Story Elements
Grammar not so Grammar
To Math or Not to Math
Stopher Stopher
In This Class
100

Where the story takes place

What is the setting?

100

This always goes at the beginning of a sentence.

What is a capital letter?

100

10 +0 = 10 and 8 + 0=8 is an example of this addition strategy.

What is a zero fact?

100

The name of the school dog who retired 2 years ago.

What is Sophie?

100

This is the grade Ms. Douglas used to teach at Stopher before moving back to 3rd grade.

What is Kindergarten?

200
A creature or person in a story or maybe even a movie.

What is a character?

200

This type of sentence asks a question. 

What is an interrogative sentence?

200

18-8=10 and 16-6=10 are examples of this subtraction strategy.

What is a back to 10 fact?

200

Stopher Sharks

What is the school mascot?

200

Your goal is to read this amount of books before the end of the year and write each book up in your steno book including certain information about the book.

What is the 40 Book Challenge?

300

What the story is about: the beginning, middle and end.

What is the plot?

300

A command, very demanding, most 3rd graders are good at using this type of sentence.

What is an imperative sentence?

300

This operation has several steps, you must show your work which may include circling, underlining and labeling your answer.

What is a story problem?

300

This club is fun and helps you learn trivia questions. You are able to use a buzzer and clicker to chime in when you know the answer

What is the Quick Recall Club?
300

We celebrate this on the last Friday of each month. When is yours?

What are birthdays?

400

Can give you clues as to what the story is about, help you understand what a word means or help bring the story to life.

What are illustrations in a story?

400

Being able to predict what you think will happen next in a story based on your life experience or text evidence.

What is drawing conclusions?

400

Combining numbers to find their product.  There are specific rules especially when doing this with the number 1.

What is multiplication?

400

This is the name of the new math program used at Stopher.

What is Bridges?

400

If you break these, you will have to clip down and change your color.

What are class rules?

500
How the passage or story similar or different than another passage or story.

What is compare and contrast?

500
Ask yourself what is this sentence mostly about and what is it doing. (Hint: This is a 2 part question)

What is complete subject and the complete predicate?

500

Any number x 1 = That number

What is the rule about multiplying by the number 1?

500

Only 3rd, 4th and 5th graders get to do this at Stopher every afternoon except for Fridays.

What are clubs?

500

This is the name of the college Ms. Douglas's son goes to and the sport he plays. (Hint: This is a 2-part answer)

What is Centre College and football?