Ms. Smiles' Super 3rd Graders

r-controlled vowels

100

In a word with an r-controlled vowel, does the r come before or after the vowel?

AFTER

200

Read these words:

party

blurt

prefer

twirl

porch

*does a cartwheel*

300

Name the 5 r-controlled vowels and the sounds they make

ar - /ar/

er - /er/

ir - /er/

or - /or/

ur - /ur/

400

What three r-controlled vowel patterns make the same sound?

er, ir, ur

500

Read these words:

starstruck

bernadoodle

hurting

thirty-three

oranges

RoCkEd iT!*~

VCE

100

Read the following words:

pole

flute

race

YAY

200

Tell me the short and long sounds for each of the vowels.

a, e, i, o, u

HOORAY

300

MARK UP! Mark up the word brakes.

YOU DID IT (...hopefully)

400

Spelling: Write the following word

weeeeeeeee!

500

What is the silent-e rule?

- Silent e makes the vowel say it's name

- it comes after a vowel and a consonant

- it changes g and c into their soft sounds /j/ and /s/

Back to Basics

100

Name all 5 vowels.

a, e, i, o, u

200

True or False: there are 21 consonants and 5 vowels in the English alphabet.

True!

300

Read the following CVC words:

nap

yet

fog

pill

sun

WOO HOO

400

Name the four bonus letters.

F, L, S, Z

500

What do C and V stand for in CVC? (Some examples of CVC words are: dog, cat, mit, pen, lug)

C = consonant

V = vowel

Ms. Smiles Trivia

100

What is Ms. Smiles' favorite food?

T A C O S!!!!! (Yummy!)

200

True or False: Ms. Smiles lives in Carlisle.

FALSE. Ms. Smiles lives in Woburn. 

300

Who is Ms. Smiles' favorite singer?

Taylor Swift!

400

True or False: Ms. Smiles has one brother and one sister.

FALSE! Ms. Smiles only has one brother, and zero sisters.

500

What country is Ms. Smiles' family from? (Hint: its the country that she visited for February vacation) 

England! 

Miscellaneous

100

How many syllables are in the word chocolate?

3 

choc - o - late

200

How many people should speak at one time during reading group?

ONLY ONE. PLEASE. I'M BEGGING.

300

What is the rule for using AI and AY in a word?

AI is in the middle, AY comes at the end

400

How would a strong, wonderful, expressive reader read the following sentences?

1. I am SO happy that Ms. Smiles is my teacher!

2. "Do I have to leave Ms. Smiles to go back to class?" wailed the third graders.

You all are amazing!

500

Give a compliment to each member of your group that has to do with their PERSONALITY :) 

You make my <3 happy