Commodore Hornblower | 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. Movie Time

Show some or all of the film version of this book in class. You could include candy boxes and popcorn for effect. Discuss with the class which parts fit their idea of the narrative while reading it.

2. Sailor Collages

There are many sailors who play minor roles in this book. Have the students choose one of these sailors and create a collage of what role they played in the plot. Note the differences in the...
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