Letters from Rifka | 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. Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin

Read a translated book written by Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin to understand why Rifka was so enthralled by his writing.

2. Rifka on Ellis Island

Do some research on Ellis Island and create a multimedia presentation that shows the steps Rifka would have gone through in her processing at Ellis Island.

3. Judaism

Do some research on Judaism, especially in Russia in the early 20th century, to understand the experiences of Rifka and her family.

4. Dress the Part

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