Dragonwings 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. Chinese Names

Have the students choose a Chinese style name like Moon Shadow or Black Dog that describes their personality and write a short paragraph explaining their choices.

2. Earthquake Information

The earthquake of 1906 was a terrible historical event. Find some information and images from this event and show the students the real historical truth behind this event in the plot.

3. Flying Machine Models

Have the students create some models of flying machines like the ones Windrider liked to...
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