Joshua Slocum | 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. Create an Island Themed Party

Create an island-themed party to be held in class. Include decorations for your specific theme, amounts of the items needed, and any other necessities such as paper goods.

2. Create a Crossword Puzzle

Create a crossword puzzle based on the places, people, and items mentioned in the book.

3. Learn About Boats

Use information from the text as well as outside resources to learn about various types of boats including sloops, tug boats, gunboats, aircraft carriers,...
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