Holiday Movies
Grammar and Reading
Randomness
Writing
Songs
100

This puppy carried a large load to Mount Crumpit to dump it. 

Max

100

A brief explanation of what happened in a story is a s______.

Summary

100

A term from The Lion King meaning, no worries

Hakuna Matata

100

To write about the similarities (what is the same) between two or more things

Compare

100

This is a song about a family of ocean creatures. Do doo do dooo. 

Baby Shark

200
This is a movie about a boy whose family flew to Paris and forgot he was sleeping in the attic. He fought off robbers and helped a neighbor before they came home. 

Home Alone

200

When reading, we do this when we figure out the meaning that is not directly stated. We make inferences and draw _______.

Conclusions

200

The Flash's real name

Barry Allen

200

The sentence at the beginning of a body paragraph. It tells the main idea of that paragraph. 

Topic Sentence

200

Jasmine and Aladdin sing this together on a carpet ride. 

A Whole New World

300
What is the full name of the character whose food groups include candy, candy canes, candy corn, and syrup? 

Buddy the Elf

300

Author's have three reasons for writing: P.I.E.

What does the "I" stand for? 

Inform

300

Sid is this kind of animal in Ice Age.

A sloth

300

To write about the differences between two or more things. 

Contrast

300

Mariah Carey sings this holiday song, and it's all we want to hear. 

All I Want for Christmas is You

400

This newer holiday film is about a sister and brother who take a ride in Santa's sleigh. 

The Christmas Chronicles

400

When writing dialogue, what special marks go around the words that a person is speaking out loud?

Quotation marks

400

This potion in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince grants good luck.

Felix Felisis

400
This is one of the six traits of writing. It refers to when sentences flow nicely in writing. (Hint: There are two Words, and the first is "sentence".

Sentence Fluency

400

A duet (a song performed by two people) performed on stage by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. 

Shallow

500

This character is "a mean one".

Mr. Grinch (or Grinch)

500

A letter that is always capitalized

I

500

This is the country where Paddington Bear was born and lived with his bear family. 

Peru

500

When writing an essay, this is the very first thing written in an introduction. Its purpose is to grab the reader's attention. 

Grabber (or Hook) 

500

A teacher that you know well wrote this incredible song to remind students about an important rule in punctuation.

Always Capitalize I

(Always, Always, Always, Always, Always Capitalize I)