Naming
Name a piece of jewelry that does not have to be a circle.
Earrings
Dragonflies live on every continent except Antarctica. There are 3,000 different kinds of dragonflies. Dragonflies are predators. They eat other insects, tadpoles, and fish. They can fly 34 miles per hour.
Do they have dragonflies in Italy?
Yes
Bonus Question:
Are dragonflies vegetarians?
Carla has to drive to New Jersey today. She gets dressed, goes downstairs, and gets in her car. She puts the key in the ignition, and the car won't start.
Why won't the car start?
The car is broken.
The car is out of gas.
Bonus Question:
How else can she get to New Jersey?
A large Detroit-style pizza costs $11 at Little Caesars. If Ms. Jones wants to order 4 pizzas for her class, how much will it cost?
$44
Bonus Question:
If Ms. Jones adds two orders of Crazy Puffs for $5.00 each, what is the total?
Who was the main character of the book we read this morning?
Gilbert
Name a utensil that is not sharp.
Spoon
There are wild horses in ten states, including Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, and Wyoming. Wild horses are descendants of horses brought to the United States by Spanish explorers. There are 300,000 wild horses in the United States.
Name one state where wild horses live today.
Arizona
Colorado
Montana
Wyoming
Nevada
Anne is so tired. She has a 2 month old baby. A night, the baby wakes up every two hours and cries.
Why does the baby wake up every two hours?
The baby is hungry.
The baby needs to be changed.
The baby wants to be held.
Bonus Question:
If the baby went down to sleep at 8pm, what is the first time the baby wakes up at night?
Ms. Jones wants to order pizza for her class. She has to order the pizza 20 minutes before lunch begins at 11:10am.
What time should she call the pizza place?
10:50am
What did Gilbert's father do that was unkind?
He took away Gilbert's art supplies and tore up his drawings.
Bonus Question: How did that make Gilbert feel?
Name a fruit that is not sweet.
Lime
Grapefruit
The International Space Station orbits the earth and has astronauts and scientists from around the world. The International Space Station has existed for 26 years. The space station was supposed to be a base for missions to the moon, asteroids, and Mars.
When was the International Space station put into outer space?
1998
Martin wakes up in the middle of the night. He looks at his clock. It is 3 a.m. His stomach is making a lot of noice, but he does not feel sick.
Why is his stomach making noise?
Martin is hungry.
Bonus Question:
What is something healthy he could eat?
A large round pizza has 8 slices. If Ms. Jones has 12 students, and wants each student to have 2 slices of pizza, then how many pizzas should she order?
3 pizzas
Bonus Question:
Will there be enough pizza left over for the adults in the classroom?
What city did Gilbert move to that made him happy?
San Francisco
Name a drink besides water that does not have bubbles.
Juice
Coffee
Tea
Summer brings longer days and warmer weather, but sometimes it also brings us a summer cold. The type of cold you get in the summer is different from a winter cold. The best way to prevent getting a summer cold is to wash your hands and cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze.
True or False: You cannot get a cold in the summertime.
False
Penny is baking chocolate chip cookies for her sister's birthday. She mixes the flour, butter, sugar, and chocolate chips in a bowl. She spoons the cookie batter on a baking sheet. She puts the baking sheet in the oven. Twelve minutes later, she looks in the oven and the cookies are still raw.
Why didn't the cookies bake?
She forgot to turn the oven on.
Bonus Question:
What is a good temperature for baking cookies?
A large round pizza has 8 slices. A large square pizza also has 8 slices. If Ms. Jones has 12 students, and she wants each student to have one slice of the round pizza and one slice of square pizza, how many of each pizza should she order?
She needs to order 2 round and 2 square pizzas.
Bonus question:
How many leftover slices will there be for the adults in the classroom?
What did Gilbert do for work in San Francisco?
He designed and sewed clothing.
Name a type of pants that do not have buttons or zippers
sweatpants
yoga pants
leggings
Virtual reality uses a head set and hand trackers to make you feel like you are moving in a 3-D world. Virtual reality is used doctors, teachers, astronauts, soldiers, and just for fun. Virtual reality can help people overcome fears like fear of heights, fear of flying, or fear of elevators.
Name four jobs that can use virtual reality.
doctor
teacher
astronaut
soldier
Caroline bought her son a new pair of size 10 sneakers for his graduation. He opens the box and is so excited. He loves the color. When he tries to put his foot in the shoe, it is too small. He wore a size 10 sneaker a few months ago.
Why doesn't the shoe fit?
His foot grew.
Bonus Question:
What should his mom do with the shoes?
Ms. Jones ordered $44 worth of pizza for a party in her class. Ms. Smith, Mr. Allan, and Mr. Max offered to split the cost of the pizza with her.
How much money does each teacher have to pay?
$11
Bonus Question:
Ms. Jones says she wants to tip the delivery person. What is a tip?
Gilbert designed the very first rainbow flag.
What does the rainbow flag mean to some people?
That you can be yourself and be accepted.
Bonus Question:
If you don't agree with the rainbow flag, what should you say?