Parts of Speech
Names a person, place, thing, or idea
Noun (teacher, mountain, happiness)
Two vowels work together to form one sound
Vowel teams (rain, team, boat, or day)
A number to be added to another
Addend
Finds the total sum of two or more numbers
Addition(+)
The movement of water between the Earth’s surface and the air
Water cycle
An organism that harms a new place
Invasive species
Which teacher's favorite drink is iced tea?
Ms. Avina
Replaces a noun to avoid repetition
Pronoun (he, she, it, they, mine)
Vowel followed by an 'r', changing its sound
R-Controlled vowels (star, corn, bird, nurse)
The result of subtraction
Difference
Finds the difference by taking one number away from another
Subtraction(-)
The way nitrogen moves from the air to the soil to living things and back to the soil
Nitrogen cycle
Any animal that is hunted for food
Prey (mouse)
Which teacher collects dead things?
Ms. Dahl. She collects bugs, butterflies, snakes, gators, etc.
Expresses action or being
Verb (run, jump, is, seems)
What letter always follows Q
'u' (e.g., queen, quarter)
The number you divide by.
Divisor
Repeated addition or skip counting
Multiplication(x)
The movement of oxygen and carbon dioxide gases.
Oxygen-carbon cycle
Any animal that does the hunting
Predator (cat)
Which teacher's favorite muppet is Kermit?
Ms. Fregozo. Her super close 2nd is Fozzy bear.
Modifies or describes a noun or pronoun
Adjective (blue, fast, cold).
Two consonants that can make a different letter sound
Hard/Soft C & G: 'C' says /s/ (cent) & 'G' says /j/ (gem)
The number being divided.
Dividend
Repeated subtraction splitting into equal parts
Division(/)
How energy is passed from one living thing to another through eating, usually starting with plants and ending with animals
Food chain
Breaks down materials into simpler substances
Decomposer(fungi, bacteria)
Which teacher's favorite animal is frogs?
Ms. Dunn. And they are all over the library.
Modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb; often ends in -ly
Adverb (quickly, very, yesterday).
What letter pretends to be a vowel?
'Y' often says long /ī/ (fly) or long /ē/ (baby).
A number that divides another exactly
Factor
A number representing a part of 100
Percentage
A combination of many food chains connected together, showing how animals eat more than one thing
Food Web
The solid portion of Earth, including rocks, minerals, soils, and sediments from the surface down to the inner core
Geosphere
Which teacher wants a pet raccoon?
Ms. Candice. I know it's weird, but they're so cute!
Shows the relationship (often spatial or temporal) between a noun/pronoun and another word
Preposition (in, on, at, through).
A combination of two letters that represent one single, distinct sound
Digraph (ship or cheese)
The result of division.
Quotient
Represents a part of a whole, or any number of equal parts
Fraction
Eats plants or other animals to get energy
Consumer (animals)
All living things found on the Earth and in the oceans
Biosphere
Which teacher has been skydiving?
Ms. Pena. Way braver than me.
Connects words, phrases, or clauses
Conjunction (and, but, or, because).
A letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word to create a new meaning
Prefix (unhappy, rewrite, preheat).
The result of multiplication
Product
Signifies that both sides are the exact same value, amount, or measurement
Equal(=)
Start the chain by making their own food using sunlight
Producer (plants)
A layer of gases surrounding the Earth
Atmosphere
Which teacher dreams of being a race car driver?
Ms. McClellan!
Expresses strong emotion or surprise
Interjection (Wow, Oh, Hooray).
A letter or group of letters added to the end of a base word to alter its meaning
Suffix (-ed, -ing, -ly, -ful)
The total result of addition
Sum
The process of finding out how big, long, heavy, or full something is
Measurement
Changes a living thing goes through, such as birth, growth, reproduction, and death
Life cycle
All the Earth’s liquid and solid water, including oceans, lakes, rivers, glaciers, and ice capes
Hydrosphere
Which teacher hides Chick-fil-A in their desk?
Ms. Heidi!