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March 27, 2008
Mind-stretching brain games and
conversation starters.
It's the perfect opportunity for sharing stories, building knowledge,
strengthening character, and having fun!
Language – Oodles and Oodles
Take a challenge to name as many ways as you
possibly can to express a great number of something.
For example I just recently read a colorful example
of this idea where the author stated that gated
communities were springing up like mushrooms after
a rain.
(Jennifer Stewart, Yahoo Groups - Writing Tips)
We understand that rain can result in many,
many mushrooms suddenly springing up from the
ground.
What examples can your family create?
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Play A Game – What’s My
Letter?
Player one thinks of a letter of the alphabet
and then describes two words that start with that
letter.
"I am the first letter of something that
is in the salad and something that you drive.
What letter am I?"
(Possible answers could be the letter T for tomato
and truck, V for vegetable and van, C for celery
and car.)
Other players try to guess the letter. If no
correct guesses are made, player one is required
to name additional words. Play can rotate, or
you can assign the task of posing the next riddle
to the person who guessed the previous riddle.
To make the game easier, name items that are
within all players' field of vision. Look at the
items you are naming to make it even easier.
For example if you wanted to encourage a younger
player who might be just learning letters and
initial sounds you might say, "I am the first
letter of something that keeps food cold and the
name of a person sitting at this table."
The letter R would start both refrigerator and
Robert.
But on the other hand, of course, challenge the
whippersnappers in your family with HARD ones!
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