Inside their heads

"Proboscis: A skin disease that causes rashes and bumps."

This past week I finally used the words I've been collecting. Thanks everybody, for contributing to the list which grew to be over 200 words long!

Paw-paw means "two grandpa dogs showing their paws with pom-poms."

Each kid pulled a word out of a hat, and if s/he didn't know the meaning they were allowed to own the word and make up a meaning for it.

Tarmac is "when there is mac and cheese on the road."

They illustrated the definitions with paintings and drawings. Some of the art work was so obscure that I had to request a written explanation.

Of course sometimes the picture made perfect sense, no explanation required.

Puce is "a sound that a gun makes...puce...pew...puce!"

If it weren't for the heavy use of glitter you might think this was thought up by a boy.

A boondoggle is a "dog ghost with goggles."

I did this with my youngest students, 11 years old, who were least likely to have sophisticated vocabulary.

This was a super fun activity for them!

"The wimple crawled through the grass."

 "Wimple" is such a great word.

Hippocampus is "where the hippos go for fun."

Although "hippocampus" may have it beat.

Supercilious is "when someone is acting super-silly."

 The noise level in the room was high, reminding me to add the word "decibel" to the list.

"Serendipity dipped her toes into the Atlantic ocean."

After they finished the drawing, they attached a card containing the real meaning.

"A Desiccant is a small bug about the size of a strawberry. They have a long neck and a shell that no predator can break. They have small wings and can carry things 100x their size. NO Desiccant looks the same."

It was really fun for me to see what was inside their heads...

...because sometimes what's inside their heads is SO much cooler than real life!