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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. Research the Setting

Research the state of North Carolina. Based on what you've found, describe what sort of setting you think Mitford is in. For example, Is it near the ocean or the mountains? Draw a picture on poster board of what you think the town of Mitford looks like based on Karon's description.

2. Personification

Barnabas is a friendly dog with an outgoing personality. If Barnabas were a person, what would he look like, and how would...
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