Flowers for Algernon | 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. Maze Races

Have the students each create their own maze. Now have the students swap their mazes and race to see who can win.

2. Rorschach Test

Provide the students with some ink-blots and have them write their response to them. Read some of the different responses and discuss what these responses might say about their personality.

3. Story Test

Present the students with the test about stories that Charlie was unable to do. Give each student a picture...
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