Utilizing Relational Verbs

My sister is the girl with the brown hair. She plays the princess in the play. My brother is the tall boy on the left of the stage. He plays the villain in the same play. The main character is the short boy in the blue. He is my brother's friend. He seems to be the best actor in the show. The show appears to be well rehearsed. Everyone is doing a great job!

• An attributive verb shows a relationship between a participant and a description. 
• An identifying verb provides identity or identifies the form of meaning of a word. 

Identify the relational verbs in this paragraph. Label them with an A for attribute and with an eye for identifying with an I. 

Vocabulary:

villain- the enemy to the main character. A bad person.

appear- to seem, to look.

rehearsed- practiced.

The New York Rangers

The New York Rangers are a hockey team that play for the state, New York. The colors of the team are red, white, and blue. The Rangers started to play hockey in 1926. Hockey is a sport that is played on an ice rink. They players use skates to maneuver on the ice, and try to shoot the puck into the goal.  There are three periods throughout the game. The Rangers play at Madison Square Garden. Madison Square Garden is in New York City. Madison Square Garden hosts sports games, concerts, and other events. The New York Rangers are my favorite team!

Reading Comprehension:

Madison Square Garden is in _________________.
The Rangers started to play in __________.
The colors of the Rangers are ______, ________, and _______.

Vocabulary: 

maneuver- move on or move through.
puck- round rubber object usually used in hockey. This sports version of a ball.
periods- sections of a game.
hosts- holds guests.

Proper Nouns:

Proper nouns are like a noun, a person, place, or thing. They will however name a specific item and be capitalized no matter what.

Examples:

• McDonald's
• New Jersey
• China

Find the proper nouns in the paragraph above and go Rangers!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mo9ZYOYUcU4

Check out a video of the Rangers! 

Penguins

Penguins are known as the birds that cannot fly. There are many species of penguins. Penguins are traditionally found in cold weather, like the continent of Antarctica. They do not only live here, but in South America, South Africa, and New Zealand as well. However, no penguins live in the North Pole. Penguins waddle when they walk. Penguins spend have their time on land and the other half in the water. They are able to swim at 20 miles per hour. A baby penguin is called a chick. Penguins are not mean animals, they are very friendly! 

Reading Comprehension: 

A baby penguin is called a ______.
Penguins are able to swim at _______ miles per hour.
No penguins live in the ________.
Can penguins fly?


Vocabulary:

species- groups of living organisms.
traditionally- usually this happens.
continent- an area of the world. There are 7. They are Antarctica, North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa.

Grammar Review: Contractions!

Contractions are a combination of two words and the missing letters are replaced with an apostrophe. Not all words can do this, but here are some examples:

do not = don't
cannot = can't
they are = they're
they will= they'll
we are = we're 

Can you find the words that can turn into contractions in this paragraph. Write these words as a contraction as well.