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Cranium Commanders » Challenges - Language Arts & Reading
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Challenges - Language Arts & Reading
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 Language Arts & Reading Challenges
1. Come up with ten "million dollar words" and write them correctly in ten sentences.
2. Provide me with ten examples of onomatopoeia.
3. Provide me with five examples of alliteration.
4. Score 100% on four spelling tests to earn one point (eight for two points, etc.)
5. Name the four types of sentences and provide an example of each.
6. Give four examples of simile.
7. Give four examples of metaphor.
8. Write a story for National Novel Writing Month.
9. Write a story or letter to someone about living in the colonial times.
10. Score 100% on a week of Daily Language Practice (DLP) exercises.
11. Name ten books that have earned the Newbery Medal. Scholastic Page|Complete List from ALA
12. Name ten books that have earned the Caldecott Medal. Complete List from ALA
13. Write down the names of ten authors who have written Newbery Medal award books.
14. Write down the names of three types of medals books can receive besides the Newbery and Caldecott Medal. Literary and Related Awards
15. Take a Accelerated Reader test for a book that is worth at least 5 points.
16. Take a Accelerated Reader test for any book that has received the Newbery medal.
17. Come to me and spell (without looking) onomatopoeia.
18. Come to me and spell (without looking) abecedarian, which means “beginner”. It’s the hardest challenge word on your spelling list all year long.
19. In your answer guide, write sentences for the week’s five challenge words. You must use the words correctly in the sentence.
20. For a featured book I read in class, come up and tell me the names of main characters, three major events that take place in the story, and the setting. You may not look at notes.
21. Bring your Broward County public library card to school and prove to me that you have one. Broward County Public Library Card
22. Write down ten questions you would ask a character in a book you read.
23. Play the Word Jungle game online, and either print out (if you’re doing this at home) or show me the page that tells you that you found Tukka’s treasure.
24. Go to Vocabulary Builder (grades 4-6). Write down their featured word, its definition, examples, and synonyms.
Mrs. Lessard's Terrific World of Third Grade
Broward County Schools
Hollywood Hills Elementary
3501 Taft Street
Hollywood, FL 33021
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