Harvey 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. Pooka-riffic

Look up a number of articles about Pookas in traditional folklore. How do they compare with the depiction of Harvey in the play?

2. Imaginary Friends

When you were younger, did you ever have an imaginary friend? If so, what was the friend's name and what did you do together. Write a 1-2 page essay about one of your adventures. If you never had an imaginary friend, design one and write an adventure starring you and your newly created friend.

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