Customer Reviews

The Original Mad Libs 1

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Mad Libs are excellent for teaching grammar to students. I am a student in an elementary teacher credential program and I love using Mad Libs to teach literary elements. They are fun, and they are a great way to teach verbs, adjectives, adverbs, etc. I own quite a few of these books!

This was a blast from the past! I remembered doing these as a child and they are just as entertaining now as an activity for the whole family!

When you were little you may remember madlibs.The fun game in a book that taught kids verbs,pronouns,nouns and other parts of speach.It also taught them how to use them correctly.It taught adults how to be a kid again and laugh at your very own creations.(Word Wise)

There is lots of fun to go around with you or a friend as there are many pages and many topics.Great for all ages Preferably kids.Madlibs do get somewhat repeditive.Every once in a while seems to do its justice and is better then daily as you'll get burnt out on it.

Preferably for kids.Madlibs do get somewhat repeditive.Every once in a while is better then daily as you'll get burnt out on it.

A must have for kids with a growing vocabulary and for such a cheap price buy this and many other madlibs

Is it just me, or are Mad Libs not as much fun as they used to be? I remember laughing uproariously when we did them with our teacher in third grade. I did them with my nephew the other day, and he was only mildly amused.

My complaint is that when you read the filled-in Mad Lib, you can usually tell what word might have been "right" in each situation. For example, the one about the Space Shuttle has a sentence that reads, "It was named the 'Columbia' and was piloted by two brave......." Even if someone has filled in "camels," everyone will say, "Oh, it was supposed to be 'astronauts.'" If the games were a little more open-ended or less topic-specific, I think they would be funnier. There wouldn't be a moment where one thought, "If I'd said 'President,' the sentence would make perfect sense."

I liked Mad Libs better when they were truly zany.

I do think, however, that Mad Libs are a really clever way to practice parts of speech, as participants are called upon to provide nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs and verbs in different tenses to fill in the blanks in each game. Some of the games also require geographical locations and colors, which might be good for building vocabulary or facts about world geography.

I bought Mad Libs to reinforce parts of speech when teaching English 101 at Augusta Tech. They loved the fun the activity brought to learning. I now use Mad Libs with my second graders as a fun reward at the end of a good day.

Lucy Adams, author of If Mama Don't Laugh, It Ain't Funny

The entire faculty has gathered at the university president's home. Whip out one of these Mad LIb books and suddenly it looks like a busload of 4th graders. If the people aren't as bright to start with, well, just do the math, if you are capable after prolonged exposure to Mad Libs.

I added the second star because one can often find copies of these used wherein a witty ex-academic or eight year-old has pencilled in vaguely smutty words. Instant folk art. And quiet, too.