Got this from an old school magazine. I wouldn’t necessarily use it for ‘school’ but sometime when the kids are bored, or you’re on a road trip, or it’s too hot to go outside and you just want to lie around doing almost nothing.
Variety Work
1 Write three words that end in y .
2 Write names of two yellow flowers .
3 Write names of two red flowers .
4 Write names of two animals having fur .
5 Write names of two animals having hair .
6 Put letters to old and make other words of it , such as g old t old s old etc .
7 Name three kinds of trees that grow near your home .
8 What stands for Doctor Mister Street .
9 Write names of four birds you have seen .
10 What color is your house?.
11 What animals dig holes in the ground to live in?.
12 Write five girls names .
13 Write five boys names .
14 Write three names for dogs .
15 Of what color are lemons?.
16 Of what color are ripe grapes? .
17 Write three words of four letters each .
18 Name five things that can jump .
19 Name something that likes to live in water.
20 Name three things you like to do .
21 Tell what cows are good for .
22 Name some animals that have hoofs.
Laura F Armtiage in American Teacher .