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This week's warm-ups include discussing important qualities in a partner, solving word clues, creating compound words, and answering trivia questions. Get ready for some fun and engaging activities!
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January 11th-15th Warm-ups(Week Four) Advisory Day on Wednesday—and Early Release!
Monday, January 11th Warm-up What qualities are most important to you in a boy/girlfriend? Why? `
Tuesday, January 12th Warm-up Each clue below suggests a word that begins with the letters C-O-N. The first one has been done for you. See how many you can get! • Hide CONceal • Accept as true • Think hard • Music performance • Finish • A building material • Railway employee • Rebels in the U.S. Civil War • Meeting • Admit • Mix-up • Governmental body
Wednesday, January 13th Warm-up Each clue below suggests a word that begins with the smaller word UNDER. Example: not old enough…………UNDERAGE • Where deodorant is applied • Not heavy enough • To comprehend • Type of pitch • The team expected to lose • Works at a funeral home • Working secretly • Where oil is found • Mark a word for emphasis • To experience
Thursday, January 14th Warm-up The object of this activity is to think of as many words as possible that can be placed after the key words to form a compound word. Example: FIRECRACKER • FIRE • OUT • SUN • WATER
Friday, January 15th Warm-up • Which is in Arizona: The Mojave Desert, Mount Rainier or the Grand Canyon? • What revolution gave birth to the phrase “Liberty! Equality! Fraternity!” • Which word is NOT from the French language: café, banquet, buffet, snack? • Is a tax on goods imported from a foreign nation called a toll or a tariff? • If you rent a DVD for $5.99, how much change will you get from a $20? • What country launched the space probe that reached Saturn in 2004? • A tornado’s wind can reach speeds of 300 mph. True or false? • What ethnic group in Europe was almost wiped out in the Holocaust? • Which syllable is stressed in the word “political”? • What does an optometrist examine?