Benchmark Readers Theater
Frogs survive cold winters by
Black inventors created the fire extinguisher and home ____________.
Security
What does the prefix re- mean?
again
If re- means again, what does revisit mean?
to visit again
What did the Mendez family fight for in the book Separate is Never Equal?
Integration of schools
Animals, like bats, use this by sending high pitched sounds and the sound waves bounce off of objects to help them see.
Echolocation
What is a jury?
People who help decide if you are guilty or innocent in a court of law.
When animals or people move from one place to another
Migration
What must all syllables include
a vowel sound
What did Dorothy, Mary, Katherine, and Christine help NASA with?
math, pathways for spaceships, race to the moon, apollo 11 mission, supersonic airship design, sonic booms, or engineering.
Which dragon ate 6 moons? Bakunawa? Midgard? Quetzalcootl?
Bakunawa
What qualifies as battery? ________, make contact, hurtful/offensive, and damage
Intentional (on purpose)
What does Hatari mean?
Danger/Dangerous in Swahili
Give me a word with that includes the suffix -ness.
Any word using the suffix -ness
What does NASA stand for?
What is one tradition we learned from the reader's theater neighborhood traditions?
During Lunar New Year there are dragon dancers, there are fireworks, and red lanterns are hung.
Did Chris' grandma win her case against McDonalds? Did McDonalds offer her a decent amount of money? Just to recap: Stella spilled coffee on her lap and went to the hospital. She had 3rd degree burns and over $20,000 in medical bills.
Yes, she won. NO, McDonald's offered her $800 and in the end Stella was given 3 million dollars.
What is the opposite (antonym) of segregation?
Integration
Compound word
Why are cattle so important to Maasai families?
Give me one fact about the city Tenochtitlan.
It is now called Mexico City. It was hard to build there because the land was muddy. There was not a lot of clean water.
What did California do about our plastic problem?
Passed a law where restaurants can't give you a straw unless the customer asks for one when dining in.
What does Flor de Toloache mean?
It's a very special flower that means to bow your head in respect.
Which words use an inflectional ending? Fall, Falling, Fell, Called
Falling, Called
What is the number one rule on a safari?
Watch; Do NOT interfere