Obasan 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. Movie Stars

If this book were to be made into a movie this year, which actors and actresses do you feel would be best for each part, and why?

2. Friends

Write a short reflection paper on which character you would most likely be friends with and why? Does this character appeal to you because they are similar to you in some way, or are they much different, which appeals to you?

3. Newspaper Clippings

Bring in some newspaper clippings that remind...
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