Today Taylor, Katie, and Reilly met for book group. Mrs. Leighton began by challenging the group to guess what they would be creating today. Reilly won the Hangman game when he guessed the clue was "crossword!"
Next the group brainstormed themes for crossword puzzles. Each member of book group will decide on a theme for their puzzle. Today began the planning for the puzzle. See below for the link.
Here is the brainstorming list:
fiction
genres
fairy tales favorite authors
Newbery Awards
Famous fictional characters
popular series
Harry Potter
Emerald Atlas
Lord of the Ring
Books made into popular movies
Hunger Games
Poets
Edgar Allen Poe
Narnia
Types of Poetry
Famous authors
Shakespeare
Greek and Roman mythology
Where the Red Fern Grows
Dr. Seuss
Great Books to Read Before You Die (kind of morbid, don't ya think?)
Fictional villains
Famous Children's Books
http://www.puzzle-maker.com/crossword_Entry.cgi
This is REALLY fun! It's also perfect for any topic, reading or not.
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