Teacher Problems
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What is the copy machine?
This playground game, named for a farm animal and involving running in a circle, is famous for generating the most “He pushed me!” complaints in under three minutes.
What is Duck, Duck, Goose?
This natural resource falls from clouds and fills rivers, lakes, and your water bottle—if you know the water cycle, you know.
What is water?
This New York school district is located less than 30 minutes from midtown Manhattan and serves parts of Malverne, Lynbrook, Rockville Centre, West Hempstead, and North Lynbrook.
What is the Malverne Union Free School District?
Why did the pencil cross the road?
What is “to get to the write side”?
This animal is faster than a 3rd grader who says “I wasn’t running!”
AKA
The fastest land animal on Earth
What is a cheetah?
This traditional playground game, whose name comes from a 17th‑century French phrase meaning “to chase,” remains one of the most universally played recess activities.
What is tag?
It’s the only number that is even and prime.
What is 2?
Constructed in 1958, this school is the district’s only high school and once made national news due to racial tensions during the 1960s integration era.
What is Malverne High School?
What do you call cheese that isn’t yours?
What is nacho cheese?
This is the universal student response when asked, "What did they learn today?"
Acceptable responses:
What is… “I don’t know” or "Nothing"?
Often found painted on blacktops, this jump‑based playground game has roots in ancient Rome, where soldiers used similar patterns to train for battlefield agility.
What is hopscotch?
In grammar, this type of word describes a noun. If you’ve ever done a “parts of speech” sort, you should know.
What is an adjective?
A shining star in the Malverne School District, serving grades 3–5, this intermediate school is home to a world-renowned math specialist.
What is Davison Avenue Intermediate School?
Why did the cookie go to the nurse?
What is “because it felt crumby”?
This classroom phenomenon occurs immediately after a teacher finishes explaining the entire assignment.
What is “What are we supposed to do?”
Clue:
Due to concerns about safety and promoting “targeting” behaviors, many U.S. school districts have restricted or eliminated this once‑iconic recess game involving rubber balls and very dramatic dodging.
What is dodgeball?
This planet spins so fast on its axis that one day lasts only about 10 hours. If you know your gas giants… you know.
What is Jupiter?
This Malverne school is famous for more than educating grades 5–8 — it also literally keeps another school warm, thanks to the unique underground steam line that heats a neighboring building.
What is Howard T. Herber Middle School?
What do you call a fish without eyes?
What is “a fshhh”?
This classroom supply disappears faster than your patience during indoor recess.
This classroom supply disappears faster than your patience during indoor recess.
This classic piece of recess equipment was inspired by 9th‑century Chinese acrobatic performances and introduced to American schoolyards in the early 1900s.
What is the swing?
This historic document begins with the words “We the People” — and if you know your U.S. history, you know this one.
What is the Constitution?
Malverne was the first district in New York State ordered to take this major action by the state education commissioner—an event that sparked protests and national attention in the 1960s.
What is school integration (desegregation)?
Why did the crayon quit?
What is “because it was tired of getting drawn into everything”?