Crazyderiver Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Talking with my kids today, they mentioned that they enjoy silly worksheets and activities during school time. They wanted more "silly" school work. So, I need ideas. We use ETC which uses silly sentences, but I need other options. Are there any curriculum choices that incorporate funny stories or activities to teach a topic? All subjects are welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 (edited) Punctuation Puzzlers from Critical Thinking Press are pretty silly. (They teach about comma placement and run-on sentences, and use silliness to show what can happen to the meaning of a sentence when you punctuate it wrong) Life of Fred for math. Mr. Q Science can be pretty silly. ETA: MCT's Grammar and Writing books at the Island and Town levels have a good dose of silly. But you need to sit and read them together - they're not worksheets. Edited July 21, 2011 by matroyshka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenjenn Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Ages? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyderiver Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 Punctuation Puzzlers from Critical Thinking Press are pretty silly. (They teach about comma placement and run-on sentences, and use silliness to show what can happen to the meaning of a sentence when you punctuate it wrong). Great!:D This is mainly for my second grader, but I will keep my list for reference through the years. I can't wait to start LoF series! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Robyn Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 What about Grammar-Land? We thought the part about Fairy Land being a real place and Grammar-Land being just as real as Fairy Land was pretty silly. We've only read the first chapter so far though. So, maybe someone else can say whether or not silliness is found throughout the book? Linguistic Development Through Poetry Memorization includes some very silly poems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Great!:D This is mainly for my second grader, but I will keep my list for reference through the years. I can't wait to start LoF series! Punctuation Puzzlers and MCT Island both start about 3rd. I thought LOF had just come out with a series for younger kids? Not sure what grade it starts? Mr. Q could be done by a 2nd grader no problem, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Robyn Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Punctuation Puzzlers and MCT Island both start about 3rd. I thought LOF had just come out with a series for younger kids? Not sure what grade it starts? Mr. Q could be done by a 2nd grader no problem, I think. Judging by the samples of the first four books, they look to be good for about K-2. I don't know if anyone has seen any of the first four books in full yet? I pre-ordered the first two and they were shipped out a couple of days ago but haven't arrived yet. I read more and more threads about people doing MCT Island in grade 2. I did it in grade 3 with my oldest and I think I'll stick with that for the younger two, but it seems it is working for people to do it earlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 You could have him read Jack Prelutsky and Shel Silverstein poems. We usually add silliness ourselves, for example I will literally fall out of my chair in simulated shock when she does something, or I'll tell her, very dramatically "Whatever you do, DON'T do your math today. Don't even look at the worksheet. Wait! Stop! What are you doing??!!" as she giggles and sets out to do exactly the opposite of what I've told her. Some of the mini-marshmallow drawing lessons by Mark Kistler are pretty silly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yucabird Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Mad Libs? Games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pie Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 My dd loved Comic Strip Grammar..it is for about 4th or 5th graders though...she did Grammarland and thought it was pretty cute...loves Fred, of course! We're going to use Giggles in the Middle: Caught Ya! Grammar with a Giggle for Middle School, this year. The first year we homeschooled I used Rod and Staff and she learned a LOT. But it was so boring.zzzzz so, I have tried to keep a little fun in the day where grammar is concerned. HTH :) Pie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Mad Libs? Games? Mad Libs are awesome and totally silly. And Grammar Rock. And the other Schoolhouse Rock videos. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 I was going to mention mad libs too. I won't even tell y'all what words went into ours, but dc got the idea of verbs, nouns, etc. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momling Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Horrible history and horrible science and murderous maths are *very* silly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyderiver Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 Thanks so much everyone. Loving all the ideas:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinyhappypeople Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Funny Fairy Tale Grammar, Grammar Tales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momling Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Minimus is a bit silly. Also, there are some Scholastic workbooks like Fractured Fairy Tales: Fractions and Decimals that are pretty silly. Not as silly as Fred though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 I can second Grammar-land and MCT. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcross222 Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Down Write Funny and Hot Fudge Mondays by Randy Larson are funny grammar and writing books. You can look inside both of these on Amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Also, Ed Zaccaro's Primary Grade Challenge Math has a fun-goofy humor combined with great (simple) explanations and walk-throughs of "advanced" math topics. There is also regular "Challenge Math" and other Zaccaro titles that I have not used yet. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 I have not used Latin Prep yet, but it is very silly. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Also Dancing Bears for phonics, the stories are pretty silly. I can't believe I forgot Horrible Histories! :svengo:Ariel LOVES those, especially the videos. Histeria (from Animaniacs) is also good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick_Mom Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Teaching Textbooks has some silly word problems, many involving a pair called the "Do-Nothing Duo." My kids love the word problems in TT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Phunny Stuph looks really good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissKNG Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Anything Magic School bus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treestarfae Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 :lurk5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kubiac Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 G Is for One Gzonk is a very silly "alpha-number-bet" book. The author and artist created a bunch of fantastical creatures to go with each letter ("O is for the zoomy Orange Oomy" is my fave), plus these floating number head things (Onesie, Twosie and Threesie) add a running commentary, and the whole thing sends up the typical alphabet book. He promises that no bears will bounce a ball in his book, and he keeps his promise! It's very silly and witty and funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treestarfae Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shifra Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 It's not really a curriculum, but your children are probably at the right stage to enjoy Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why, Commas Really Do Make a Difference! by Lynne Truss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Not quite silly... but I'm trying to figure out how to use this idiom book for next school year: http://www.amazon.com/Scholastic-Dictionary-Idioms-Marvin-Terban/dp/0590381571/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1312086995&sr=1-1 I always thought they were fun to learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veggiegal Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 If silly extends to riddles, they might enjoy the Dr. Dooriddles series from the Critical Thinking Company. It's been a longtime fave of my boys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Basher books-there is one for just about any science discipline, Mathematics, Algebra, Music, Grammar, and Punctuation. My daughter LOVES these-and claims the grammar and punctuation characters from the book live on MCT's Grammar Island and it's nearby twin, Punctuation Peninsula. Penrose the Mathematical Cat Eats, Shoots, and Leaves (the illustrated one) and the sequel Brian P. Cleary's books (although these may be a bit young for your DC-they're parts of speech, basic math concepts, and so on). Scholastic Read and Learn Mini-Books, and a lot of the Scholastic printables in general. Can you tell we like "silly" around here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 As a previous poster mentioned Grammarland is silly and fun, my kids loved it. You can find it free on Google Books. Also not a worksheet but how about the "you wouldn't want to be a....." series or the horrible history series? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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swellmomma Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Basher books-there is one for just about any science discipline, Mathematics, Algebra, Music, Grammar, and Punctuation. My daughter LOVES these-and claims the grammar and punctuation characters from the book live on MCT's Grammar Island and it's nearby twin, Punctuation Peninsula. We love Basher books here. We have the rocks & minerals one now and I have a bunch of them in my amazon shopping cart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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