Caddie Woodlawn | Activities :&: Classroom Projects

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. Journaling

This book was written with the help of journals kept by the author's grandmother. Have the students keep a personal journal for the duration of this book. Challenge them to continue with this journal after the class is over.

2. Parenting Methods

Johnny Woodlawn chose an interesting way to raise Caddie, which accounts for her free and easy spirit. Have the students write creative descriptions of how Caddie would have ended up had her parents chosen other methods...
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