Picnic 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. Picnic

Have the students host a picnic during class or a lunch period to emulate the one envisioned in the play.

2. Kansas Travelogue

Create a travelogue about Kansas, the setting for the story. Be sure to include highlights of attractions, events and natural resources that will appeal to people considering a trip to this beautiful state.

3. Dinner with the Author

Imagine that you could have dinner with William Inge and some of the characters from the book. Where...
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