How many minutes are in an hour?
60 minutes
What is a comprehension check?
When you pause while reading to make sure you understand what is happening in the text.
True or False: Europeans discovered America
False - Native Americans are indigenous to this land
What is the difference between tattling and reporting?
Tattling involves small, unimportant matters while reporting involves big matters where a person could be hurt.
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is short term but climate is long term
What does "product" mean?
The answer of a multiplication problem
What does text structure mean?
How the author organized the information in the passage.
What were the names of the homes that the Anishnaabek people made out of birchbark?
Wigwams
What does it mean to be in the green zone?
To be calm and ready to learn.
What does the prefix "re-" mean?
Again
What is an equivalent fraction?
A fraction that has a different numerator and denominator but is in the same location and are the same size.
What is the name of the most exciting part of a story, when a character usually changes?
The climax
What is a public issue?
A problem that affects many people in a community.
Is a level 2 problem considered big, small, or medium?
Small
What is a unit fraction?
One piece of a whole that has been divided into equal parts.
What is the inverse of multiplication?
Division
True or false: When summarizing, you should tell all of the details so people feel like they read the book themselves.
False - you should only give them enough information so that they understand what happened in the story
What are the three branches of government?
Legislative, executive, judicial
What is gossip?
When people speak negatively about a person who is not around them. Also called "backbiting"
How many third grade teachers are at Howard?
4
Solve 600 x 7
4,200
What does it mean to envision while reading?
To be able to see the story happening in your mind's eye, like a movie.
What branch of government is the president in?
Executive
Why is integrity important?
It makes you believe you are a good person and allows other people to trust you.
What is colonialism?
When people from one country invade another and say it now belongs to them.