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Who knew there were so many activities related to this topic? From the longest day of daylight (or in some parts of the globe, months of daylight) to trivia quizzes on quirky longest things and longest things in nature and in sports, to fill-in-the-blank word games to imaginative and reminiscence exercises all related to long, these 9 separate activities will keep you and others cheerfully engaged more than all day long. 114 Slides NOTE: Due to the nature of this product, we are unable to provide refunds on digital downloads.

This wild slide show focused on zoo animals and forest creatures includes:

• Individual trivia quizzes on elephants, giraffes, and big cats, and three more on baby zoo animals, animal sleep habits and myths about forest creatures
• Word games on zoo animal puns, animal group names, wildlife expressions, and matching beginnings and endings of animal quotes
• A reminiscence exercise on your wildlife experiences
• Discussions about animal superstitions and symbolism, if animals could talk, and do they laugh?

You can take flight with this gorgeous slide show that features:

• Trivia quizzes on Fabulous Bird Facts (extra long), bird symbolism, ostriches (the largest bird) and hummingbirds (the smallest bird)
• Word games on bird sayings (2) and bird group names
• An imaginative exercise on bird chatter.

This slide show was obviously made for March's St. Patrick's Day, but it offers enough fun to take you well beyond a single day. Here you'll enjoy:

• Trivia quizzes on what you know (or could learn) about Ireland, St. Patrick's Day, the meaning of Irish surnames, famous Irish and Irish-American people, and a few quotes of famous Irishmen
• Word games on Irish proverbs (2 versions), Irish songs, and on the Swellish Condish of the Irish
• Irish blessings

Who knew there could be so much to say about this topic? Dots can be points, polka, balls, and any of dozens of round things. Lines in these quizzes have dozens of meanings, too. Find in this slide show:

• Trivia quizzes on Roundabout Thinking and Borderlines
• Word games on dotty words, pointed words, round things, ball words, lines and hidden lines in words, and lines as lanes
• Discussions on dots and lines in art, learning your lines and adlibbing our lines
• An exercise in imagining the lines in your life

Inspired by April Fool's Day, but fun anytime, this slide show features the following:

• Trivia quizzes that ask, "How gullible are you?" and "Whom can you trust?"
• A word game with joke and hoax rhymes
• Discussions on the gullibility of children and adults ("Who are you susceptible to?"), Fun Foolery and the difference between being trusting and gullible.
• A variety of fillers including evaluating quotes to believe, hoax vs. humbug, and finding the deliberate mistakes in a Norman Rockwell painting

Nature nurtures. This slide show is weighted toward the beauty of the earth with gorgeous photos and paintings and many questions that conjure gardens in viewers' imagination and memory. Altogether you will find:

• 4 trivia quizzes covering your garden I.Q., perennials, herbs, and artists who painted flowers
• 2 word games on garden puns and flowery combinations
• A discussion on garden gnomes
• Imaginative and reminiscence activities covering garden quotes, gardens you have known, gifts from the garden, and your birth month flower

Did you know the inventor of radar got caught for speeding? This slide show on the broad topic of inventions is focused on what’s amusing and includes:

• 5 Trivia quizzes on the Ig Nobel awards (a spoof of Nobel Prizes), the order of inventions, “Could they have?” (Could Babe Ruth have signed autographs with a ballpoint pen?), accidental inventions, and telling fact from fiction
• Word games related to the invention of new words and new definitions for existing words
• Discussions related to the worst inventions, the best inventions, and the most amusing inventions, and the unintended consequences of inventions (the radar thing – he invented it for war planes)

Unlike my Lighting Up Literature webinar which covers a broad range of activities related to reading, the Literature Lite slide show focuses on the lighthearted side of the subject offering:

• A trivia quiz on the Diagram Prize for weird book titles
• 2 Punny titles word games and a C-F-U Can Read this word game
• A reminiscence exercise on reading memories
• A discussion on a wise author and imaginative exercises related to book dedications, 6-word novels and beginnings and endings for books

Love and marriage is a topic with nearly endless possibilities for fun. We've included:

