Word+Play

=Playing with words=

There are many ways that teachers can encourage students to play with words. When we play with words, we are becoming aware of words as entities, which is a critical skill for both reading and writing. Word play is fun but it also increases vocabulary and many different reading skills.

One big form of word play is puns. This is when you use words that sound alike to make a joke, and there are many jokes that are based on puns. http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/puns.html  [|http://www.punoftheday.com/cgi-bin/disppuns.pl?cat=0&ord=F&page=1?=0]  __ [|http://www.punliners.com/]  ____  Riddles and jokes often depend on puns, but they can be based on other forms of humor.__ __[|http://www.squiglysplayhouse.com/JokesAndRiddles/index.html]__ [|http://www.brownielocks.com/jokes.html]http://www.wxs.ca/jr/riddles.html __[|http://www.theoceanadventure.com/Kids%20Page/jokes.html]__ __Knock knock jokes http://www.azkidsnet.com/JSknockjoke.htm__

Jokes from other cultures __It's interesting to look at side-splitters from other cultures.__ [|http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/43a/008.html] Word games online  http://www.eastoftheweb.com/games/ [|http://www.wordplays.com/p/index]  __[|http://www.shockwave.com/wordgames.jsp]__ Word games to be played in the classroom