The Sleep of Reason 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. Researching King Ferdinand's Reign

On the Internet, study what happened to King Ferdinand before and after this play. Did his plan of keeping his throne and maintaining peace in his country through fear and intimidation succeed?

2. Set Design

You have been chosen as the set designer for this play. Draw the two-part set as you imagine it to be, using the stage directions given at the beginning.

3. Music Director

You have been chosen as the music director for...
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