Yesterday was Ryleigh's first Easter! It was a pretty nice day out; just a little bit windy. The night before my sisters and I colored eggs that say, 'Ryleigh's 1st Easter 2015'. It was a lot of fun and I wanted Ryleigh to be involved, but she was too cranky and tired so she missed it this year. However, I'm sure that next year when she's over a year old she will definitely want to play and color the eggs with us. I was most excited about her adorable little dress and headband anyways. Also, the Easter Bunny brought her some goodies! She got an Elsa doll from the movie Frozen, some pajamas with characters from the movie Frozen on them, a stuffed Thumper from Bambi, and a board book featuring Thumper. We are going to read the book before bedtime tonight! Overall, Ryleigh's first Easter was a success!

Vocabulary

colored (verb): to give or apply color to something
involved (verb): to be included in something
cranky (adjective): grouchy; in a bad mood
adorable (adjective): very delightful or charming
goodies (noun): something that causes delight or happiness
featuring (verb): to give prominence or importance to

Vocabulary Exercise

Complete the word search to find each vocabulary word. Then, take each word and put it into a sentence.

Easter Festivities

S E B R L C A A V H X A D U J 
Y S P R B C P D T Y J G I T R 
M K P L L X L O V M F N R Z W 
K S N Z T F E R B I I P B A J 
N K R A M A K A M Z X V B X O 
Z R E U R R Y B T B Q O J C I 
M Z I O E C B L B W E R O S A 
D M I F Q S I E K C R K G K D 
X J U F G A V N O E E T J R W 
M Y X J R J R L V A Z E N E T 
N W I B L R O I Z O E I X W V 
Q K G F F R W Q A A L E W F E 
S J R S E I D O O G D V A A B 
X X C D B R P I Q P K N E Q Z 
H E Y F E A T U R I N G L D B 

ADORABLE
COLORED
CRANKY
FEATURING
GOODIES
INVOLVED

Grammar Point

 In my passage I included a lot of adjectives. Adjectives can describe a person, place, thing, or idea. They make your writing more interesting and allow for the reader to create a better picture in their mind. For example, instead of just saying 'the boy decided to fight the other boy that had been bothering him all week', by adding adjectives you can paint a better image. 'The short and scrawny boy decided to fight the other huge and scary boy that had been bothering him all week long.' In addition, the articles - a, an, and the - are adjectives too. 

Grammar Exercise

Take one of your previously written paragraphs from earlier in the year and add adjectives to the paragraph to make your writing more descriptive and interesting. 

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Adjectives