Fun with MadLibs

Another great find—funbrain.com! They have this section of Mad Libs stories. The kids not only get to think about parts of speech but they get exposed to a variety of random and sometimes unusual words. The colorful words bounce across the screen and the kids work together, shouting out their word choice as another student chases down their selection. In the end, one student reads the story to the class. I think this is helping kids see how different parts of speech are structured in a sentence and also places where descriptive vocabulary can be used. We used to kill time at the end of class being not so productive but now I have a quick easy and educational filler lesson for those times when we get done a little bit early.