{"id":74169,"date":"2020-06-17T16:02:14","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T20:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/?page_id=74169"},"modified":"2020-06-17T16:02:14","modified_gmt":"2020-06-17T20:02:14","slug":"wacky-wednesday-rebus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/learn\/elementary-home\/elementary-2\/well-being\/whats-new\/wacky-wednesday-rebus\/","title":{"rendered":"Wacky Wednesday Rebus"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>Encourage Creativity<\/h5>\n<p>Did you know that <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1NFW8skFLmQJjt9eHRljBjM6t_WxntuMJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">solving puzzles can strengthen your brain, boost your vocabulary, and reinforce concentration<\/a>? Even better, it can be a whole lot of fun!<\/p>\n<p>This type of puzzle is called a rebus &#8211; a picture representation of a word or phrase.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_74170\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74170\" class=\"wp-image-74170\" src=\"http:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/files\/2020\/06\/Top_Secret_Rebus_Puzzle.png\" alt=\"The word &quot;secret&quot; written three times, one on the top of the other, with the top one circled.\" width=\"500\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/files\/2020\/06\/Top_Secret_Rebus_Puzzle.png 1275w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/files\/2020\/06\/Top_Secret_Rebus_Puzzle-300x235.png 300w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/files\/2020\/06\/Top_Secret_Rebus_Puzzle-768x601.png 768w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/files\/2020\/06\/Top_Secret_Rebus_Puzzle-1024x801.png 1024w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/files\/2020\/06\/Top_Secret_Rebus_Puzzle-165x129.png 165w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/files\/2020\/06\/Top_Secret_Rebus_Puzzle-1140x891.png 1140w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/files\/2020\/06\/Top_Secret_Rebus_Puzzle-945x739.png 945w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/files\/2020\/06\/Top_Secret_Rebus_Puzzle-750x586.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-74170\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rebus#\/media\/File:Top_Secret_Rebus_Puzzle.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Penguizilla &#8220;Top Secret Rebus Puzzle&#8221;<\/a> via Flickr (<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Can you figure out the common phrase this rebus represents? (Shh, don\u2019t tell once you\u2019ve figured it out &#8211; it\u2019s top secret.)<\/p>\n<p>How about this one?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74173\" src=\"http:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/files\/2020\/06\/rebus01.png\" alt=\"Arranged in a row, there is a yellow five-point star, a plus sign, the letter &quot;W&quot;, a plus sign, and a pair of brown boat oars.\" width=\"500\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/files\/2020\/06\/rebus01.png 500w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/files\/2020\/06\/rebus01-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/athome\/files\/2020\/06\/rebus01-165x58.png 165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(Hint: The force is strong in this one.)<\/p>\n<p>Now that you know what they are, try creating your own rebus puzzles:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Think of a word or phrase you want to represent, maybe even your name.<\/li>\n<li>Separate the word or phrase into syllables.<\/li>\n<li>Draw a picture or use a letter to represent each syllable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ask a family member to try to solve your rebus puzzles. Have fun and keep strengthening that brain!<\/p>\n<p><button class=\"btn btn-primary\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapseExample\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapseExample\">Image Credit<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"collapseExample\" class=\"collapse\">\n<div class=\"well\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rebus#\/media\/File:Top_Secret_Rebus_Puzzle.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Penguizilla &#8220;Top Secret Rebus Puzzle&#8221;<\/a> via Flickr. Original Image. (<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that solving puzzles can strengthen your brain, boost your vocabulary, and reinforce concentration? 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