HOMES is an acronym for the names of the Great Lakes. They are Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior. Notice that an acronym is a word that you create from  the first letters of the words you want to remember.

Remember, an acronym is a special, fun abbreviation.
Sometimes an acronym is just used as an abbreviation or shortcut
because it's faster than saying the big, long name of something.

When people use an acronym just for a shortcut, eventually, over time,
they sometimes forget what the acronym stands for!
 

Think:
Isn't it funny that an acronym can
wind up helping you remember something,
AND
it could help you forget something too!

Here are some acronyms:

    See if you can find out what these acronyms stand for.
    Where would you look?
    Where would you not look?
    Let Mrs. Edwards know what you find out. 
    Make sure that you include where you found out what the
       acronyms stood for.
    Also, include a list of the sources you used which were no
       help at all.

More Acronym Fun
Look and listen for other acronyms.
Collect them (along with what they mean) in your own file.
Look for opportunities to create fun, new acronyms.
Create them!

Acronym Finder