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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. Create an artistic depiction of It

In the novel, It is described in several different ways, including as a clown and as a bird. Using your choice of artistic medium, create a depiction of It. Be prepared to explain to the class why you chose that depiction and how you think it relates to the depictions used in the novel.

2. Design a paper boat

In the first chapter, Georgie makes a paper boat. What supplies do you think he used? How...
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