Incident at Hawk's Hill | 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. MapQuest

From the description given in the prologue, create a map showing the Winnipeg region and include the site that becomes the MacDonald farm on Hawk's Hill.

2. Pioneer's Diary

Readers are introduced to William and Esther MacDonald as they find the site for their farm, but it can be inferred that they have been through a great deal together before finding the site. Write a diary from either Esther or William's perspective about the trials they encounter before finding their dream...
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