Sam: What is the main idea of a story?
Jack: What letter comes after T?
Sam: The big idea or what the story is mostly about
Jack: U
Sam: Write or say one complete sentence about your favorite animal
Jack: Put these 3 pictures in order (first, second, last)
Sam: (Any complete sentence about an animal)
Jack: First, second, last
Sam: What is 18/3?
Jack: Count to 15
Sam: 6
Jack: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
Sam: What part of a plant takes in water?
Jack: What do plants need to grow—sunlight or candy?
Sam: roots
Jack: sunlight
Sam: Name the 3 countries in North America.
Jack: Point to the U.S. on the map
Sam: USA, Canada, Mexico
Jack: U.S.
Sam:Read the sentence: "The dog chased the cat." Who is the subject?
Jack: What sound do you hear at the beginning of cat?
Sam: "The dog"
Jack: Cuh
Sam: What 5 questions can help you write details?
Jack: Say a sentence about this picture
Sam: Who, what, when, where, why. The 5 Ws
Jack: A short sentence about picture
Sam: Solve: 7 x 6
Jack: What comes after the number 12?
Sam: 42
Jack: 13
Sam: Name 2 things a plant needs to grow
Jack: Point to the stem on this plant
Sam: sunlight, water, soil, air
Jack: Stem
Sam: Which ocean is east of the U.S.?
Jack: What color is the ocean on the map?
Sam: Atlantic Ocean
Jack: blue
Sam: Which word means the opposite of "hot": cold, fast, or big?
Jack: What word is this? Can
Sam: cold
Jack: Can
Sam: Fix the sentence: "i like pizza"
Jack: What letter does the word bat start with?
Sam: I like pizza.
Jack: B
Sam: Add: 326 + 148
Jack: Show me 8 fingers
Sam: 474
Jack: 8 fingers
Sam: Name 1 ocean animal and its habitat
Jack: What is the biggest ocean animal?
Sam: Ex: whale-ocean, clownfish-coral reef
Jack: Whale
Sam: Which ocean is west of the U.S.?
Jack: Point to where we live on the map
Sam: Pacific Ocean
Jack: U.S. or Mississippi
Sam: Read this short 3-4 sentence passage out loud—name 1 detail
Jack: "The dog ran." -Who ran?
Sam: (Any one detail)
Jack: The dog
Sam: What is a topic sentence?
Jack: Tell me the story of your morning (beginning-middle-end)
Sam: The first sentence that tells what the paragraph is about
Jack: Beginning, middle, end
Sam: Subtract 502-276
Jack: If you have 2 apples and add 1 more, how many apples do you have?
Sam: 226
Jack: 2+1=3 apples
Sam: What is a habitat?
Jack: Do fish live on land or in water?
Sam: a place where an animal lives
Jack: In water
Sam: Find Mexico on the map
Jack: Is the U.S. bigger or smaller than Mexico?
Sam: Mexico
Jack: Bigger
Sam: What does "the author's purpose" mean?
Jack: Sound out this word: sun.
Sam: The reason the author wrote the story (to inform, persuade, or entertain)
Jack: S U N
Sam: Write or say a sentence using the word because.
Jack: Draw a picture and tell me one sentence about it.
Sam: A sentence with "because"
Jack: (a drawing and sentence)
Sam: If you buy 4 packs of markers with 5 markers in each, how many markers do you have?
Jack: Count 6 toys into a basket
Sam: 4 x 5=20 markers
Jack: 1-6
Sam: Do fish live in salt water, fresh water, or both?
Jack: Point to the flower on this plant
Sam: both
Jack: flower
Sam: Name the seven continents
Jack: Point to Mexico on the map
Sam: North America, South America, Asia, Australia, Antartica, Europe, Africa
Jack: Mexico