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For the 6th and 7th grade we played Twister, a vocabulary game. I use to play this game with my students in Moldova. I think all of the kids liked playing it! They had to join arms and spell a word-one word at a time-one twist of the partner at a time. They were competing against one another. Here are some pictures. They might be a little blurry because of the twisting.  The kids are to take notes when we are reading aloud. We usually circle up so we can read and discuss.  7th grade playing Twister. They had a tiny run in with each other. : ) 

Hi all! Just a quick note about what the middle school is getting into. All classes are getting away from the textbook for about a month, a lot of sighs of relief when I told the students that. The 6th grade will be reading Among the Hidden. The 7th grade will be reading The Westing Game. The 8th grade will be reading To Kill a Mockingbird, my FAVORITE! Since we are getting away from the textbook I plan on doing a lot of hands on activities, the students said they would like to do more activities so here we go! We will also review a lot of literary elements we have learned so far this year like plot diagrams, figurative language, dialect, writing skills, and vocabulary! Everyday the students are to define the chapter's vocabulary and answer the comprehension questions. I will plan activities and discussions daily to get the students interested. I am so excited, and I think the students are too! Here are some pictures of the 7th and 8thgrade playing Bananagrams with their vocabul