Centennial 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. Map

Make a map of Centennial. How would you divide the land among the land owners?

2. How-To Guide

Choose either farming or herding and make a brochure that explains how to succeed at it.

3. Talk Show

Write a script for a talk show. Invite characters from "Centennial" who have conflicts with each other. What questions would you ask them and how would they respond? Perform your talk show for the class.

4. Blogs

Choose a character from this novel...
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