Creating Funny Mad Libs to Learn Parts of Speech

In this 30 minutes one-time class, students will work together to create funny Mad Libs while practicing parts of speech. Mad Libs are a great way to incorporate grammar, reading, and storytelling into a fun learning activity. As a teacher, I often include Mad Libs in my online classes as a reward system, or simply to have fun. 

The format of this class will go as followed. We will start with a review of the 8 parts of speech, with a focus on nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. This part will be completed via a trivia game with student participation. Then, we will compile a list of words for each part of speech. This word bank will be useful when creating our two Mad Lib stories. After each story, I will ask extension questions if time allows. We will end the class with a brief review and conclusion. 

For this class, the student simply needs to be present and ready to participate, no additional materials are needed. 

Class breakdown: 
- Introduction (3 mins)
- Review of the following parts of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb) followed by a compilation a word bank of each:  (10 mins) 
- Mad Lib 1 (7 mins)
- Mad Lib 2 (7 mins)
- Conclusion/review (3 mins)
Total class time: 30 minutes
*This breakdown is approximate. We might spend more time on one part of the class than another.