TABOO

This favorite game is a great tool for students to practice vocabulary and summarize. The object is to get someone to say the word using clues that don’t use the “taboo” words.

president

Obama

White House

Republican

Washington

Lincoln

Taboo• Teachers or students can create cards• Index cards work well• Model with a demonstration game• Pairs, small groups, entire classroom• The more ‘taboo’ words, the more challenging the

game• Stay focused on outcomes• After students play the game, they can almost

always apply the vocabulary to different situations.

TABOO

Adverb

AdjectiveModify

Part of speechTime Verb

TABOO

Latitude & Longitude

LinesMap

GlobeParallels

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