Child Development
Teachers in Pop Culture
Student Literature
CEA
Teacher Riddles
100

What is the term for learning through play and exploration? 

Play-Based Learning

100

The teacher from The Magic School Bus.

Ms. Frizzle

100

This Dr. Seuss character speaks for the trees.

The Lorax

100

What does CEA stand for?

Connecticut Education Association

100

Students use me every day, but somehow I'm always missing.

A pencil

200

Skills like cutting scissors and writing are called these motor skills.

Fine motor skills

200

In Abbott Elementary, this optimistic second-grade teacher is the show's main character.

Janine Teagues

200

This pig is saved by a spider's messages in her web.

Charlotte's Web

200

CEA helps members grow through workshops, trainings, and this type of opportunity. 

Professional Development

200

Students stare at me when they're confused, teachers write on me when they're not.

A whiteboard

300

What skill allows a child to wait their turn, follow directions, and control impulses?

Self-Regulation

300

The Hogwarts professor who teaches Transfiguration.

McGonagall

300

Ponyboy Curtis is the narrator of this novel about the Greasers and the Socs. 

The Outsiders

300

CEA members can save money through special member offers, discounts, and this type of perk. 

Benefits/Discounts

300

I connect ideas, organize thoughts, and am often created right before a big exam. 

A study guide

400

According to Piaget, what stage begins around age 2 and includes symbolic thinking and pretend play?

Preoperational Stage

400

This Disney movie follows teacher Joe Gardner.

Soul

400

Scout Finch narrates this novel featuring her father, Atticus Finch. 

To Kill a Mockingbird

400

CEA advocates for better schools by influencing this process at the state level.

Legislation (or Education Policy)

400

Teachers want more of me, students think they have plenty of me, and nobody can buy me.

Time

500

What set of mental skills helps children focus, remember instructions, and switch between tasks?

Executive Function

500

This principal in Matilda is feared by students.

Miss Trinchbull

500

The conch shell symbolizes order and civilization in this novel. 

Lord of the Flies

500

Membership in your local educators association automatically connects you to CEA and this national organization with discounts, insurance programs, and educator resources.

NEA (National Education Association)

500

I become more valuable when covered in marks, notes, highlights, and sticky tabs, even though most objects lose value when written on.

A textbook