Math
Reading
Phonics
Teacher Trivia
Miscellaneous
100

Sully goes to pinwheel and buys a squishy that costs 51 cents. He pays with $1, what is his change?

49 cents

100

What is one way someone could be a good citizen?

(answers vary - clean up the neighborhood, vote, donate to charities, etc.)

100

Name 3 words that rhyme with think

pink, brink, sink, clink, slink, etc.

100

What are Ms. McConnell and Ms. Hettinger's OTHER jobs (besides teaching)?

(need both!)

Ms. Hettinger - Sebastian Joes

Ms. McConnell - Fleet Feet

100

What was our first field trip this year?

to the Arboretum (could accept Sebastian Joe's w/pre k)

200

140+50=

190

200

What is one way that weather affects us?

(answers vary - storms can damage buildings or land people live/farm on, rain helps plants grow, sunshine makes people happy, etc.)

200

What is the digraph in this word:

Cheer

ch, ee

200

Who is Ms. Hettinger's favorite musician?

Taylor Swift

200

Who was the first student of the week this year?

Luca

300

Ave writes a book that is 27 pages long. Emma writes a book that is 15 pages long. How much longer is Ave's book?

12 pages longer

300

Who was the most successful deaf baseball player who helped establish the hand signals in the MLB?

William Hoy

300

Read the word:

fudge

Why do we use the trigraph -dge in this word?

to keep the u short!

300
Where did Ms. Hettinger and Ms. McConnell meet for the first time?

Creighton University (good guess if you thought camp!)

300

What was the name of the judge (Ms. McConnell's cousin) who came to read to us at the start of the year?

Jim LaFave

400
How many feet are in one yard?

3 feet

400

What is the Japanese poem that has 3 lines with a certain number of syllables in each line?

Haiku

400

What is a syllable?

a part of a word with 1 vowel sound

400

What race will Ms. McConnell run this fall?

The Chicago Marathon

400

What is one game we played at our Halloween party?

ghost mini golf, the spiderweb game, pumpkin launcher
500

9+9+9+9 = 

for a brownie point, how else could this equation be written?

9 x 4 = 36

500

Which text feature would be most helpful for locating information about shark attacks in a book about sharks?

table of contents or index (would also accept headings)

500

Spell the word, explain the rule you need

(think store)

shopping, doubling rule

500

What is Ms. McConnell's favorite sports team to cheer for?

Creighton basketball!

500

Which movie did we watch with Lower Campus during Catholic Schools Week?

Inside Out