Cousin Larry, who's living in England, sends Ben a letter to say he's sorry that he won't be at their grandmother's birthday party on 9/3. Ben and Moby look at the date and realize they have to organize the birthday party very quickly. When everything is ready, they learn they didn't have to work so quickly. Thanks to Grandma's birthday and Ben's mistake, the students learn about Adverbs and the Months of the Year.

Objectives	Students will: differentiate between Adverbs and Adjectives in a Concept Attainment activity. supply characteristics of various jobs using Adverbs. produce sentences using Adverbs that modify verbs or whole sentences. recite the Months of the year and sequence them in an interactive group activity.
Grammar	Adverbs that modify verbs or whole sentences
New Words and Expressions	already born celebrate date early	finally grandmother/grandma hardly left number	right store street turn United States/ American
Reading	Students will: read a dialogue about the history of the Gregorian calendar. answer comprehension questions based on the dialogue. identify the enrichment vocabulary words: calendar, Roman, Latin.
Writing	Students will: write a dialogue about a friend's birthday celebration.
Lesson Plans	L2U3L3 Lesson Plans (3 Sessions)
Materials Provided	Student Progress Tracker
Time	Three 45-minute sessions