Word Problems
Sara has 5 boxes of pencils. Each box contains 12 pencils. How many pencils does Sara have in total?
What is 60 pencils? (5 boxes × 12 pencils per box = 60 pencils)
This author's purpose is to tell a story or describe characters, places, and events (either real or imaginary).
What is to Entertain?
This animated movie, featuring a young lion named Simba, is one of Disney's most famous films.
What is "The Lion King?"
Oh-oh, all the lights are shining so brightly everywhere (so brightly, baby)
And the sound of children's laughter fills the air (oh, oh, yeah)
And everyone is singing (oh, yeah)
I hear those sleigh bells ringing
Santa, won't you bring me the one I really need? (Yeah, oh)
Won't you please bring my baby to me?
What is All I Want for Christmas is You by Mariah Carey?
Our classroom's room number
What is 39?
Tom has 48 candies, and he wants to share them equally among 6 friends. How many candies does each friend get?
What is 8 candies? (48 candies ÷ 6 friends = 8 candies per friend)
This author's purpose is to give facts or information about a topic.
What is to Inform?
This famous wizard, played in movies by Daniel Radcliffe, attends Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Who is Harry Potter?
Baby, you can find me under the lights
Diamonds under my eyes
Turn the rhythm up, don't you wanna just
Come along for the ride?
Oh, my outfit so tight
You can see my heartbeat tonight
I can take the heat, baby, best believe
That's the moment I shine
What is Dance the Night Away by Dua Lipa from the Barbie movie?
ALL 5th Grade Teachers
Who are Mr. Till, Mr. Holt, Ms. Hinkle, Mr. Dyer, and Mr. Breedlove?
In a classroom, there are 24 students. If 1/3 of the students are wearing glasses, how many students are wearing glasses?
What is 8 students? (24 students ÷ 3 = 8 students)
When an author writes to convince the reader to believe something or take a specific action.
What is to Persuade?
This video game, where players create and explore virtual worlds made of blocks, is one of the best-selling games of all time.
What is Minecraft?
How to be brave?
How can I love when I'm afraid to fall?
But watching you stand alone
All of my doubt suddenly goes away somehow
What is A Thousand Years by Christina Perri?
Mr. Breedlove has had this many birthdays
What is 27?
A school bought 15 laptops, each costing $345.50. How much did the school spend in total on laptops?
What is $5,182.50? (15 laptops × $345.50 per laptop = $5,182.50)
A blog post argues that school days should start later in the morning for the benefit of students' health and academic performance.
What is to Persuade?
This superhero, known for his lightning speed and red costume, is part of the DC Comics universe.
Who is The Flash?
I walk a lonely road
The only one that I have ever known
Don't know where it goes
But it's home to me, and I walk alone
What is Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Green Day?
This is Mr. Breedlove's favorite snack
What are pretzels OR chocolate donuts?
A bicycle wheel rotates 8 times every minute. If a cyclist rides for 15 minutes, how many times does the wheel rotate?
What is 120 times? (8 rotations per minute × 15 minutes = 120 rotations)
A magazine article provides detailed information about the solar system, including facts about each planet and recent space explorations.
What is to Inform?
In this popular book series by Jeff Kinney, the main character writes about his life in middle school.
What is "Diary of a Wimpy Kid?"
I have this thing where I get older, but just never wiser
Midnights become my afternoons
When my depression works the graveyard shift, all of the people
I've ghosted stand there in the room
What is Anti-Hero by Taylor Swift?
Xavier first said he had THIS much money in his Cash App balance
What is $2,000?