd grade at my school every Thursday. I have two grown daughters that are a very important part of my life. I am married a wonderfully patient man with two daughters a son and two granddauhters, and we live with two very entertaining cats. While I enjoy champagne at a wedding or special occasion , I do not need alcohol to have fun and it is never an option if I am upset. I truly can find joy in simple pleasures. I do not drink coffee, I am so blessed to take care of my youngest granddaughter once a week. She calls me Gamma and Bill is Popi. Hearing her say her names for us brings such joy to my heart.
Mr. and Mrs.
in the romantic chairs
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Working With Words--www
I love the title of my Blog. At school we call it WWW so it fits for this list of Ws.
1. Weather I am definitely a hot house flower--I love it to be hot and sunny. But whatever the weather, there is some kind of weather each day of the year. San Diego gives me the best choice for my hot and sunny.
2. Water My drink of choice. I drink a bottle every day on my walk, too.
3. Write On my to do list for someday is to sit down and write.
4. Walking I am on day 134 today. It has been a big change in my life for the better.
5. Weekends I love weekends. But I also love working so that I know the difference when it is the weekend. I thank Bill for adding this balance to my life.
6. Waltz One of my fantasies is to Cinderella Waltz across a big dance floor. Not likely since I really can't dance.
7. Wedding I loved my wedding, but our children weren't there. I look forward to Erica, Amy, and Mai getting married and going to their weddings.
8. Watermelon Especialy since they now have seedless ones. It just says summer.
9. Waffles Thinking of Christmas Waffles. That is one tradition I love.
10. Wife I love being Bill's wife, and I feel blessed to me his wife.
1. Weather I am definitely a hot house flower--I love it to be hot and sunny. But whatever the weather, there is some kind of weather each day of the year. San Diego gives me the best choice for my hot and sunny.
2. Water My drink of choice. I drink a bottle every day on my walk, too.
3. Write On my to do list for someday is to sit down and write.
4. Walking I am on day 134 today. It has been a big change in my life for the better.
5. Weekends I love weekends. But I also love working so that I know the difference when it is the weekend. I thank Bill for adding this balance to my life.
6. Waltz One of my fantasies is to Cinderella Waltz across a big dance floor. Not likely since I really can't dance.
7. Wedding I loved my wedding, but our children weren't there. I look forward to Erica, Amy, and Mai getting married and going to their weddings.
8. Watermelon Especialy since they now have seedless ones. It just says summer.
9. Waffles Thinking of Christmas Waffles. That is one tradition I love.
10. Wife I love being Bill's wife, and I feel blessed to me his wife.
Very Very V
The Very Very Vs were never posted because of #1
1. Vacation We took a vacation in the middle of October to Palm Desert, and it was so relaxing I forgot to post Vs.
2. Vitamins I faithfully take them twice a day and whether they help or not I feel good so they work for me.
3. Vase I love to cut my roses and put them in a vase or two. It just makes flowers more glamorous than a jelly jar.
4. Vancouver The city in Washington where we started our cruise to Alaska in 07.
5. Vanilla It's my favorite kind of ice cream. And I love the smell in bubble bath, too.
6. Vegetables On a health exam it was suggested that I need to eat more of these. My favorites: petite peas and corn and green beans. Theoretically and botanically speaking most vegetables are really fruits so add Tomatoes and Avacadoes to this list :)
7. Verbs As I tell my 2nd graders, Verbs are where the action is, and includes everything we do.
8. Vote I thought of this list before the big election, but this was one vote I didn't want to miss.
9. Violets Such sweet smelling little flowers. I once heard a quote that said Forgiveness was the fragance of a violet on the heel of the one who crushed it. Don't step on flowers.
10. Voice Not just singing, but speaking. Nothing feels more frustrating than when a teacher loses hers.
1. Vacation We took a vacation in the middle of October to Palm Desert, and it was so relaxing I forgot to post Vs.
2. Vitamins I faithfully take them twice a day and whether they help or not I feel good so they work for me.
3. Vase I love to cut my roses and put them in a vase or two. It just makes flowers more glamorous than a jelly jar.
4. Vancouver The city in Washington where we started our cruise to Alaska in 07.
5. Vanilla It's my favorite kind of ice cream. And I love the smell in bubble bath, too.
6. Vegetables On a health exam it was suggested that I need to eat more of these. My favorites: petite peas and corn and green beans. Theoretically and botanically speaking most vegetables are really fruits so add Tomatoes and Avacadoes to this list :)
7. Verbs As I tell my 2nd graders, Verbs are where the action is, and includes everything we do.
8. Vote I thought of this list before the big election, but this was one vote I didn't want to miss.
9. Violets Such sweet smelling little flowers. I once heard a quote that said Forgiveness was the fragance of a violet on the heel of the one who crushed it. Don't step on flowers.
10. Voice Not just singing, but speaking. Nothing feels more frustrating than when a teacher loses hers.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Utterly U, not to be confused with cows...
You all know I didn't post U this week. I was going to but it just didn't happen. I thought about U and YOU this week on my walks, but even those were not usual.
Thinking about U I can't help but think how that little letter following Q gives us all are wonderful Q words.
