Problem Solving
Your friends came over to your house for a movie night. One of your friends brought another friend so there are more people than you planned for. You want to pass out the drinks but you only have five cans of soda and you need 6 for everyone to have one. What could you do?
Pour the 5 cans into 6 cups.
You see a brush, large cans, and a drop cloth on the couch when you get home from school. It smells like chemicals in your living room. When your mom comes out of the kitchen, you can see she has purple on her hands. What might she be doing?
Painting the living room
Tell the two meanings for the word "monitor"
1) computer monitor
2) monitor the hallways
3) The lunch monitor
She is as fast as a cheetah.
Define the word:
Tropical
In January, I can't wait to leave NJ and get to the warm, tropical weather in Florida.
Warm/hot
A classmate is trying to cheat off of your test. What do you do?
Cover your test and tell your teacher at the end of the class period.
Your neighbor is building something small in the backyard. He has wood, a hammer, nails and paint. He finally a paints the small roof red and adds some seeds. What do you think he could be building?
A bird house
Use the word neither in a sentence
I want neither this nor that.
Hurry up
Define the word: Sly
The sly fox snuck into the chicken coop and stole three eggs without the woman realizing.
Sly - sneaky
There is a guy in your class who is always mean to you. He always bumps you when he walks by and he calls you names. He knocks stuff out of your hands and makes you feel stupid. You don't think you can take it anymore. What could you do?
There's many solutions to this problem...
You are told to quickly pack a suitcase, but to make sure to grab a bathing suit, a towel, and clothes for 3 days. Your parents told you they already packed sunscreen, chairs, and an umbrella. Where might you be going for the weekend?
The beach/the lake
Use the past tense of KEEP in a complete sentence.
I KEPT her secret for as long as I could.
When my teacher asked for my homework, I realized I never did it and I told her "it slipped my mind last night because I was so busy doing other stuff!"
Define the word: Conceal
The mother concealed the boy's birthday presents in a closet so he couldn't find them.
Conceal - hide
You wake up and see that your alarm never went off. So you are starting your morning 15 minutes later than you planned. It is a really important day at school and you cannot be late. What could you do?
Move faster, eat a fast breakfast on the way to school, ask your parents for a ride instead of riding the bus, skip a part of your morning routine....
Your teacher is talking about the pyramids, pharaohs, and tombs. She begins to tell you about Cleopatra and King Tut. What class are you in?
Social Studies
Use the words in spite of in a sentence.
Ex:
In spite of the rain, she still rode her bike to school.
At his wedding, the groom was dressed to the nines in brand new tuxedo, new shiny shoes, and new cufflinks.
Dressed very nice/fancy
Define the word: Commotion
The noisy children caused such a commotion in their classroom that even the principal came down to talk to them.
Noisy/loud disturbance
You were supposed to get picked up at 3:00pm outside of the school. Your mom/dad isn't there yet. A person drives up and says that they are there to pick you up for your parents. What do you do?
Don't get in the car. Call your parents. Go back into school. Call the cops.
Your parents tell you to go to the gas station and fill the small can with gasoline for them while they sharpen the blade and check the motor. What is your parent going to do?
Mow the lawn
Use the word although in a sentence.
Any sentence using Although correctly.
Ex: Although I was late to school, I didn't get detention.
After he was told to stop talking four times, the student was caught whispering while the teacher was talking. She said to him "you know, you are really skating on thin ice right now"
About to get in trouble, getting close to being in trouble.
Define the word: Evaluate
The teacher will evaluate her students' knowledge of Ancient Egypt by giving them a test.
Evaluate - test/see what they do and do not know/judge/gauge/assess