Nights of Rain and Stars | 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

Make a detailed map of Greece and the surrounding islands. Label all major cities and geographic features. Be sure to include Aghia Anna and Athens.

2. Experience Greek Food

Find recipes for some of the traditional Greek delicacies mentioned in the novel. Try moussaka (tomatoes and eggplant), leg of lamb, olives and feta cheese, and metrios (coffee).

3. Traditional Greek Dance

Learn and perform some traditional Greek dances such as the Syrtaki, the one that the locals danced in front of...
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