Ocean Animals
Reading & Books
Names & Identity
Determination & Community
Vocabulary Challenge
100

What ocean animal has a flat, hammer-shaped head?

Hammerhead Shark!

100

What is the title of the book about a boy who wants a different name?

Thunder Boy Jr.

100

What was Thunder Boy Jr. imagining when he thought about new names?

Names that showed who he really was

100

Who led farm workers to fight for better pay and working conditions?

Cesar Chavez

100

What is the hard pointy mouth part an octopus has called?

beak

200

What is the part of the stingray’s body that can sting called?

Barb

200

What lesson did Thunder Boy Jr. teach us about acceptance?

That it’s okay to want to be yourself and choose your own name

200

In Circles All Around Us, what do circles represent?

Connection and belonging

200

What does the word “determination” mean?

Never giving up, even when something is hard

200

What do you call the little sticky circles on an octopus’s arms?

Suckers

300

What do blue whales eat?

Krill

300

What special food did the girl bring to school in Tomatoes in My Lunchbox?

Tomatoes

300

What lesson can we learn from Tomatoes in My Lunchbox?

Be proud of who you are

300

What does “Sí Se Puede” mean in English?

Yes we can!

300

What is the big idea or lesson the author wants you to learn from a story called?

Theme

400

What ocean creature can change colors and has eight arms?

Octopus

400

What does the book Circles All Around Us teach us about?

How circles can show love and connection in our lives

400

What does the word “identity” mean?

Who you are, including your name, culture, and interests

400

What does the word “community” mean?

A group of people who live, work, or spend time together

400

What do you call the sharp point on a stingray’s tail?

barb

500

What is the word for an octopus hiding place under rocks?

Den

500

In Circles All Around Us, what happens to the circle when you include more people?

The circle grows bigger

500

What does the word acceptance mean?

Being kind to others and including them, even if they are different from you

500

Why did Cesar Chavez’s family have to leave their home in Arizona?

Because of a drought that ruined their crops

500

What is the word for an animal with no bones in its body?

Invertebrate