Materials: a madlib (there are tons of madlib sites on the internet. I found a madlib, and copied it because I didn’t have access to a printer at the time), 2 or 3 pieces of paper and scissors
If you can get a piece of flip-chart paper, that works well, but you can do this with just a whiteboard and markers.
Preparation: If you have the flip chart paper, write the madlib on the paper big enough for the class to see. Number the blanks on the madlib. With the pieces of paper, cut them up like flash cards. On each card, write a number from the madlib and the type of word its asking for. For example…blank 1 is asking for an adjective, so write on the card ” (1) Adjective.”
Description: Explain the activity, pass out the cards to students. Tell them the more creative their words are, the funnier it will be. Give them a few minutes to come up with the words. This is where the flip chart is handy, you can keep the madlib a secret and call on the numbers and tell them to shout out their words. Then once the madlib is finished you can hold it up in front of the class and have a student read it. But if you don’t have the flip chart, you could write the madlib on the board as you go. This activity will not fill in a whole class period, it usually takes 15 to 20 minutes.
-Laura H.
Filed under: Level: Multi-level, Skills: Creativity, Skills: Vocabulary
