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TABOO This favorite game is a great tool for students to practice vocabulary and summarize. The object is to get someone to say the word using clues that don’t use the “taboo” words. president Obama White House Republican Washington Lincoln 1

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Taboo • Teachers or students can make cards –Higher level thinking with student-made cards • Index cards work well • Play demonstration game • Pairs, small groups, entire classroom with two teams • The more “taboo” words, the more difficult the game

Magic Letter How to play: o Write clues that result in answers that begin with the same letter. o Students are presented with the clues. o They work in teams to determine the “magic letter” by solving the clues.

A list of all of the letters is call the _____. A person who writes a book is called an _____. People in plays or movies are called _____. Magic Letter =

A list of all of the letters is call the alphabet. A person who writes a book is called an author. People in plays or movies are called actors. Magic Letter = A

Let’s play. . . Metaphors and similes are examples of _____. An author can describe events that took place before the time of the story by using a _____. If you speak Spanish well enough to live in Mexico, you are said to be_____ in the language. Magic Letter =

Let’s play. . . The property that tells you that 7 + 0 = 7 and that 7 x 1 = 7 is the _____. A triangle with at least two sides of equal length is called an _____. 3 < 5 and 7 > 2 are examples of _____. Magic Letter =

Let’s play. . . Inherited characteristics such as height and eye color are determined by your _____. The siren of an ambulance sounding louder as the ambulance gets closer and then getting quieter as it passes you is an example of the _____. A force that can slow an object in motion is called _____. Magic Letter =

Let’s play. . . Metaphors and similes are examples of figurative language. An author can describe events that took place before the time of the story by using a flashback. If you speak Spanish well enough to live in Mexico, you are said to be fluent in the language. Magic Letter = F

Let’s play. . . The mathematical property that tells you that 7 + 0 = 7 and that 7 x 1 = 7 is identity property. A triangle with at least two sides of equal length is called an isosceles triangle. 3 < 5 and 7 > 2 are examples of inequalities. Magic Letter = I

Let’s play. . . Inherited characteristics such as height and eye color are determined by your DNA. The siren of an ambulance sounding louder as the ambulance gets closer and then getting quieter as it passes you is an example of the Doppler effect. A force that can slow an object in motion is called drag. Magic Letter = D

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Talk a Mile a Minute – Students are given a list of terms that have been organized into categories. – Each team designates a talker. – The talker tries to get the team to say each of the words by quickly describing them.

Talk a Mile a Minute – The talker is allowed to say anything about the terms while talking, but may not use any words in the category title or any rhyming words. – The talker keeps talking until the team members identify all terms in the category. – If members of the team are having difficulty with a particular term, the talker skips it and comes back to it later.

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