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Language Arts
Certificate Me!
100
Using gestures and and body movement to enhance understanding
What is total physical response (TPR)?
100
The person you can count on to know absolutely everything about our students, their families and our community *Hint: She's pretty awesome!
Who is Ramona?
100
100 minutes per week
What are the mandated instructional minutes for physical education instruction?
100
recalling details in a story
What is a first grade reading standard?
100
The teacher who has worked the most number of years at Walnut
Who is Janice Lawson?
200
Effective teaching
What is the single most important factor influencing student learning?
200
Bill, José and Elsa
Who are our evening custodian crew?
200
Game Day
What is the name of our current P.E. Program?
200
Answering questions that require thought and where answers cannot be explicitly found in text
What is inference?
200
The teacher who would rather sell oranges in the parking lot than teach kindergarten or first grade
Who is Esmeralda Gamiochipe?
300
Echo, Elaborate, Explain
What is providing effective feedback?
300
The person who first greet our students in the morning and makes sure they begin the day in a healthy way
Who is Carole Ruiz?
300
All 5th graders
Who takes the Physical Fitness Test in May?
300
Writing that is based on facts; nonfictional writing
What is expository text?
300
A teacher who was once the student of a colleague (fellow teacher)
Who is Yvonne Castorena?
400
Modifying lessons to meet individual student needs
What is differentiating instruction?
400
The person we can count on to provide supplies and sarcasm all at the same time
Who is Gerardo Gomez?
400
Playing dodgeball
What is not a good use of P.E. time?
400
Instruction provided to all English learners in addition to language arts instruction to improve access to the core curriculum
What is ELD?
400
A teacher whose first career involved criminal activity
Who is Esther Villegas?
500
Teach, Ask a Question, Pause, pick a non-volunteer, listen, effective feedback
What is TAPPLE?
500
The person who always greets our parents with a smile and provides friendly reminders when our attendance has not been entered by 8:30 a.m.
Who is Marybel Velasco?
500
Students having free recess time and "running a muck"
What is another poor use of P.E. time?
500
Graphic organizers used at Walnut to help students organize ideas and improve writing
What are Thinking Maps?
500
The teacher who has the longest commute and three young children, yet arrives to work early each day
Who is Silvia Diaz?