So here's to U though so utterly late:
1. Underwear--specifically bras and panties from Victori'as Secret (I should own stock)
2. United States of America--still the best place on earth to live.
3. Ursa Major and Minor--so fun when star gazing.
4. Uphill--the daily uphill walking that has been tiring, difficult and called for so much more effort than I ever
thought, but has been so good for me. Day 110!!!
5. Unique--Each one of us is different from all others and yet...we all share unique similarities.
6. Useful--I love all the useful gadgets I have in my life... like DVR. I'm sure you can think of lots more, but I am already five days late.
7. Umbrella--Anyone who knows me well knows I do not like rain unless I am in bed, but on those occasions
when I need to be out in the rain, I have an umbrella with a print of Monet's Garden that I do
love using.
8.Understanding--The quality we want from others, but the one that isn't always easy to give to others.
9. Us--You and me= us. I love "us" when it is my family, friends, school, church and especially when the YOU
is my husband..with ME
10. Usually--That is a Reader Alert word that signals that this time something will be different. I usually write
my alphabet blog on Tuesday and sometimes on Thursday, but... this week , it is Sunday
afternoon. But any day is a good day to be thankful!
Thinking about U I can't help but think how that little letter following Q gives us all are wonderful Q words.
So here's to U though so utterly late:
1. Underwear--specifically bras and panties from Victori'as Secret (I should own stock)
2. United States of America--still the best place on earth to live.
3. Ursa Major and Minor--so fun when star gazing.
4. Uphill--the daily uphill walking that has been tiring, difficult and called for so much more effort than I ever
thought, but has been so good for me. Day 110!!!
5. Unique--Each one of us is different from all others and yet...we all share unique similarities.
6. Useful--I love all the useful gadgets I have in my life... like DVR. I'm sure you can think of lots more, but I am already five days late.
7. Umbrella--Anyone who knows me well knows I do not like rain unless I am in bed, but on those occasions
when I need to be out in the rain, I have an umbrella with a print of Monet's Garden that I do
love using.
8.Understanding--The quality we want from others, but the one that isn't always easy to give to others.
9. Us--You and me= us. I love "us" when it is my family, friends, school, church and especially when the YOU
is my husband..with ME
10. Usually--That is a Reader Alert word that signals that this time something will be different. I usually write
my alphabet blog on Tuesday and sometimes on Thursday, but... this week , it is Sunday
afternoon. But any day is a good day to be thankful!
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Totally Ts not to be confused with Teatotalers
How did I skip Tuesday?....now it is Thursday
1, Time I need more of it, but we all have the same amount allotted for each day. When people say "I didn't have time to..." It just means they like me chose to use their time in a different way. God put me in this time and this space.
2. Television I remember when I first got a TV back in 1952. I would watch the test pattern for hours. Now I can tape the show and fast forward all the commericals. I can choose a more convenient time to watch a show. Television has come a long way...
3. Thank yous I taught my children to write them and I am teaching 2nd graders to write them. When someone has taken the time to do something for you, you need to take the time to thank them. If you have a lot of thank yous to write, then you have much to be thankful for.
4. Toasted cheese, toasted almonds, toasted english muffins are foods I love.
5. Turtle Parade That is 3 or more cars in a row when you are trying to cross the street either in a car or on foot.
Favorite joke three turtles walking in a row out of a pet shop and the owner behind them yelling stampeed.
6. tacos and tomatoes more T foods I love.
7. taste We would definitely eat less if we couldn't taste, but think of all the tasty things we'd miss.
8. Trips and travel. I've been on so many trips in the last two years. The cruise to Alaska, the trip to the Spa in Sedona, New Mexico, New York (not the city) and Washington D.C. I am learning to like travel...with my husband.
9. Our triune God. The trinity God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.
10. Tables where friends and family gather to eat good meals. My dining room table, the patio table and the little table in the kitchen that makes it okay to watch TV at the same time.
1, Time I need more of it, but we all have the same amount allotted for each day. When people say "I didn't have time to..." It just means they like me chose to use their time in a different way. God put me in this time and this space.
2. Television I remember when I first got a TV back in 1952. I would watch the test pattern for hours. Now I can tape the show and fast forward all the commericals. I can choose a more convenient time to watch a show. Television has come a long way...
3. Thank yous I taught my children to write them and I am teaching 2nd graders to write them. When someone has taken the time to do something for you, you need to take the time to thank them. If you have a lot of thank yous to write, then you have much to be thankful for.
4. Toasted cheese, toasted almonds, toasted english muffins are foods I love.
5. Turtle Parade That is 3 or more cars in a row when you are trying to cross the street either in a car or on foot.
Favorite joke three turtles walking in a row out of a pet shop and the owner behind them yelling stampeed.
6. tacos and tomatoes more T foods I love.
7. taste We would definitely eat less if we couldn't taste, but think of all the tasty things we'd miss.
8. Trips and travel. I've been on so many trips in the last two years. The cruise to Alaska, the trip to the Spa in Sedona, New Mexico, New York (not the city) and Washington D.C. I am learning to like travel...with my husband.
9. Our triune God. The trinity God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.
10. Tables where friends and family gather to eat good meals. My dining room table, the patio table and the little table in the kitchen that makes it okay to watch TV at the same time.
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