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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. Conquering Fears - Desensitization Training

Have all the students lie on the floor in a darkened room. Tell them to imagine anything they fear. Then, have a relaxation specialist (or find a suitable program the teacher can narrate) walk them through a desensitization/relaxation program. See if they feel different after seeing the object of their fear in a relaxed and non-threatening environment.

2. Imagining the Future

Have each student imagine what their life will be like in ten years in terms of...
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