Self-Reliance | 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. Art and Ideas

Create a visual depiction of the way art and literature affect our views. This could be a drawing, painting, collage, sculpture or something else. Be creative!

2. Mr. / Ms. Self-Reliant

Pretend you are going to hold a pageant, either called "Mr. Self-Reliant" or "Ms. Self-Reliant." What would your judging criteria be? Come up with a character that would be your pageant winner. Describe which qualities and talents your winner has.

3. I am Self-Reliant

Write a poem...
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