Summer Food
Summer Travel
Word Attack Skills
Summer Nature
Summer Vowel Teams
100

What is the most popular ice cream flavor?

vanilla

100

You can find Mickey and Minnie Mouse here.

Disneyland or Disney World

100

I need to write the word "seed".  I cannot remember how to write it....but then I remember that I know the words "need"  and  "feed".  Now I know what to write.  What strategy did I use?

I thought of a word I know that sounds the same, and I can change the first letter to write SEED.

100

What insects are flying everywhere during summer months - and leave you scratching bumps?

Mosquitos

100

Where do people go in the summer to play in the sand and swim in the ocean?

Spell it!

Beach

200

What month is National Ice Cream Month?

July

200

This state's nickname is The Sunshine State

Florida

200

I am trying to read the word grain.  I see the ai in the middle, and remember what sound that makes.  Then I read the word.  

How did I help myself?  What strategy did I use?

I remembered that VOWEL TEAMS work together to create one long vowel sound.

200

True or false:

Butterflies taste their food with their feet

True, they have taste sensors on their legs

200

What is the Long O word used to tell what a firefly's tail can do?

Spell it!

glow

300

This fruit is rough on the outside, has green spiky leaves and is yellow and sweet on the inside.

Pineapple

300

Which country holds the world record for the hottest temperature ever recorded?

A. Mexico

B. Saudi Arabia, Middle East

C. United States

The United States (Death Valley, CA).

300

I  want to read the word brightness.  It is a long word with a suffix.  

What is the best way to help myself if I do not know this word?

Take off the ending, and read the base word first, then add the ending back on.

300

True or False:
Sharks have bones

False. Sharks have skeletons made of cartilage, the same stuff that’s in your nose and ears

300

This insect can sting you!  It has a long e sound.  What is it?

Spell it!

Bee

400

Is watermelon made up of 10%, 50% or 90% of water?

90%

400

What is the earth's biggest ocean?

The Pacific Ocean - it covers more area than all the land combined!

400

I want to read the word constrictor.

I read it like this:  con   stric   tor.

How did I help myself?

I broke the word into syllables.

400

What percentage of the ocean have humans explored?

A. More than 22%

B. About 5%

C. 15%

About 5%

400

In the summer, farmers cut grass to feed their cows in the winter.  What do you call this grass that dries before the animals eat it?  Hint:  It's a long a word

Spell it!

hay

500

The country that consumes the most Ice Cream

USA

500

This country has the majority of the world's lakes (over 3 million!)

Canada

500

When mom looked at all of the work she had to do in the garden, she was overwhelmed.

How do I figure out  what the word overwhelmed means?

Reread the sentence to find out what it means, or look for clues in the sentence.

500

What is significant about June 21?

It is the first day of summer.

****BONUS:  What is the science name of this day?

500
To travel on vacation, people use a road to get from one place to another.  This 2 syllable road that starts with H is one way to get from one place to another.  What is it?

Spell it!

highway