Officially the winter starts on Friday, December 21st, 2019.  However this early snow storm has definitely kicked off the winter season here in Raleigh! 

If you are staying warm in your home and looking for a way to practice English, take a look at these older posts in our ESL blogs that are about the winter season.

 

Winter Season

• Snow Day Vocabulary
• Velvet Shoes (A Snow Poem) 

Events

• Superbowl Sunday 
• February – Black History Month  ,   Black History Month (2)  
• March – Daylight Savings time Begins

Holidays

Besides the following blog entries, don’t forget the “Holidays” Page on the top menu bar – it has videos and activities for all the holidays in the Year (including Christmas  )

• New Year’s 
  • New Year’s Resolutions  (1)
  • New Year’s Resolutions (2)
  • “Starting” Something New
• Martin Luther King Jr Day
  • Make it a Day On, Not a Day Off 
  • Martin Luther King Jr
• President’s Day – Learning About President’s Day  
• Groundhog Day –
  • What’s Groundhog Day 
  • Groundhog Day 
• Valentine’s Day
  • Happy Valentine’s Day for Singles ,   
  • Be My Valentine , 
  • Love is in the Air
  • It’s Valentine Day! 
• Ash Wednesday – Once in Winter…..