A little piece of Poem "Run & Smile" by Jean Lee ^^

 Run & Smile

by Jean Lee

 

Splitting the fresh air

Wearing pulled up hair

Feeling elated in a nice new gear and pair

Leaving no energy to spare

Hollering at the devil of injuries “Don’t you dare!”

Unexpected encounters with deer and hare

Bring up your quiet whisper of “Hello, there!”

Running is about to get you elsewhere

Nothing seems to matter and you don’t care

Every single mile will become another smile in your running log to share.

 

Can you name the TV shows that rhyme with the given words? Time to play yesterday's NPR Sunday Puzzle.

Every answer today is a TV show, past or present, with a two-word title. I'll give you rhymes for those respective words. You name the shows. One of the answers is the smashing hit series (from Korea) on Netflix.

Ex. Cherry Basin --> PERRY MASON

1. Fillmore Whirls

2. Dayton Space

3. Showing Strains

4. Shogun's Zeroes

5. Mean Quakers

6. Deere Tractor

7. Car Check

8. Carney Thriller

9. Wool Blouse

10. Dark Bank

11. New Plant

12. Mountain Tabby

13. Did Same

14. Snappy Phrase

 

Answer Keys

    1.  Gilmore Girls

    2.  Peyton Place

    3.  Growing Pains

    4.  Hogan’s Heroes

    5.  Green Acres

    6.  Fear Factor

    7.  Star Trek

    8.  Barney Miller

    9.  Full House

    10.  Shark Tank

    11.  Lou Grant

    12.  Downton Abbey

    13.  Squid Game

    14.  Happy Days

Why don't you create a Haiku poem on four seasons?

Haiku poem about Four Seasons by Jean Lee

 

Winter

Start to see your breath?

Icicles deck the roof top

Watch your squeaky steps

 

Spring

Mizzle sounds quiet

Its petrichor smells so sweet

Daffodil paints town

 

Summer

Shades and sombreros

Hide and seek with the sunray

Long good books cool you

 

Fall

Trees changing colors

Leaves keep dancing with rustles

Fill your bowls with figs

Find 3-letter words in the given category! (Sunday Puzzle from NPR)

I'm going to give you some six-letter words. For each one rearrange the letters to get two three-letter words in the same category.

 

Ex. REGALE (parts of the body) --> EAR, LEG

 

1. BEATEN (insects)

 

2. GENIAL (alcoholic beverages)

 

3. ARDENT (colors)

 

4. BAITER (things to wear)

 

5. TACKLE (animals)

 

6. LAUGHS (boys' nicknames)

 

7. SHARIF (trees)

 

8. AUTHOR (Greek letters)

 

9. ORIOLE (resources from the earth)

 

10. THEIRS (possessive pronouns)

 

 

 

Answer Keys

    1.  Ant, Bee

    2.  Ale, Gin

    3.  Red, Tan

    4.  Bra, Tie

    5.  Cat, Elk

    6.  Gus, Hau

    7.  Fir, Ash

    8.  Tau, Rho

    9.  Oil, Ore

    10. Her, Its

Time to play the Puzzle!!! Change one letter in each of given words to make a phrase!

Every answer today is a familiar phrase in the form "___ & ___," in which I've changed one letter in each of the words. You tell me the phrases.

 

Ex. SHOT & WELL --> SHOW & TELL

 

1. LOFT & SOUND

 

2. CRUSH & BARN

 

3. NICKED & LIME

 

4. COLLARS & DENTS

 

5. KITS & SELL

 

6. NOON & CRANKY

 

7. SURE & DIMPLE

 

8. PUNT & HECK

 

9. HIKE & SEED

 

Answer Keys

    1.  Lost & Found

    2.  Crash & Burn

    3.  Nickel & Dime

    4.  Dollars & Cents

    5.  Kiss & Tell

    6.  Nook & Cranny

    7.  Pure & Simple

    8. Hunt & Peck

    9.  Hide & Seek

Easy breezy quiz on The Fourth of July

The Declaration of Independence is one of the most important documents in the history of the United States. It was an official act taken by all 13 American colonies in declaring independence from British rule. Although the 4^th of July celebration is already over, let’s have a short quiz on the holiday.

 

    1.   The name John ________________________ is synonymous with your signature. Legend says that ___________________ wanted the king of England to see the rebellious signature without having to wear his spectacles.

 

    2.   Do you know how many people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4^th, 1776? Only two men signed it – John _________________, president of the Congress, and Charles Thompson, secretary of the Congress.

 

    3.   The Fourth of July was not declared a federal holiday until the year of 19___ ___.

 

    4.   Thomas _________________’s original draft of Declaration of Independence was lost and the one eventually signed is the “engrossed” document. It is kept at the National Archives in Washington, D.C., for all to see.

 

    5.   In July 1776, ______________________ (=the first U.S. President) was in New York with his troops. On July 9, he received his copy of the Declaration with a note telling him to share the news with his soldiers. The men were so excited that they rushed over to the Bowling Green and tore down the Statue of King ______________ III. Shortly after this, the British attacked the colonists and the American Revolution was under way. The colonists fought eight long, hard years for independence from Britain.

 

 

Answer Keys

1.  Hancock

2.  Hancock

3.  1938

4.  Jefferson

5.  George