Syllabication
Synonyms or antonyms?
wide/narrow
antonyms
When is the last day of school this year?
June 18th
A person, place, thing or idea.
What is a NOUN?
What is the name of the text feature that describes what a reader sees in a photograph?
caption
How many syllables in the word CUP?
1
Synonyms or antonyms?
heavy/light
antonyms
Why won't Mrs. Wright be working at Cougar Valley next year?
She is retiring. Congratulations, Mrs. Wright. We will miss you SOOOOOOOOOO much!!
Use a suffix to change the meaning of the word: create
creates, creating, creative, created, creator
Which genre is the type of narrative nonfiction that is factual and tells events that really happened in a real person's life?
Double your points: What's the type of genre when the person the story is about, is the person who wrote the story?
Biography
Double points: Autobiography
Where are the syllable breaks?
completely
com. plete. ly
Name one synonym for the word loud .
noisy, blaring, deafening, earsplitting
Who are our Cougar Valley counselors?
Mr. Taylor and Ms. Amber
Name two adjectives.
Examples: little, soft, pretty, huge, blue, wide, etc.
What is realistic fiction?
A made-up story that seems like it could be real.
How many syllables are in the nonsense word from "Mary Poppins": SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPEALIDOCIOUS?
14
Which word is NOT a synonym in this list of words:
unhappy, depressed, sorrowful, cheerful, miserable
Cheerful
Where is the Space Needle?
Double your points: tell why it was built
In Seattle, Washington
It was built to be the futuristic centerpiece at the 1962 Seattle World's Fair, which had the theme of "The Age of Space".
What is the verb in this sentence?
Mrs. Wright rode her horse on Sunday.
rode
Fictional stories have settings, ______________, and plots.
characters
Break the word IMITATION into syllables.
im.i.ta.tion
Name two synonyms for the word angry.
mad, upset, furious, livid, irate, enraged, fuming
I'm a Cougar Valley Cat. I am ______________, __________, and _________.
Describe one way to be safe.
respectful, responsible, and safe
examples of being safe:
walking feet inside school and on the way in and out of the building, keeping hands, body, and objects to self, wash hands with soap and water, watch where you're going, be silent and follow adult directions in an emergency
What's a verb? Give two examples.
A verb is a word that expresses action/doing or a state of being.
Examples: am, is, was, sleep, run, hide, play, think, believe, etc.
You read text that gave information about volcanoes. Describe three facts about volcanoes.
magma pushes its way up through the cracks in Earth's crust to form a volcano, some erupt every few years, but others erupt only every thousands of years, lava (molten rock) flows out of volcanoes, they reshape the Earth's surface, the lava is so hot it can melt rock, when lava cools, it hardens into new rock, there are different kinds of volcanoes, etc...
Break the word CONSEQUENCES into syllables.
con.se.quen.ces
Name three antonyms for the word large.
little, small, tiny, miniature, wee
What are two of Mrs. Wright's favorite things to do outside of school?
ride her horse, Cortez, read books, work in her garden, make quilts, go camping, spend time with her grandchildren, Rosalyn & Arthur
WHICH IS CORRECT?
A) Were going to do great.
B) We've going to do great.
C) We're going to do great.
C) We're going to do great.
Name 3 text features.
title, heading, caption, map, chart, table, illustration, photo, bold text, labels