In-Depth Studies
This was the main focus of our in-depth studies throughout the whole year.
What was the continents or geography of the world?
You needed these all year to help you find the correct answers and Holly kept telling you, "You gotta know these!"
What are multiplication facts?
Holly introduced these in the spring for homework--notebooks for you to share about what you were currently reading.
What is a reading journal?
How Molly greeted us most mornings.
What is "GM!"
Our first field trip of the year.
What is the Smith Botanical Garden and Arboretum?
Who is Kermit the Frog?
We visited this place to learn more about the indigenous tribes of this area.
What is the Pequot Museum?
What is data collection?
Molly taught all about this in the spring.
What is poetry?
The names of Holly's dog and cat.
What are Harriet/Hattie and Susan?
The band that had the most videos played this year in 4L.
What is OkGo?
The alternative to being in a line that we tried in the spring.
What is a clump?
This symbol helps us understand almost all maps by showing the cardinal directions.
What is the compass rose?
75 x 24 =
What is 1800?
The "witchy" person in Because of Winn-Dixie.
Who is Gloria Dump?
Who is Ally?
This bumper sticker was on our door for the entire year.
What is "I dream of a world where chickens can cross the road without having their motives questioned?"
What are Big Ups?
This biome inspired us to design new plants that could survive there.
What is the rainforest?
These are the five angles in a very catchy song.
What are right, acute, obtuse, straight, and reflex angles?
The sibling of Morning Girl.
Who is Star Boy?
The family dynamic that the Ollies have in common.
What is "they each have two younger brothers?"
These are the names of the two fifth grade plays this year.
What were "Theseus and the Minotaur" and "Munchkin Mediation: Conflict Resolution in Oz?"
Who is Yoda?
This describes a large group of people and animals traveling to other places to buy and sell goods.
What is a caravan?
5/8 x 9 =
What is 45/8 or 5 5/8?
This person created the Esti-Mysteries we did throughout the year.
Who is Steve? (Steve Wyborney for extra points.)
Barbara and Jack and Marnie and Todd.
What are the Ollies' parents' names?
What were we trying to organize for when Holly needed to leave the classroom for a while, because she was so frustrated by the complaining?
What is the Biography Share?
This word was a reminder to take care of yourself and not insert yourself into others' business.
What is Mineya?
What is Australia?
You learned these procedures this spring to find the sums and differences for certain math problems.
What are the standard algorithms for addition and subtraction?
What Fudge loses when he tries to fly.
What are his two front teeth?
The food Holly served to Molly and the other Smithies when they came to her house.
What are tacos?
This ship name was given to Holly and her bestie last year.
What is Vanolly?
What is the Weeping Beech, or Fagus sylvatica 'Pendula'? (hahahaha, if any of you got the Latin version I'm gonna cry from being astounded.)