CONNECT WITH YOUR GRANDCHILDREN: LESSON #19

CONNECT WITH YOUR GRANDCHILDREN: LESSON #19

 

Hi William; this will be our last lesson as I hope you will be back in school soon. It has be a lot of fun!

 

WORD FOR THE DAY please add to your list

 

Gadget

Synonyms: appliance, contraption, contrivance, gizmo, widget, convenience

 

A device or control that is very useful for a particular job.

 

The example makes it very clear what a gadget is - David has this fancy new gadget that can peel a whole head of garlic in seconds.

 

Your turn- please write a good sentence that shows the meaning of the word

 

Computer gadgets

Household gadgets

Cleaning gadgets

etc

 

 

Haiku for the day - notice different number of syllables - 3, 5, 4

 

balmy breeze
swarming bees circle
the river bank

 

Do you like it?

 

 

Your Research Today - Trivia questions - where do bumblebees nest? what is cryogenics?

 

Underground; Production of low temperatures

 

 

 

William, lets finish off with Billy Collins. Here he is with animations to enhance five poems plus one extra.

 

Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddw1_3ZVjTE&t=24s    15.05

 

Let me know when finished.

 

The poems are-

1. Budapest (about the creative process)

2. Somedays (dollhouse images) sometimes you eat the bear; somedays it eats you

3. Forgetfulness (mental slippage)

4. The Country (etiquette  - mice, match, fire)

5. The Dead  (wrote after friend’s funeral - watching us)

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To My Favourite 17 Year Old High School Girl - (accomplishments vs trivia)

 

Which did you like the most? WHY?

BYE!

Reviews

[Julia.Moore]

A love for haiku poetry began in college, inspired by its simplicity and depth. The book Blue Harlequin captures these moments beautifully. Read the full article to explore the essence of haiku poetry: https://aoidemagazine.com/what-is-haiku-poetry/