... Bernice Golden, for her knowledge and guidance
during this writing process.
For my good friend Tom Hall, I thank you for your expertise and efforts in forming the
critical-thinking activities.
My ... 201 Ready-to-Use
Word Gamesfor the English Classroom (1994), Brain Games! (1996), Hooked on English! (1997), the
six-volume Writing Skills Curriculum Library (1999), andGrammar Grabbers! (2000), ... also extends to former students, Kira Licata and Nora McGeough, for
their writings found in activities 163 and 164.
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6. VERBS AND PRONOUNS GALORE!
Draw a circle around 10 verbs and a box around...
... experiments or activities in the book. Parents, guardians, and/ or teachers should
supervise young readers who undertake the experiments andactivities in this book.
For general information about ... reasonable effort to ensure that the experiments and activities
in this book are safe when conducted as instructed but assume no responsibility for any damage caused or sus-
tained while performing ... 22
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P ROBLEMS
Games andActivities
That Make Math Easy and Fun
Lynette Long
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Magical Math
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For example, your parents...
... victims are ”
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up the information and then report your findings to the group. You don’t have
to stand up and make a formal speech. Just sit in your seat and share the
information you found.
7. ... vocabulary and concepts before you start to listen, so that you don’t
have to waste time and energy understanding the basics.
14. Listen for Main Ideas
Well-prepared lectures, lessons, and oral ... essay or informal report. The prewriting, researching, and planning
steps and stages are the same. If you need to review these, look at the modules
Writing Longer Essays and Writing Informal Reports....
... while performing the experiments or activities in the book. Parents, guardians, and/ or teachers should
supervise young readers who undertake the experiments andactivities in this book.
For general ... publisher and the author have made every reasonable effort to ensure that the experiments and activities
in this book are safe when conducted as instructed but assume no responsibility for any ... decimals and whole numbers as you pretend
to shop for clothes.
Procedure
1. Pretend your parents gave you $100 for a clothing allowance and you
are going to go on a shopping spree. And let’s...