ELA Trivia
What does ELA stand for?
What is English Language Arts?
How many people can be inside the bathroom at one time?
What are two people?
How many kids does Mrs. Olson have?
What is three?
When should we not interrupt Mrs. Olson to use the restroom (unless it's a true emergency)?
What is when Mrs. Olson is giving directions (talking to the entire class) or teaching the mini lesson?
What are the two main activities we will do in this class?
What are reading and writing?
What are two?
What kind of dog does Mrs. Olson have?
What is a yellow lab?
What will Mrs. Olson do when she wants to get our attention?
What is ring the bell?
What is it called when Mrs. Olson reads to the class?
What is a read aloud?
Explain the procedure for leaving class to go to the bathroom.
What are I get permission from my teacher, I sign out with my own pen/pencil, and I write the time I left?
What job did Mrs. Olson have in between the years she's taught?
What is an editor in educational publishing?
Where should your phone be when you're in the classroom (unless told otherwise)?
What is out of sight (in your backpack)?
What supplies do I need in order to be successful in this class?
What are composition notebooks, a folder, a pencil or pen, and a book to read?
What should I do if I need to blow my nose?
What are I should grab a Kleenex, stand outside the classroom in the pink square, put on my mask when finished, throw my tissue away, and use hand sanitizer?
What kind of music does Mrs. Olson like?
What are 90s Alternative and Classic Rock?
How should you act when you're in this classroom?
What is you should always be respectful to Mrs. Olson and each person in the classroom?
Name two genres of books in this classroom.
What are fiction, non-fiction, adventure, mystery, biography, fantasy/dystopia?
Name two other procedures that are different this year and explain them.
What are social-distancing games at recess, wearing a mask at all times (unless eating lunch or quickly blowing your nose outside the classroom), staying 6 ft. apart whenever possible, having to quarantine books. Other answers may also be acceptable.
What book does Mrs. Olson love?
What is Wonder?
Explain the process for browsing books.
What are I should try to just browse by looking at titles first. If I need to look at a book more closely, I need to either check it out or put it in the quarantine bin with today's date written on a Post-It note.