Idioms
"Word of mouth" has it that the Carters are moving. All the neighbors are saying so. What does "word of mouth" mean?
What is: To get your information from what other people are saying.
Their vs. they’re
Fill in the blank: Joe and Katie found ________ seats for the movie.
What is “their”?
“Their” is possessive pronoun, “They’re” is a contraction for “they are”.
Fall is the only season with a second name. It can also be referred to as ______.
What is Autumn?
Washington is the top producer of this fruit in the US. Cosmic Crisp, Fuji, Golden Delicious, and Jonagold are my favorites.
What is an apple? The apple was designated as the Washington State fruit in 1989.
Police officer, architect, firefighter, teacher, and judge are all _________.
Police officer, architect, firefighter, teacher, and judge are all _________.
What is: occupations (jobs you can have to earn money).
Police officer, architect, firefighter, teacher, and judge are all _________.
What is: occupations (jobs you can have to earn money).
Andy is thinking of something else besides math in class today. He is often "out in left field".
What does "out in left field" mean?
What is: to not be paying attention or give an off-topic answer.
Shelby may qualify for the state tournament if she can make up her assignment. Explain the difference between “can” and “may”.
What is 1. “can” means you are able to do something
2. “may” means you are permitted or allowed to do something.
Equinox or Solstice
Which one happens in the Fall?
What is “Equinox”, which means “equal” in Latin. Days and nights are equal in length on the first day of Fall and the first day of Spring.
This coffee company started in March 1971 at Seattle’s Pike Place Market.
What is Starbucks? Fun Fact: there are more than 38,000 Starbucks coffee shops around the world, with 17,000+ in the United States.
Newspaper, menu, book, magazine, and letter are all ___________.
What is: things you read
Aiden is the apple of his grandpa's eye. What does apple of his eye mean?
What is: To be the favorite one
Contractions are 2 words combined together to be shorter. Explain what the contraction “Twas” in the poem “Twas the night before Christmas” means.
What is “it was”?
This location on Earth doesn’t have changing seasons.
What is the Equator? This imaginary line runs halfway between the North and South Poles, dividing the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Places near the Equator experience little seasonal variation. They have constant amount of daylight and darkness throughout the year- 12 hours of each. These places remain warm year-round.
Washington is known as the “birthplace” of 4 top companies. Name at least 2.
What are 1. Starbucks
2. Boeing
3.Microsoft
4. Amazon.
Earth, Venus, Mars, Saturn, and Neptune are all ________>
What are planets?
I don't know which flavor of cake to choose for my birthday. I think I will sleep on it. What does sleep on it mean?
What is: to think about something before making a decision or acting on it (like buying a car, choosing a new coat)
Names, places, and dates are always capitalized in a sentence. Correct the following sentence:
Perhaps taylor would like to go to disneyland on thursday.
What is “Perhaps Taylor would like to go to Disneyland on Thursday.”
The Earth is divided into areas going North and South from the Equator called latitudes. Each horizontal line represents 1 degree from this at the Equator to this at the North and South poles. Name the latitude at the Equator.
What is 0 degrees? Lines of latitude are also called “parallels”. Each latitude represents the distance between any point on Earth and the equator.
Bonus: what is the latitude at the North and South poles?
This is the most common profession in Washington State. Hint: every student interacts with this professional.
What is: Teacher? Elementary and middle school teachers make up most of the teachers.
Oven, microwave, dishwasher, blender, and refrigerator are all ________.
What is: Appliances
I need to read between the lines in Mike's letter to see who he thinks ate the last cookie. What does “read between the lines” mean?
What is: to discover a hidden meaning or purpose
A verb tells what is happening. Find the verb in this sentence:
“Jack looks like Tyler Lockett.”
What is: looks
The Earth is divided into 360 sections (called degrees) to measure distance from east or west. This measurement is called _________.
What is Longitude? Also called meridians, degrees of Longitude are imaginary lines that divide the Earth. They run north to south from pole to pole, but they measure the distance east or west. The Prime Meridian, which runs through Greenwich, England, has a longitude of 0 degrees. The International Date line is at 180 degrees longitude, exactly halfway around the world from the Prime Meridian.
Name the biggest employer in Washington State ( non-government or military jobs)
What is: Amazon
Amazon started in July 1994 in Bellevue WA as a company selling books for a discount on the internet.
Strawberry, cherries, fire truck, stop sign and tomatoes are all _______.
(what do they have in common?)
What is: they are all red.