Playing outside

Since the weather has been nice again, I have brought my daughters outside to play more often. I have my four year old ride her bicycle, and I push the baby on the stroller. She also loves to play with her "Elsa car" and her dolls. When my husband is home, they love to kick or throw a soccer ball back and forth to each other.
The sun has been shining very much lately, and they love being outside and enjoying the fresh air! I must admit, I love it too. It is a nice break from being cooped up in the house all the time with a new baby. The smell of the coming fall is great. It is the time of year when the weather is a bit strange, because one week it will be cold and the next it is hot again! It is very confusing sometimes because you may not know what to wear. All I know is, we love playing outside and smelling that brand new fall air outside. Taking a minute to ourselves for some peace and quiet is necessary!

Vocabulary (verbs)

brought- (past tense-to bring) to come with
play- to do fun activities
ride- to sit on and control the movement of something
push- to use force to move
loves- to appreciate something very much
kick- to hit something with your foot
throw- to cause something to move in the air with your hand
smelling- the quality of a thing you can sense with your nose
cooped- to keep inside for a long period of time

Vocabulary Exercise
Word Scramble
Please identify the scrambled verbs and write on the blank space.
1. I ______ (eolv) the warm weather.
2. In soccer, it is important to ______ (cikk) the ball to the other players.
3. I love to stop and ______ (lmsel) the flowers.
4. In baseball, the pitcher ______ (tohrws) the ball to the catcher.
5. He likes to ______ (spuh) the buttons of the game.
6. I am afraid to _____ (erid) the rollercoaster because it is fast.
7. My mom _______ (tbhrogu) my homework to my school because I forgot it at home.
8. The chickens stay _______ (oocepd) up in their cage all night.

Grammar Point
Verbs are very important components of sentences. They tell us what the action is that the subject is doing in a sentence. Without them, the sentence would be inactive and maybe boring. I have used several verbs to describe when I go outside and play with my daughters. Using the above verbs, write a short paragraph about what activities you enjoy and circle each verb. For an extra bonus, add some verbs of your own!