Less Is More: The Art of Voluntary Poverty: An Anthology of Ancient and... 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. Paring Down One's Life

Have students make up a list of the things they don't really need to own. How long is the list?

2. What Do You Want Now?

The book talks about how people who have a lot often want more. Have students create a list of the things they want to buy or to own now.

3. A New Cover for This Book

Have students design a simpler cover for this book, keeping in mind the tone...
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