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Fun Classroom Activities

The 20 enjoyable, interactive classroom activities that are included will help your students understand the text in amusing ways. Fun Classroom Activities include group projects, games, critical thinking activities, brainstorming sessions, writing poems, drawing or sketching, and more that will allow your students to interact with each other, be creative, and ultimately grasp key concepts from the text by "doing" rather than simply studying.

1. Pennsylvania in 1930

Do some research on life in a small town in Pennsylvania in 1930 and create a multimedia presentation to be shared with the class.

2. Jazz for Julian

Do some research on music of the late-1920s and early-1930s in America and record a CD if possible to share with the class.

3. Dinner with Julian and Caroline

Imagine that you have been invited to dinner at Julian and Caroline's home. Who else do you think they would invite? ...
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