Literacy 📖
When you pick up a book to read, what is the special name for the front part that tells you the name of the story and who wrote it?
The Title (and author)
If you have 6 bright shiny marbles and you find 5 more on the playground, how many marbles do you have in total?
11 marbles (6 + 5 = 11)
Living things need certain things to survive. What are two basic needs that a plant must have so it can grow big, green, and healthy?
Water, air, space, or food/light
Canada has a beautiful flag that we see outside our school and flying on flagpoles. What two bright colors are on the Canadian flag?
Red and White
To keep our bodies healthy and stop the spread of pesky germs, what is the best thing to do right after you sneeze or cough, and definitely right before you eat your lunch?
Wash your hands (with soap and water or hand sanitizer)
When we write a sentence, what kind of big letter must go at the very beginning, and what must go at the very end?
A Capital Letter at the start and Punctuation (like a period, question mark, or exclamation mark) at the end.
If we are sitting at the carpet and we count our classmates' eyes or shoes, we can skip-count by a special number to count much faster. What number do we skip-count by when we count pairs of eyes, hands, or feet?
2s (Counting by 2s)
We use our five senses to explore properties of objects. If you close your eyes and touch a piece of playground bark or a bumpy tree trunk, what is a descriptive word for how it feels?
Rough, bumpy, or scratchy
What is the name of Canada's beautiful national anthem that we stand up and sing together at school assemblies to show we belong?
O Canada
Part of taking good care of our bodies is dental care! What should you use twice a day to keep your teeth shiny, clean, and healthy?
A Toothbrush with toothpaste and floss
We can clap out the beats in our words! How many syllables (or word claps) do you hear when you say the word: B-A-N-A-N-A?
3 Syllables (ba-nan-a)
We see many repetitive cycles in time! When we look at our classroom calendar, what are the two main calendar cycles we look at every day to know the date? (Hint: One has 7 days, and one has 12 in a year!)
Days of the week and Months of the year
Animals move in all kinds of different ways. How does a wild jackrabbit move across the grass, and how does a fish move through a lake?
A rabbit hops/jumps and a fish swims.
We learned about landmarks. Is a giant natural mountain like the Rocky Mountains an example of a "natural landmark" or a "constructed landmark" built by people?
A Natural Landmark
If you are feeling a very big, overwhelming emotion like anger, frustration, or sadness at school, what is a healthy practice you can do with your chest and nose to help your body calm down?
Take slow, deep breaths (or focus on breathing / take a quiet break)
There is a secret spelling rule that says every single word and every single syllable must have a vowel. Can your team name the vowels?
A, E, I, O, U
Look at this repeating shape pattern: Circle, Triangle, Square... Circle, Triangle, Square... What shape comes next in the pattern?
A Circle
When the weather gets very cold in Alberta and winter comes, some animals like bears go into a super deep sleep, and some birds fly far away to warm places. What are the two special science words for this?
Hibernation and Migration
In our communities, we have awesome helpers who provide a service to keep us safe. Who is the community helper that wears a uniform, drives a vehicle with blue and red flashing lights, and helps people follow the rules?
A Police Officer
Canadian money comes in shiny round coins with images of wildlife on them. What are the names for our one-dollar coin and our two-dollar coin?
The Loonie and the Toonie
If a book is full of imaginary, make-believe magic like talking dragons or flying cars, we call it Fiction. But if a book is full of real-world facts to teach us about real animals or real history, what is it called?
Non-Fiction
Let's use our subtraction matching facts! If your team knows that $12 + 5 = 17$, what answer do you get right away if you take 5 away from 17 ($17 - 5$)? (Hint fact family)
12
We learned that humans use different materials to build things based on what they can do. If you want to build a sturdy umbrella to keep you dry in an Alberta rainstorm, what should you make your umbrella out of and why?
Plastic (because it is waterproof / repels water)
Canada has two official national sports that bring communities together. One is played on the cold winter ice with a puck, and the other is a fast summer sport played with a stick and a net mesh bag. Can you name both?
Ice Hockey and Lacrosse
In financial literacy, we learn how money is spent. If you go to a toy store and buy a brand-new toy car or a book that you can physically touch and take home, are you buying a Good or a Service?
A Good