

That’s why we’ve compiled a list of words, popular sayings, quotes, phrases, and lyrics from songs that you can use the next time you play.

But sometimes, it can be tough to come up with kid-friendly phrases to use during the game. I always feel like we jump right in to the "meat and potatoes" of context clues with challenging vocabulary. 2 Comments Playing hangman with kids can be a lot of fun. Lickspittle (the etymology is pretty self-explanatory with this word) is part of a grand pantheon of English words for sycophants. Each passage has silly words in it, and it comes with pages to record the meaning of each word and a graphic organizer to guide students to think about the word, the sentence it appears in, the sentence before it, the sentence after it, and then its meaning. Definition - a fawning subordinate a suck-up. Since I can't seem to find anything else like this, creating passages with silly words has been on my to-do list for ages and what better time to create than an unexpected snow day? I've been busy at work and I've got two passages completed so far. It was a Halloween story that replaced some of the words with nonsensical silly words and surrounded them with context clues so that students could easily find their meaning. Once upon a time I found a passage called The Happy Hookiespookie. I will be starting context clues with my students next week and I wanted a way to engage them in some fun practice. The good news is that I've had a chance to do some creating. , Staff Editor Image Credits Fun words to say run from old-fashioned words and modern slang. The roads are still pretty bad considering we got the snow on Tuesday, and so I will just look forward to warmer temperatures this weekend and a return to a normal week of school (hopefully) next week. 25 Most Fun Words to Say Out Loud By Michele Meleen, M.S.Ed. INTERESTED IN DICTIONARIES Check out the Dictionary Society of North America.
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I ventured out to the gym today and the hubby and I just had an amazing dinner at a newer restaurant in our area, so I was able to get out of the house for a bit. See word lists from the best-selling 100 Words Series Find out more open-icon.

That doesn't mean I'm not appreciating the time and that I couldn't find something to do around the house, like clean, it just means that I'm opting out of the less than fun activities available to choose from. Well, I'm on snow day #3 and I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't going a wee bit stir crazy.
