The Five People You Meet in Heaven | 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. Let's go to the Movies

Watch the movie, "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" and identify similarities and differences between the novel and the movie.

2. Movie Comparison

Watch the movie, "It's a Wonderful Life." Compare and contrast the character of Harry Bailey to that of Eddie.

3. Storyboard

Create a storyboard of THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN. Be sure your drawings are accompanied by appropriate captions, explaining the action of each cell.

4. Game Time!

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