Introduction
Today you are going to be detectives. Your aim is to find out about the mysterious student teacher who has been with you for the last 5 weeks.
Your task is to find out as much about her as you can from the clues and resources I give you.
You have 30 minutes to work out the answers. We will then check your knowledge with a Kahoot!
WHO IS MRS HILL?
Task
Come on Detectives, lets get organised.
Organise yourselves into small groups. You can work alone, pairs or groups of three.
Make sure you make wise choices about who you work with, the result of the Kahoot depends of you knowing the answers to the questions!
Process
Are you ready to begin?
Question 1: What is my first name?
Clue: I was a character in the Harry Potter series and friends with Katie Bell.
https://www.hp-lexicon.org/character/?letter=A
Clue: I am a principal artist in the Australian Ballet.
https://australianballet.com.au/the-artists
Clue: I use lemons in a food truck.
http://territorytaste.com.au/category/foodanddrinks/food-truck/
What is my name?
Question 2: How old am I?
Clue: This famous picture of some Beatles was released the year I was born.
http://www.thebeatles.com/explore?type=story_album
Clue: A man said " That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind".
http://www.kidport.com/REFLIB/Science/MoonLanding/MoonLanding.htm
How old am I?
Question 3: What is my favourite sport?
Clue: The Australian team is made of carbon.
https://www.livescience.com/32266-how-are-diamonds-made.html
Clue: There are 3 thirds to make a whole.
Clue: I'm no longer a baby but I still wear a bib.
What is my favourite sport?
Question 4: What was my favourite book series when I was in Year 5?
"I want to know you from the very beginning, and go with you all through your childhood till you are old enough to read adult books. I don’t want you to be friends with me at one age only, I want to keep in touch with you all through your childhood days". – Enid Blyton
I could probably still tell you in detail what each book in the series was about :)
I also loved many of her other books and started reading her stories when I was about 7 years old, and continued to read them until high school. Now I read them to my children.
Clue: The author came from England and had five famous characters.
http://www.enidblyton.net/famous-five/
My favourite book series was?
Question 5: What are my favourite hobbies?
Clue: My thumbs are green.
http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/
Clue: I'm a funny type of worm.
What are my two favourite hobbies?
Question 6: Who is my beloved rugby league team?
I enjoy watching rugby league and have supported the same team since I was 4 years old!
My team has won the premiership only once since the club was formed in 1967.
Clue: Some ocean creatures have sharp teeth!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NRL_Premiers#Premierships
Who is my favourite rugby league team?
Question 7
Most of you already know I have 2 children, but what are their names?
My oldest child is a girl.
Clue: She shares a name with a character from Home and Away from 2013 played by Cassandra Clementi. This character often uses the shortened version of the name.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kassandra_Clementi#Career
Clue: Her name is also the same as a small, french sponge cake cookie that has a clam shell shape.
http://allrecipes.com/recipes/14709/desserts/cookies/international-cookies/france/
My youngest child is a boy.
He didn't have a name for over a week because his Dad and I just couldn't agree. This name came out of nowhere one evening and we both said YES!!! That's the perfect name! Silly really, because his sister was going to have this name if she was a boy, but we had forgotten about it.
Clue: A famous Australian comedian shares his name:
Clue: His name is the Scottish version of James.
https://nameberry.com/babyname/James/boy
What are my children's names?
Question 8: What is my favourite country?
The obvious answer is Australia and you wouldn't be wrong. Before I had kids I travelled extensively around the world and one country is a clear favourite because of the resilience of its people, its natural beauty and its calm and laid back attitude.
Clue: The highest mountain in the world is here and I was lucky enough to trek to its base camp.
http://all-that-is-interesting.com/tallest-summits
What is my favourite country?
Evaluation
Now you can hang up your detective hat!
Log into Kahoot and get ready to play!
I can't wait to see what you have discovered about the mysterious new person in your class.
Conclusion