Candidates
Convince
Decisions
Elect
Estimate
Government
Independent
Announced
100
WHO AM I?
I want to become class captain of the kickball team, so I am running for the position:
A CANDIDATE
100
Question:
"I gave my friend three reasons why they should try my favorite games."
AM I TRYING TO:
A. Estimate
B. Convince
C. Elect
B. CONVINCE
100
What is a decision?
A. A choice you make
B. A person running for office
C. A guess
A. A choice you make
What's another word for decision?
100
When people vote to choose a leader, what are they doing?
Electing someone.
100
If you are making a close guess about how many Gems are in this jar, what are you doing?
Estimating
100
Who helps make rules and decisions for a country or community?
Government
100
If you can complete a task by yourself, what are you doing?
Being independent
100
What does announced mean?
A. Told people something
B. Kept something secret
C. Forgot something
A. Told people something
200
PICK THE PICTURE!
200
ACT IT OUT!
You have 20 seconds to convince them to choose your favorite snacks.
Two people choose two members of your group to come up and try to convince each other in front of the class, of their favorite snack.
200
Understand:
You have to choose between reading a book and drawing a picture. You choose to read. What did you make?
A Decision
200
Your class votes for a new class pet. What does the class do?
Elect a class pet!
200
You make a close guess at how many chairs are in this classroom. You don't count them, but you think there are about 24. What did you do?
Estimate
200
Which is an example of something a government does?
A. Makes laws
B. Going home
C. Eats lunch
A. Makes laws
200
Which student is being independent?
A. Ana completes her work by herself.
B. Ben waits for someone to do his work.
C. Jay copies every answer.
A. Ana completes her work by herself.
200
The teacher tells the class, “Tomorrow we will have a spelling test.”
What did the teacher do?
She announced that there will be a spelling test tomorrow.
300
FINISH IT!
"The Two students running for captain of the football team are both ____. "
"CANDIDATES."
300
FINISH THE SENTENCE!
I tried to convince my friend to ____ because____.
I tried to convince my friend to play outside because it was a beautiful day today.
300
Complete the Sentence:
"I made a _____ to finish my homework before playing."
Decision
300
Complete the sentence!
"We will vote to ____ our new class president."
Elect
300
What's the best estimate of the number of animals in this picture?
A. 5 animals
B. 15animals
C. 30 animals
C. 30 animals
300
Why does a government make rules?
Talk to your group!
To help keep people safe and organized.
300
Complete the sentence:
“I was ______ when I finished my assignment without help.”
Independent.
300
Complete the sentence:
“The principal ______ that there would be no school on Friday.”
announced
400
Become the candidate!
Pretend you are a CANDIDATE!
Give the class one reason they should vote for you!
400
Teacher Challenge!
You have 1 min to convince me that our class deserves 5 extra minutes of recess.
Talk to your group
IN 3, 2, 1, GO!
You must give me two reasons from each group why we should have an extra 5 mins of recess today!
400
Sam can either play outside or read a book. He chose to play outside. What decision did Sam make?
He chose to play outside.
400
Which sentence uses elect correctly?
A. We will elect our captain of the soccer team.
B. We will elect our pencils.
C. We will elect our homework.
A. We will elect our captain of the soccer team.
400
Question:
" You are reading a story about a girl who packs an umbrella, rain boots, and a raincoat before leaving home. "
What can you estimate will happen next?
It will probably be raining.
400
Your classroom has rules that everyone follows. How is this similar to a government?
Talk to your group!
Both use rules to help people work hard, stay safe, and work together.
400
Your teacher gives you a new assignment. You read the directions, try the first problem, and keep working on your own. How are you being?
Give me an example of being independent in this sentence.
Read the new assignment.
Trying to answer the first problem.
You keep working on your own.
400
Read the sentence:
“Maya stood in front of the class and told everyone that she had won the reading contest.”
What did Maya announce?
She announced that she won the reading contest.
500
BONUS QUESTION: If you can use the word "candidate " correctly in a sentence, I will give your group 50 extra points!
EX: The Teacher asked each candidate to share their ideas.
500
ACT IT OUT:
Convince your group that your favorite game is the best!
Be ready to be picked on!
Two people choose two members of your group to come up and try to convince each other in front of the class of their favorite game.
500
Think about a Decision you made today.
What was it?
One member of each group, tell me what decision you made today.
EX: I decided to wear a colorful sweater today.
I want to hear at least one person from each group say what they have decided to do today!
500
How are elected and candidates connected?
Brainstorm with your group for 30 seconds
People elect one of the candidates by voting.
500
Why might you estimate instead of counting every object?
Talk with your group!
Estimating can help us get a quick, close answer!
500
A community needs to make rules about safety. Who would help make those rules?
The government.
500
What is one thing you can do independently in the classroom?
Ex: Follow classroom rules.
Start working without being reminded
. Organize your homework
. Stay tidy and keep your area tidy
500
Pretend you are a teacher. Announce something exciting to your class in one sentence.
One member of each group comes up and announces something exciting to the class in a correct sentence.
Example:
“I am excited to announce that we are having extra recess today!”