Breakfast is Served!

What is your favorite meal of the day, breakfast, lunch, or dinner? My favorite is breakfast because there are so many options! There are many different types of food that can be served for breakfast. Some people like savory foods, like bacon, eggs, and sausage. Other people like their breakfast to be sweet, like pancakes, waffles, and french toast. In my house, everyone is always rushing to school or work in the morning, so breakfast has to be quick during the week. However, my family all comes together on Sunday mornings to eat a big, delicious breakfast. The menu changes every week, but one thing always stays the same. My brothers love to eat sweet breakfast foods, so they're always excited for my french toast casserole! This breakfast dish is so delicious it is almost like dessert. French toast casserole is a sugary breakfast made with bread, eggs, sugar, milk, and cinnamon. The bread is placed in a big pan and all of the other ingredients are mixed together and poured on top. Then, I bake the casserole in the oven for one hour. As it bakes, the house fills with the smell of cinnamon and everyone comes to the table to wait. My french toast casserole is served with maple syrup and even more sugar on top. With a dish as rich and decadent as this, it is hard not to love breakfast!


Vocabulary
breakfast: the first meal of the day
savory: food that is salty or spicy; not sweet
menu: the list of foods being served
casserole: a dish with many ingredients baked in the oven and cooked slowly
ingredients: the items needed to make a recipe
maple syrup: a sugary, thick sauce poured on pancakes, waffles, and french toast
decadent: luxurious and over-the-top

Vocabulary Exercise
Create a breakfast menu for your own family. Give the menu a title, at least three items, and a description of each item. Use all vocabulary terms in your menu.

Grammar Point: There, Their, and They're
There, their, and they're are homophones. This means they are pronounced the same, but have different meanings. It is important to use the correct word in your writing so people are able to understand what you are trying to say.
There: an adverb meaning "in or at that place"- Use "there" to describe the location of something.
EX. The eggs are over there.
Their: possessive form of they-  Use "their" when you are saying something belongs to someone.
EX. Jack and Jim brought their famous blueberry pancakes to share.
They're: contraction of the words "they" and "are"- Use this to replace "they are" in a sentence.
EX. They're coming over at 10:00 AM to eat breakfast.

Grammar Assignment: Write six sentences about your favorite meal of the day. Use "there" in two sentences, use "their" in two sentences, and use "they're" in two sentences. Be sure to follow the grammar point above!

For more information on there, their, and they're, follow this link!
http://www.dictionary.com/e/their-there-theyre/

Comments

  1. Teacher: JackieDecember 2, 2017 at 6:43 PM

    Yummy! I would love to try making it. Excellent entry with all the parts!

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