Build a Sentence Relay

Divide your class into teams of five to six students. Explain that the object of the game is to be the first team to write a complete sentence on the board. Direct the first player on each team to go to the board, write one word, and return to his team. In the same manner, instruct each remaining member of the team to contribute one word or punctuation mark to form a complete sentence. If a complete sentence—including its end punctuation—has been formed when the last team member takes his turn, have that team indicate that fact by sitting down. The first team to complete the task wins that round. If a complete sentence has not been written after every team member has had a turn, require that team to play until it does have a complete sentence. Appoint a new player to start the next round, explaining that a different sentence must be written. For a more challenging game, require the first player to write a word other than the first word of the sentence. Or have team members write the sentence backward, beginning with the first player writing the last word in the sentence!

Divide your class into teams of five to six students. Explain that the object of the game is to be the first team to write a complete sentence on the board. Direct the first player on each team to go to the board, write one word, and return to his team. In the same manner, instruct each remaining member of the team to contribute one word or punctuation mark to form a complete sentence. If a complete sentence—including its end punctuation—has been formed when the last team member takes his turn, have that team indicate that fact by sitting down. The first team to complete the task wins that round. If a complete sentence has not been written after every team member has had a turn, require that team to play until it does have a complete sentence. Appoint a new player to start the next round, explaining that a different sentence must be written. For a more challenging game, require the first player to write a word other than the first word of the sentence. Or have team members write the sentence backward, beginning with the first player writing the last word in the sentence! - See more at: http://www.themailbox.com/magazines/editorial/build-a-sentence-relay#sthash.VS1p4sco.dpuf