Conventions
Mrs. Dingman
Homophones
Riddles
Organization
100

Every sentence must start with this.

What is a capital letter?

100

Ms. Dingman's Birthday Month

February 

100

It's/ Its going to rain this weekend. 

What is It's?

100

I am always running, but never get tired or hot. What am I?

A refrigerator

100

How many sentences should make up a paragraph?

At least three.

200

This letter must always be capitalized when written by itself or in a contraction.

What is I?

200

What is Mrs. Dingman's favorite food?

Chicken nuggets, brownies, or chocolate shakes

200

I ate too/two/to many nuggets at recess. 

What is too?

200

What has to be broken before you can use it?

An egg

200

What do we call the first paragraph of an essay?

What is the introduction or opening?

300

Every sentence must conclude with an end mark. What are the three possible end marks?

What is a period, question mark or exclamation mark?

300

How many pets does Mrs. Dingman have?

3

300

I baked some cookies for my friends last night. They're/There/Their going to laugh when they each taste one and realize I accidentally used salt instead of sugar.

What is They're (They Are)?

300

What begins with T ends with T and has T in it?

A teapot

300

What do we call the last paragraph of an essay?

What is the conclusion or closing?

400

What are 2 of reasons you capitalize a letter in a sentence?

proper noun

beginning of sentence

letter I

Abbreviation (OK, Mr. )

400

What is my favorite color?

Blue

400

Their/There/They're house is yellow with black shutters. 

What is Their?

400

Three men were in a boat. It capsized, but only two got their hair wet. Why?

because one was bald

400

Editing means

To fix your mistakes

500

Correct the mistakes in this sentence:

the students' at holmes elementary love to play Outside

The students at Holmes Elementary love to play outside.

500

I am thinking of a number 30-40. What is it?

33

500

We are going they're /their/ there.

What is there?

500

What goes up but never goes down?

Your age

500

The first sentence of your paragraph should let the reader know what your paragraph is going to be about.  What is this sentence called?

What is a topic sentence?