Mad Libs is a game in which one player prompts others for a list of words to substitute for blanks in a story before reading aloud. The words that are asked may be verbs, nouns, adjectives, adverbs, etc. (the Parts of Speech) and the players cannot know what the story will be about beforehand. Once they have given all their choices, one student will read the story out loud, and it's bound to be hilarious! :)
This is a great game for several reasons:
It helps students practice their knowledge of the Parts of Speech. They can help each other remember which is which.
It helps students understand how each type of word can change a story completely.
It helps students practice their reading skills, and speaking skills as well, when they read the story out loud.
It's just having fun with the language!
I bought myself a books of Mad Libs stories (available on bol.com or amazon.com. Then I went and photocopied some of the stories (9 in total, I think). Next, I laminated the different stories. Finally what I do is I give each group a (laminated) story and a dry erase marker. One student will prompt their group mates for the list of words and will write them on the laminated story. This is also the student who reads the story to the group when it's all done.
It's great fun!
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