Pun and Games

Pun and Games
Author: Richard Lederer
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Total Pages: 78
Release: 1996-06-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1613746288

Introduces the wacky world of wordplay with puns, spoonerisms, games of word substitution, and more.

Play from Birth to Twelve

Play from Birth to Twelve
Author: Doris Pronin Fromberg
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2006
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0415951119

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Play from Birth to Twelve and Beyond

Play from Birth to Twelve and Beyond
Author: Doris Pronin Fromberg
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 608
Release: 1998
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780815317456

This Encyclopedia presents 62 essays by 78 distinguished experts who draw on their expertise in pedagogy, anthropology, ethology, history, philosophy, and psychology to examine play and its variety, complexity, and usefulness. Here you'll find out why play is vital in developing mathematical thinking and promoting social skills, how properly constructed play enhances classroom instruction, which games foster which skills, how playing stimulates creativity, and much more.

No Reading Allowed

No Reading Allowed
Author: Raj Haldar
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 43
Release: 2020-11-10
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1728239265

A new, hilarious picture book for kids from the #1 New York Times bestselling authors of P IS FOR PTERODACTYL! What makes this picture book for kids be THE WORST read aloud book ever? Try reading these sentences aloud: The mummy prepared farro for dinner. The mummy prepared pharaoh for dinner. Sounds the same, right? But they're totally different! Kids will laugh at the irreverent, super silly humor and witty illustrations that provide context clues and help explain the outrageous sentences. While kids are cracking up at you repeating yourself, they also will be learning about homonyms and homophones! There's also a glossary to help explain the sound-alike words. This hysterical book for kids is sure to delight parents, teachers, and anyone who loves to laugh at the absurdity of the English language. "Those who love wordplay are the natural constituency for No Reading Allowed: The Worst Read-Aloud Book Ever, a picture book that's bright with comic scenes... [and] brilliant pairings of picture and word (and word with word)."—The Wall Street Journal "If you're a logophile (=word nerd), grammar geek, or a bookworm, and especially, if you're a teacher or homeschooler, snag a copy of No Reading Allowed for yourself and a friend. This will be a hot holiday gift for us word nerd folks!"—Imagination Soup

Active Word Play

Active Word Play
Author: Jane Feber
Publisher: Maupin House Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2008
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1934338168

Move beyond boring word drills and vocabulary quizzes with Active Word Play! The 31 engaging games and activities in Active Word Play encourage students in grades four and up to make new vocabulary words their own. As students actively work with words, the connections they make help them understand and retain the words they are learning. Jane Feber's active-engagement approach infuses Active Word Play with the same enthusiasm your students will experience when they play these games and create make-and-takes that promote long-term retention of new vocabulary words. Step-by-step instructions, illustrations, and templates-as well as lists of common roots, prefixes, and suffixes-make this a ready-to-go resource you'll use over and over. You just choose the words from literature or content-area and basal texts that fit your instructional needs. Students will have as much fun learning the new words as you will teaching them!

The Child as Critic

The Child as Critic
Author: Glenna Davis Sloan
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2003-01-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780807743409

This bestselling text has helped countless numbers of educators to create effective reading programs that are fun and inspiring for both the student and the educator. New features include a chapter on contemporary literary theories for classroom practice, a section on storytelling, assessment advice and more.

Words

Words
Author: Dale Johnson
Publisher: Westview Press
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2010-07-27
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0813344158

For teachers, administrators, and education students, a fresh, inspiring reminder of why studying language—from word origins to word structure—is such a vital first step in the development of students’ vocabulary, literacy, writing skills, and overall ability to learn.

Oxford Roald Dahl Dictionary

Oxford Roald Dahl Dictionary
Author: Roald Dahl
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2018-05-10
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780192736482

A dictionary of real and invented words used by the world's best storyteller. 'Roald Dahl Dictionary' reveals what they mean, where they came from and how he used them in his stories. It will inspire you to choose and use each word brilliantly in your own writing - whether it's a real word, a Roald Dahl word or your own made-up one.