This free download (aligned to CCSS L. 3.4, 4.4, and 5.4) features the names of ten common animals that have multiple meanings. This printable challenges students to study a set of three sentences and choose the one that correctly matches a given definition. Since animals are the subject, this freebie can be used as partRead more ⟶
Month: August 2013
Words with Multiple Meanings–Numbers Connections–Grades 6-8 (CCSS)
This free download (aligned to CCSS L. 6.4, 7.4, and 8.4) features ten words with numbers connections. Students are instructed to study a set of three sentences and identify the one word that correctly completes all three. A final assignment challenges students to write their own sentence groups with five additional number-related words. FullRead more ⟶
Contrived Math–Tricked-Out Word Problems with Oridnary Numbers
This download is for those students and their teachers who enjoy solving somewhat twisted, definitely unusual (aka “tricked out”) word math problems. An equal combination of language arts and basic math skills. Participants must begin with common data, such as the number of days in a year, shuffle it around according to instructions, and comeRead more ⟶
Back Words for Back to School
Add BACK WORDS FOR BACK TO SCHOOL to your bag of tricks for getting the new school year off to a happy start. First, is a two-part activity that requires students to interpret clues and identify fifty terms or phrases that contain the word back. Full answer keys are on page 5. Next, also locatedRead more ⟶
Back-to-School Brain Teaser/Vocabulary Builder with Writing
This back-to-school brain teaser doubles as a vocabulary builder. Students must interpret definitions and clues to identify words that contain the sound ooh, such as school rule, cool, and classroom. Answers to the first set of forty items are relatively common words, The more difficult second set requires the identification of less familiarRead more ⟶
Occupation ID–A Celebration of Labor Day
Occupation ID challenges students to study sets of 5 words and phrases that connect to a particular occupation and then make a correct identification. Each of the two parts is composed of 28 items. Answer keys are included. Six total pages counting cover. This product was written and formatted with 6th-8th graders in mind,Read more ⟶
Thirty Days Hath September
Phrases, titles, product names, and exaggerations constructed with numbers–we quote them, hear them, see them, but seldom stop to think how useful they are. In this brain teaser, they are the stars. Treat your students to a view of our language from a different angle with this two-part download, 40 items each. Also includedRead more ⟶
Howl-o-ween Puns
Howl-o-ween Puns is mostly for fun, but learning is also an intended benefit in this free download. Students can check out the condition of their punnybones by reading Halloween-related riddles and spotting the pun in the collection of possible answers. There are two different sets of riddles with 25 items each for students to sinkRead more ⟶
Thanksgiving Anagrams
How does one change “grim lips” into “pilgrims?” With anagrams, of course. Thanksgiving Anagrams challenges students to rearrange the letters of some rather strange terms to create ordinary words and phrases associated with Thanksgiving. This free download is organized into two activities with twenty-five items each. Full answer keys are provided. Five pages ofRead more ⟶
Christmas Song Titles on Gobbledygook
Gobbledygook, high-sounding language that confuses and amuses, is the subject of this fun Christmas activity. Students must wade through the verbal muck and identify the titles of twenty-six popular Christmas tunes–all written in extreme gobbledygook. The activity is organized into two handouts–Set One with twelve titles and Set Two with fourteen. An introductory page forRead more ⟶