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Category Archives: what nonsense will you make?

#13 – make – Rube Goldberg Machine activity

Posted on March 30, 2018 by Pam

Can you figure out the order to this classic Rube Goldberg machine?  make your own machine and share with friends.  see if they can figure it out!

Posted in downloadable activities, what nonsense will you make?

wordplay – Onomatopoeia

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Pam

Sing along with the Onomatopoeia Man as he comes to town, bringing all sorts of sounds!  Singing and listening fun for the classroom and library, but be prepared, after this song, for a bit of burping, all day long!  Excuse me!

Posted in in the classroom | Tagged #buttonsandfigs, #onomatopoeia, #sing, #wordplay

wordplay – Onomatopoeia

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Pam

Posted in in the classroom | Tagged #buttonsandfigs, #creativity, #figurative language, #listening, #literacy, #onomatopoeia, #wordplay

#23 – make – scat singing activity

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Pam

listen to episode #23 and download this activity to see if you can sound out a nonsense scat word of your own making.

Posted in downloadable activities | Tagged #buttonsandfigs, #downloadable activity, #kidactivities, #scatsinging, nonsense

wordplay – Scat Singing

Posted on February 1, 2018 by Pam

Posted in in the classroom | Tagged #buttonsandfigs, #figurative language, #presentation, #scatsinging, #wordplay

Happy Halloween!

Posted on October 28, 2017 by Pam

listen to our spooky halloween episode and read “Black and Bittern Was Night” by Robert Heidbreder, illustrated by John Martz.   and then…..see if you can figure out the meaning to all of the nonsense this Halloween!!!  Bah-ha-ha-ha!!!

Posted in nonsense activities, spoooooky stories, what nonsense will you make?

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