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Unsolicited responses from  English teachers:

"I used the puzzles and brainteasers from your books to get them [students] thinking. Out of a class of 15 low-achieving students, 6 of them raise their grades by one or two letter grades and 8 of them scored proficient on their end-of-course state test."
Mrs. Andrews, Kannapolis, NC

"I teach 9th grade English and use the puzzles with my students to 'warm-up' their brains. I truly enjoy your books and puzzles."
Janice Waterhouse, Lake Luzerne, NY

Word Fun Presentations Comments

"Fantastic! Fun and worthwhile for all!"
Ms. Martin, Charlotte Country Day School, Charlotte, NC

"I loved it and so did the kids. Your passion for words and their power definitely rubbed off on the kids"
Leigh Harris, Community House School

“Students and teachers were challenged and motivated to deepen their study of words by the fun and entertaining way in which you presented words! Your books will certainly be used by our language arts teachers”
R. Briscoe, Administrator
Garr Christian Academy
Charlotte, NC

Quotes From Kids at Wadesboro Elementary School

  • "I really enjoyed your presentation. It was outstanding. I learned a lot. I liked your teaching because you use fun and games to teach."

  • "I really enjoy playing those word games you had. I also, learned a lot from them. I didn't know there were so many types of words."

  • "I never knew that one word could have so many meanings. Lately I've been using my dictionary to get a better understanding of different words."

  • "You made it fun for us to learn."

Word Fun Presentations

Author Pat Battaglia visits Charlotte area schools with his Word FunWord Fun Presentation Presentations to turn kids on to words and make learning fun.  The presentations are given to students in the 4th, 5th and 6th grades in a classroom setting. Each Presentation lasts up to one hour.

The author is in his Dr. Fun costume for the event. The costume immediately captures student interest and attention. However, it is not just for show. It lends character to the author's former career as a rocket scientist

Dr. Fun's word fun presentationsThe author relates how he helped develop rockets for NASA space programs and the one-man rocket backpack used by James Bond in the movie Thunderball. He tells the true story about the book that he wore out (a dictionary) during his career in rocketry. He explains how choosing proper words is necessary to avoid being misunderstood.

Most of the presentation is centered on students Dr. Fun - Author
playing clever and challenging word games from the author's books. Friendly competition results in trying to be first to answer correctly. The games are based on word peculiarities and demonstrate the unique and interesting aspects of words. Kids have fun learning and often aren't aware that they are being taught. 

The presentation ends with the author demonstrating the awesome power of words. He invites the children to have word power for themselves and that it's absolutely free!

School Equipment Required:
1. Overhead projector (usually on a cart) 2. Table 3. Screen or blank wall in a darkened classroom

Honorarium:
$150 for 1 presentation, $250 for 2, $300 for 3 presentations all in the same day.

Click here for an Outline of the Word Fun Presentation.
Click here for Benefits of the Presentation.
Click here for the Author Bio.

Contact Pat Battaglia for more information or to schedule a visit.
Phone: (704) 921-1818 or e-mail:

Click here to view our Word Fun Presentations photo album!


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