My Most Embarrassing Experience

              One of my most embarrassing experiences was during my first year teaching. I was very nervous because it was the beginning of my career and I wanted to make sure I was doing everything that I was supposed to do. The first three days of school were half days. The students were dismissed early on those days. The first two days of school went smoothly. I had made it through my first two days without a hitch! However, the third day came along, which led to one of my most embarrassing experiences.

            We had to be in the gymnasium at 11:00 for dismissal. I didn't want to be late so I made sure all the students were packed up and ready to go.  I thought to myself "wow, we made it through another day of school!" I walked my class of 23 kindergartners down the gym. However, when I got there I saw my principal at the door and a bunch of students sitting on the gym floor. I was very confused because I didn't think I was late. My principal asked me what I was doing and I told her that we were coming down for dismissal. It was then that she told me, I in fact wasn't late, I was actually an hour early! There was a band demonstration going on for the older kids in the school. I was so embarrassed because I had all my students packed up, lined up and ready to go. My principal was a great sport about it and told me not to worry! Instead, we went back to the classroom, dropped off the backpacks and took a tour around the school. Overall, it wasn't such a big deal, but I definitely will never forget that day.

Vocabulary:

embarrassing (verb)--> to have shame

nervous (adjective)--> uneasy or apprehensive

career (noun)--> a job, occupation or profession

dismissed (verb) --> to let go

hitch (noun)--> an unexpected difficulty or obstacle

bunch (noun)--> a group

demonstration (noun)--> using examples to explain something

great sport (noun)--> being fun 

Vocabulary Exercise:  Find and circle the vocabulary words inside the word search.

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BUNCH	CAREER	DEMONSTRATION
DISMISSED	EMBARRASSING	GREAT SPORT
HITCH	NERVOUS

Grammar Point: 

Using punctuation is necessary when writing or speaking. In order to help read, write and speak fluently different forms of punctuation must be used. Three common types of punctuation are the period for a statement or command sentence, the question mark for an asking sentence, and the exclamation point for an exclamatory or excited sentence. In my paragraph above, I used different types of punctuation to show how I was feeling at the moment. Highlight the punctuation I used in my paragraph above. Then, write 5 sentences using different types of punctuation for each. Remember the rules for using each type of punctuation!

The Best Experience of My Life

       The best experience of my life was when I got engaged and ultimately got married. The surprise of my engagement was amazing in itself. Then, the planning and actual day of my wedding were more than I could have ever imagined!

         After I got engaged, the planning started right away. We got engaged on May 30, 2014 and booked our wedding for July 24, 2015. I absolutely loved picking out all my vendors. The best part of planning was finding and deciding on my dress. I went to Kleinfeld’s Bridal in the city. All the dresses were so beautiful! When I picked my dress, I knew it was the one right away.

         When the day finally got here, it was like a dream! Everything went smoothly. After the Church we went to the beach to take pictures. The day couldn’t have been more perfect. We danced the night away and were surrounded by all our loved ones. It was truly the best experience of my life! 

Vocabulary:

experience (noun)--> a time of personally encountering or undergoing something

engaged (adjective)--> pledged to be married

ultimately (adjective)--> lastly or finally

vendors (noun)--> a person or company that sells something

Kleinfeld's Bridal (noun)--> bridal store

surrounded (verb)--> enclosed or circled around

Vocabulary Exercise: Create a sentence using each vocabulary word. Don't forget to start with a capital letter and end with the appropriate punctuation.

1. experience: __________________________________________________

2. engaged: ____________________________________________________

3. ultimately: ___________________________________________________

4. vendors: _____________________________________________________

5. Kleinfeld's Bridal: ______________________________________________

6. surrounded: __________________________________________________

Grammar Point:

My story about the best day of my life, used nouns, verbs and adjectives. All three of these things are needed in order to write a paragraph that is interesting and makes sense. Write your own paragraph about the best experience of your life. In your paragraph, underline the nouns, circle the verbs and draw two lines under the adjectives. Give descriptive details!

Pumpkin Farm

On Monday, October 26th I had the opportunity to take my Kindergarten class to the pumpkin farm on a field trip. We got on the school bus at 9:15 and we were on our way to the farm! All of the students were so excited to go on their first field trip!! Some were even excited to go on a bus for the first time. We arrived at the farm at 9:40. The bus ride didn't take too long. When we got off the bus, the students lined up so we could do a head count to make sure everyone was together. Then, it was time to get on line to wait for the program to start. When it was our turn, each student was given a plastic bag to use to be able to collect their pumpkins and vegetables in. After that, we got on the tractor! All of the students were very excited to ride the tractor. The tractor took us around the pumpkin field and over to the pumpkin patch, where each student was able to pick one pumpkin. After they picked their pumpkins, they were allowed to pick five radishes. Once everything was all picked, the class sat down on the grass to meet the farm leader. The farm leader was a lady who worked at the farm. She taught all of the students about the life cycle of a pumpkin. She was able to show them each stage of how the pumpkin grows. After the students learned about the life cycle, we lined up and headed to the park! They all had a great time playing. After the park it was time for lunch. We sat at the picnic tables and enjoyed our lunches outside because it was a beautiful day! Once everyone was finished with lunch, we cleaned up and headed back to the bus to return to school. It was such a fun day for everyone!

Vocabulary:

opportunity(noun)--> a favorable condition

field trip(noun)--> a trip taken by students to gain experience outside of a classroom

head count(noun)--> counting people to get a certain number

program(noun)--> a planned activity

tractor(noun)--> a big truck used on a farm to pull heavy things

radishes(noun)--> purple root vegetables

life cycle(noun)--> a series of stages of how something grows

stage(noun)--> a step in a process

Vocabulary Exercise:
Complete the crossword puzzle by matching the correct word to the definitions.

Across:
2. a stage of how something grows
4. purple root vegetables
7. a planned activity
8. a big truck used on a farm to pull heavy things

Down:
1. a favorable condition
3. a trip taken by students to gain experience outside of a classroom
5. counting people to get a certain number
6. a step in a process

Grammar Point:

In this paragraph, I talked about a field trip my class got to take. I described the field trip using adjectives to help the reader be able to picture the field trip we went on. Write a paragraph about your favorite field trip. If you have not been on a field trip, write about a place you might like to go. Don't forget to include describing words (adjectives) to help your readers get a clear picture of your field trip memory!