common words: the, but, of, a, and or. also, have lots of verbs. you may want to write out actual sentences and then shuffle the cards. each player gets one card. they must then go out in the group and form sentences with others. when a group reports with a complete sentence, they get a small piece of candy or other simple prize, new cards, and they go out and make different sentences. shuffle the returned cards in the pile and hand out later. the winner is the person with the most candy (i.e. the person in the most sentences).
telephone line: guests line up one behind the other. starting at 