• List the continents of the world.

• Make up three names for rock groups.

• Name as many kinds of windstorms as you can. Name as many gems or precious stones as you can.

• Write the names of all the girls in your class.

• Name as many teachers at this school as you can. List as many states as you can.

• Write:  (1) an abbreviation; (2) a Roman numeral; (3) a trademark; (4) a proper name? (biographical); (5) a proper name? (geological).

• How many countries and their capitals can you name? How many baseball teams can you name?

• Write down as many cartoon characters as you can.

• List as many kinds of flowers as you can.

• Turn to your neighbor. One of you tell the other about an interesting experience you have had. The listener must be prepared to retell the story to the class.

• Write what you would do if you saw an elephant in your backyard. Name as many types of ice creams as you can.

• List five parts of the body that have three letters.

• List one manufactured item for each letter of the alphabet. List as many nouns in the room as you can.

• List the mountain ranges of the United States. Make a list of five things you do after school.

• List one proper noun for each letter of the alphabet.

• Write one kind of food beginning with each letter of the alphabet. Name as many holidays as you can.

• Name as many bells as you can that are used in sports games. List as many United States presidents as you can.

• List all the work tools you can think of.

• List as many models of cars as you can. Name all the colors you know.

• How many parts of an auto can you list?

• How many animals can you list that begin with vowels? List as many kinds of trees as you can.

• Name as many countries of the world as you can. List as many personal pronouns as you can.

• List as many kinds of transportation as you can.

• How many different kinds of languages can you name? You have five children. Make up their names.