Basics of Caitlin
Spell my name on the board
CAITLIN
What should you do if you see a bear in Michigan?
Possible answers: Stay calm and do not run. Back away slowly while facing the bear. Make yourself look big, wave your arms, and make loud noises until it leaves. Do not try to run--a bear can run up to 30 miles per hour (48.2km/hour).
Name one food Americans eat on Thanksgiving.
turkey, mac and cheese, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, corn pudding, pumpkin pie, stuffing
What is the most-viewed Youtube video of all time?
Hint: I talked about this during the 2025 in Review lesson at the start of 2026
Baby shark
How old am I?
23 years old
Describe the weather in Michigan
snowy, cold, with hot summers
Name one landmark in the United States
Statue of Liberty, Mount Rushmore, the White House, the Washington Monument
Answer this riddle that I shared with you during a previous class:
Can you think of an English word that is always spelled incorrectly?
Incorrectly😏😏😏😏😏
I used to work in a bakery. What kind of dessert did we sell?
Cupcakes🧁
Tell me one thing that Michigan is known for
The Great Lakes, cherries, berries, forests, football, being the state where Caitlin lives
Caitlin will decide if your answer fits
Name ten of the fifty states
Points if ten were named
From our prairie dog communication lesson:
Make a sound a prairie dog would make
Caitlin decides if you sound like a prairie dog
What color fur does my dog have?
Bonus: What is his name?
Double bonus: what does he like to get from a coffee shop?
Black
Harry
Croissants
Are there sharks in the Great Lakes?
No, the lakes are freshwater!
Who was the first president of the USA?
George Washington
Complete these sentences correctly using comparative or superlative adjectives:
Your house is ______ (big) than mine.
This is the _______ (pretty) flower I have ever seen.
The crocodile has a ______ (bad) memory than the elephant
bigger
prettiest
worse
How many siblings do I have?
Bonus if you can tell me one of their names
Bonus if you can tell me if I'm the oldest/youngest/somewhere in the middle
Two siblings
Their names are Seamus and Fiona
I am the youngest 👶🏻 🍼
Name one state that Michigan touches.
Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin
All teams get a guess. Whichever team is closest gets the points.
How many pizzas are sold each year in the United States?
(excluding frozen pizzas)
3 billion
3,000,000,000
Give me an example of an English idiom
to kill two birds with one stone, to be a couch potato, that was a piece of cake, I have butterflies in my stomach, it's raining cats and dogs, the elephant in the room, break a leg, break the ice, hit the road, to go off the beaten path, to cut corners