Author:  Julie ??

        Use an inflatable  (beachball) globe for review.  

Procedure:  

1) Toss the globe to someone who must tell one thing about whatever 
   his left thumb touched when he caught the ball.  

      It can be the country's name, capital, location, continent,
      boundaries,.....anything.  

2) The student then tosses the ball to someone else.  

      The rule is that if we get too silly or if the ball
      gets out of control it immediately goes away.

TEACHER'S NOTE: I also have a regular beachball that I wrote opened 
                ended literature statements on....one statement on 
                each color...
Example:

            my favorite part was_________________, 

            I wish the author had ____________, 

            the next chapter should _____________, 

            the theme of the story was _________, 

            the lesson was ___________, etc.  

      Again the student who catches the ball must complete whatever 
      statement his left thumb is on.

      My students love this game. I've only had to put the beachball 
      away once.