Grammar
Teacher tools - Word shapes
Note - This is a bit of an experiment and is currently in testing mode
The program turns words into shapes, depending on the look of the letters. I'd seen this idea on a couple of websites offering stuff for kids, and I thought it might be fun to work something out.
You can choose between:
- Word shape only (could be used with separate picture or definition cards)
- Anagrams inline with word shapes
- Words shown randomised in a box above word shapes
- Pictures randomised in a box above word shapes
- Word shapes with definitions
- Pictures + anagrams + word shapes
- Pictures inline with word shapes
Picture credits - for the example I've used images from Wikipedia - to see the credits (with links to the media files - with full-size versions and links to their authors) click on Show credits
- fox - Pawel Ryszawa
- mouse - George Shuklin
- rabbit - Larry D. Moore
- otter - Catherine Trigg
- wolf - Daniel Mott
- bat - US govt
- hare - Fmickan
- badger - BadgerHero
- bear - Marshmallow
- lynx - David Castor
- rat - Edal Anton Lefterov
- seal - Marcel Burkhard
- hedgehog - Olaf1541
- red deer - Bill Ebbesen
- squirrel - Mariappan Jawaharlal
- beaver - Steve at American Beaver
Title Entry Box:
Examples
Instructions
- List words in the box above, each on a separate line -
- To add definitions, add a backslash (\) and then add the definition -
- To add pictures, add a backslash (\) and then the picture details* -
* for the moment picture details can only be a URL. Images might not work in IE8.
Note 1 - it might look a bit cramped on this blog, but should look fine when you open it in a new tab
Note 2 - you'll get rather strange results if you've loaded definitions and choose pictures, and vice versa.
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