English
My Grandparents
I smiled when I marked the spelling sheet today… the things kids write.
My nan is a crazy driver and my nan likes sleeping and chocolate and my pop is a slow driver. My nan goes to the pub all the time.
Happy Limerick Day
Today is Limerick Day. It celebrates the birthday of Edward Lear (1812 – 1888). Lear made limericks popular in his 1846 publication “A Book of Nonsense”
What is a limerick?
A limerick is a five-line poem written with one couplet and one triplet.
A couplet is a two-line rhymed poem and a triplet is a three-line.
What are the [...]
What’s another word for Synonym?
Can you think of one?? I haven’t been able to. Even a search at Synonym.com brought back the result:
Sorry, I could not find synonyms for ’synonym’
I found some websites that deal with Synonyms though:
Teacher’s Clubhouse – Grammar Skills
A lesson on synonyms for Kindergarten
EdHelper worksheets on Synonyms
I did also find the humourous t-shirts too, if you’re [...]
Weather Chart Icons
I came across these Free Weather Icons the other day – could be good for use on a weather chart, or maybe even an IWB version?? I might even try to come up with something like that a little later on. Let me know if you’ve seen a good IWB chart for [...]
You think English is easy?
I was sent this via email today, it does make you wonder…
The bandage was wound around the wound.
The farm was used to produce produce.
The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
We must polish the Polish furniture.
He could lead if he would get the lead out.
The soldier decided to desert his dessert [...]