Games for English and language arts : the best of the Cottonwood monthly, 1987-1991

Tired of the mindlessness of word search puzzles or the same old games on homonyms and synonyms? Try Games for English and Language Arts. This book of reproducibles includes everything from oral and group games to word puzzles and creative challenges.Activities in Games for English and Language Arts include:Alphabet Trade Names;Ik!;Rhyme Time; and Chris Rock Meets the Slimy Rubber Band Monster in the Center of Mom's Microwave.Help your students discover the pleasure of playing with words, language, and communication with Games for English and Language Arts. This activity book is perfect for middle school and most games are suitable for high school as well. Copyright ......Page 3 Table of Contents ......Page 4 Number, Please!......Page 8 Ik!......Page 10 Disguises......Page 12 Fruits and Vegetables......Page 14 Rhyme Time......Page 16 Fill the Squares......Page 18 Library Scavenger Hunt (Teacher Instructions)......Page 20 Library Scavenger Hunt (Team Instructions)......Page 22 Categories for the Library Scavenger Hunt......Page 23 Scrambles......Page 24 Chris Rock Meets the Slimy Rubber Band Monster......Page 26 Questions, Questions......Page 27 Alphabet Trade Names......Page 29 Xtra! Xtra!......Page 31 Those Disagreeable G’s......Page 34 Winter......Page 36 Diamond Stories......Page 38 A+......Page 39 Thanksgiving......Page 41 Changing Around......Page 43 One Step at a Time......Page 45 Holiday Anagrams......Page 48 The Ded Cat......Page 50 Nouns, Nouns, Everywhere Nouns......Page 52 Martians vs. Earthlings......Page 54 Lipograms......Page 56 Holiday Letters......Page 58 Dictionary Puzzle......Page 60 Happy Trails......Page 62 Summer Vacation......Page 64 Hearts and Flowers......Page 69 Cars......Page 71 Colors and More Colors......Page 73 Diamonds......Page 75 The Same, The Same......Page 77 Sports......Page 79 Pluses......Page 82 Word Spirals......Page 84 Rhyming Couplets......Page 85 Food for Thought......Page 88 In Hiding......Page 90 E-E-E-E-E-Easy Does It......Page 92 Answer Key ......Page 93 Tired of the mindlessness of word search puzzles or the same old games on homonyms and synonyms? Try "Games for English and Language Arts." This book of reproducibles includes everything from oral and group games to word puzzles and creative challenges. Activities in "Games for English and Language Arts" Alphabet Trade Names; Ik!; Rhyme Time; and Chris Rock Meets the Slimy Rubber Band Monster in the Center of Mom's Microwave. Help your students discover the pleasure of playing with words, language, and communication with "Games for English and Language Arts." This activity book is perfect for middle school and most games are suitable for high school as well. Title from PDF title page (viewed on Feb. 10, 2010).