The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression | 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. Alternative Treatment

Solomon visits the Lebou people and receives an alternative treatment that involves animal blood and many other ingredients. Come up with your own treatment and explain why you think it would be effective.

2. Abstract Painting

Depression is a complex and abstract disorder. Paint an abstract picture that represents what you think depression is like for someone who has it.

3. Drawing and Coloring

Pick any event in the book and draw a picture of it and color it.

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