Oh the Places You'll Go
Activity Guide
Mad Libs
For this activity, you will be filling out a Mad Libs worksheet over a quote from Oh, The Places You Will
Go.
Here are some rules to follow while playing the game:
1. Don’t peek at page 2! It will spoil the surprise...
2. Choose a word for each of the prompts listed in column 2, examples are listed in column 1.
3. Use the words you choose in column 2 to fill in the quote on the next page.
4. Read the story out loud… then laugh and have fun!
Column 1
Example
1. Verb: Gasp
2. Plural noun, specifically a place: Taco Bells
3. Adverb: won’t
4. Body part: Heart
5. Body part (plural): Toes
6. Article of clothing (plural): Scarves
7. Body part (plural): elbows
8. Adjective: lovely
9. Adjective: gross
10. The Same Plural Noun as #2: Taco Bells
Column 2
Choose Your Own Words!
1. Verb:
2. Plural noun, specifically a place:
3. Adverb:
4. Body part:
5. Body part (plural):
6. Article of clothing (Plural):
7. Body part (plural):
8. Adjective:
9. Adjective:
10. The Same Plural Noun as #2:
Fill in the blank (Use your words from column 2):
You’ll _____(1)______ up and down _____(2)____.
Look ‘em over with care. About some you will say,
“I ___(3)____choose to go there.”
With your ___(4)____ full of ___(5)______
and your ____(6)____ full of _____(7)_____,
you’re too ____(8)____ to go down any ______(9)______ _______(10)_______.
Here’s Ours:
You’ll gasp up and down Taco Bells. Look ‘em over with care. About some you will say, “I won’t
choose to go there.” With your heart full of toes and your scarves full of elbows, you’re too lovely to
go down any gross Taco Bells.
Check Out the Original Quote from the Book:
“You’ll look up and down streets. Look ‘em over with care. About some you will say, “I don’t choose to
go there.” With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet, you’re too smart to go down any not
so good street.”
Is your quote anything like the original? We would love to hear it! Send us a video of you reading your
Mad libs Story!
Scavenger hunt
Oh, The Places You Will Go
is all about adventure and exploring new places! Think about your own
neighborhood. Do you know it well? For this activity, you will explore your own neighborhood by taking
a walk with your whole family (or another family member). You will be tasked with finding various
objects, colors, shapes, etc. Below is a list of objects for you to find. Take a picture with the objects or
draw us a picture of what you saw! You will be surprised by all the small things you have never noticed
before!
1. A Flower
2. A Tree
3. An Insect
4. Something Rough
5. Something Smooth
6. Something wet
7. Something tiny
8. Something huge
9. Something blue
10. Something you really liked
