Howard's End 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. Letter Writing Exercise

Write a letter addressed to a family member describing a place you've been and people you've visited, similar to how Helen does in the beginning of Howards End. You can pick a place that is familiar to you, such as your grandparents' house, or a place that was completely new when you went there, such as a summer camp or a friend's house.

2. Life is Improved by Poetry

The Schlegels often insist in the novel that their life...
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