• 4 Trivia quizzes - on gender differences, two famous women's views on men, marriage rituals, and marriage superstitions
• 8 Word games - on matching pairs (4 versions), How Do I Love Thee, punny marriages, matching beginnings to endings of funny quotes on love and marriage, and a word ladder
• 4 Discussions on gender difference in laughter, the advantages of being single, marriage advice, and retro romance
• An imaginative exercise in writing 6-word novels about your love life

I am a name addict. I love stories about names – changed names, beautiful names, funny names, unusual names. That means this is an eclectic slide show that covers intermittent facts and all of the following:

• Discussion on popular first names from the 1930s – 60s and more recently
• Funny names
• Reminiscing about names
• Word games on eponyms, punny marriages, punny shop names, apt names, So I Says, name clipping, and rock group names vs. roller coaster names
• A trivia quiz on pen names

This slide show requires no math skills, and yet we hope it is appealing to both math lovers and math avoiders. In addition to numerical humor and a variety of fascinating facts, the exercises in this extra long slide show include:

• Trivia quizzes on numbers and the human body, wrap it up, burning calories, step right into these buildings, and two on numbers in song titles
• Word games on celebrating twos, pairs, groups of three things with one thing in common, and 3-letter body parts
• A discussion on the goodness of 13
• Imagination exercises on the numbers that are meaningful to you and your experiences with expressions related to numbers (Cloud 9, anyone?)

The Remembering November slide show focuses on Native American Heritage Month, Lifewriting Month, and Thanksgiving in the U.S. and Canada (even though Canada celebrates it in October). Exercises include:

• Trivia quizzes on Native American heritage, turkey trivia, and guidelines for giving thanks
• Word games about the meanings of geographical Indian names, Tom Swifties, and turkey riddles
• Reminiscing exercises on Thanksgiving memories and life stories
• Discussions on giving thanks daily and World Kindness Day

This slide show varies somewhat from the others because it emphasizes reminiscence and student bloopers – lots of funny word games, but no trivia quizzes. It's a chance to stir up fond memories and laugh at mistakes, not to test your residual knowledge of geometry.

• The reminiscence/discussion topics include elementary school memories, rules for teachers, influential teachers, high school and/or college years, and retro romance (reunion connections).
• The 6 word games include definitions made up by young children, Grammar for Grins, complicated proverbs, and three variations on student misunderstandings needing correction.

The title comes from a suitor’s line as he offered a box of candy to his sweetheart, but whether you really are sweet or just have a sweet tooth, this show’s for you. It includes:

• Trivia quizzes on candy names, state fair food, chocolate, and favorite ice cream flavors
• Word games on unscrambling cookie names and filling-in-the-blank on sweet quotes
• Discussions and imaginative exercises on ice cream, other sweet memories, imagining sweet shops, and more

This look back is certain to conjure happy memories as we focus on funny TV programs, mostly from the 1950s and 60s. It includes:

• 3 Trivia quizzes related to many early situation comedies and their stars, plus trivia quizzes on Happy Days, Get Smart, and TV pilot premises that didn’t fly
• Discussions on Burns and Allen, Hollywood Squares, Candid Camera and Johnny Carson

Winter abounds in celebrations, some of which are covered in the slide shows Happy New Year and Love and Marriage (sort of related to Valentine's Day). This one covers the exuberance of Groundhog Day, the Chinese New Year, and Mardi Gras/Carnival. Again featuring stunning photos, it includes:

• Trivia quizzes on Ground Hog Day and Carnival/Mardi Gras
• Imagining yourself at Carnival/Mardi Gras
• A word game of Chinese Lantern Festival-style riddles
• A discussion of your Chinese horoscope symbol
• More ideas for events to celebrate

This cold climate-focused slide show includes:

• Reminiscences about winter memories – the pleasant and unpleasant
• Trivia quizzes on polar bears, penguins and remedies for treating colds and flu
• Word games on snow rhymes, words with snow in them, and writing a winter poem
• Discussions on winter quotes and dreaming about penguins – What does it mean?