Tennis
When playing tennis or pickleball with 2 players on each team, we call this playing "________"
Doubles
The name of the two protagonists in our story are _____ and ________.
Sophie and The BFG (The Big Friendly Giant)
Coach Wyatt is planning a big feast for all the classrooms. The Penguins have 12 kids. The Foxes have 24 kids. The Elephants have 26 kids. And the Cheetahs have 30 kids. How many kids are there total?
92 Kids.
SPELLING WORD 1
HEADS DOWN
FRIEND
When you swing the tennis racket using your dominant hand (the hand you use to write with a pencil) you are using your "_____" hand.
Fore hand
What is a trogglehumper in the story?
A bad dream or a nightmare
Coach Brenda is taking the Cheetahs on a field trip to the zoo. She is trying to plan what exhibits they are going to see. There are 30 kids total. 10 kids want to see the wolf exhibit. 15 kids want to see the gorilla exhibit. 4 kids want to see the lizard house. How many students would want to see the bird cages?
1 child.
SPELLING WORD 2
HEADS DOWN
Dream
What word would we use to describe how the other giants treat the BFG?
They bully him.
Coach Teri is looking for help picking up tennis balls after practice one day. She dropped 100 tennis balls. The foxes helped her pick up 32. The Elephants helped her pick up 19. The cheetahs helped her pick up 4. How many do the penguins need to help her find to get them all back?
55 Tennis Balls
SPELLING WORD 3
HEADS DOWN
SKULK
This is the type of hit where you use your non-dominant hand (the one you don't use to write with a pencil). This type of hit usually requires two hands.
Back hand.
Who does the BFG give the Trogglehumper to?
Coach Charlie is looking to add in some new pickleball nets at PT&E. We used to have 15 nets. 6 of the old nets had holes and needed to be thrown out. Coach Charlie bought 12 new nets. How many nets do we have now?
21 Nets
SPELLING WORD 4
HEADS DOWN
Prospect
When you hit the ball diagonally to the other side of the court, we call that "_________"
Cross Court
Name 3 other giants besides the BFG and the Fleshlumpeater.
The Blood Bottler. The Man Hugger
The Bone Cruncher. The Child Chewer
The Butcher Boy. The Meatdripper
The Maidmasher. The Gizzard Gulper
Coach Josh is getting rid of old furniture in his classroom. He is trying to have 5 more chairs than he has students. Coach Josh has 30 students and 60 chairs. How many chairs does he need to get rid of to reach his goal?
SPELLING WORD 5
HEADS DOWN
Repulsive