My Name Is Asher Lev | 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. Map of New York City

Imagine that Asher lives in modern-day Brooklyn and Jacob Kahn lives in modern-day upper Manhattan. Look up a subway map of New York City and trace Asher's journey to Jacob Kahn's apartment.

2. Seder meals

The characters in this novel eat several Seder meals, which require very specific types of foods. Find out which foods are present in a Seder meal and prepare one dish to share with the class.

3. Guernica

Find a print of Guernica...
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