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By M.

Have you ever heard of the game Kaboom? I play this with my students constantly and they love it! They are always asking if they can play it. I've played so much over the years with my students that we have probably played
it for every subject! Here is how you can play for parts of speech.
1. Get a coffee can or pringles can (a shoebox would even work). Tape or glue a sheet of paper around the can or box and write Kaboom on it.
2. Write on little sheets of paper words. These should be nouns, conjunctions, prepositions, verbs, adverbs, interjections, adjectives, etc. On some of them (I usually do between

3-7) write the word Kaboom on the slips of paper. Put the slips in the box or can.

3. Divide the students into groups. Have the first group go. They draw from the can or box. They discuss the answer with group. The answer will be the part of speech their word is. Have a time limit. When the time is up (or before), they have to tell you their word and the part of speech. If it is right, they keep it, if it is wrong they place it back in the can or box.

4. If the kaboom is gone, the group has to give up all of their slips. These go to the side (I don't put them back in the can because the game would take forever) At the end of the game (when all the slips are gone) have the students count their slips. The group with most slips wins.