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Instructions
Guess the Definition
Make a list of difficult words that most kids will not know, as well as their definitions.
Write one word on each index card, along with its definition.
Read the top vocabulary word to all of the players in the game, but do not give the definition.
Mix the vocabulary card into a pile of several blank cards. The total number of cards should equal the total number of kids playing. For example, if there are five players, there would be four blank cards and one vocabulary card.
Deal out the cards, one to each player. The players with blank cards should think of their own definitions for the word.
Instruct each of the players in turn to tell their contrived definition. (The player with the real definition should say it instead.)
Instruct players to write down the name of the person they think had the correct definition.
Share the correct definition with the group. The players who got the answer correct get a point, as does the player with the correct definition.
Build a Sentence
Write a letter on each of a stack of index cards, and place the cards facedown in a pile.
Choose a number of blank lines to write on a piece of paper. (In the example, there are six blank lines.)
Draw enough cards so that one card matches to each blank line. (In this example, you would choose six cards.) A kid can do this step as well.
Write the letter on each card on the corresponding blank. For example, if you chose M, F, L, T, E, and S, you would put one of those letters on each of the six blanks.
Encourage kids to come up with a sentence that could fit in the blanks provided. For example, one kid may come up with "My friend likes to eat sandwiches," whereas another one would come up with "Mary felt Lisa&'s terrible, endless sorrow."