So, without Carter's help, I finished my project. I took 72 8th grade level vocabulary words (that my kids would never have used), will make transparencies of them, and we'll discuss two words a week through the year. As we discuss a word, I will post it to keep in in their minds, and we'll have the infamous Fish Bowl Vocabulary Test at the end of each quarter (yeah - that's a Mr. Zahs test - remember 7th grade Iowa History???)
I love it, and I'm proud of it, and I know if it gets one word into one kid's vocabulary, then I've done what I intended. We're gonna rock the ITBS this year!
... they'll love it, too, don't ya think???
Awesome - I need one of those!
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