Tevye the Dairyman and the Railroad Stories 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. Historical presentation

Find one historical element of the book that sparked your interest and do some additional research on it. Create a 5 minute presentation for the class, complete with visuals.

2. Creative Essay

In Tevye Loses a Small Fortune, Tevye and his wife Golde spend time debating what they are going to spend their unexpected fortune on and they come up with all sorts of ideas. Students should write a creative essay describing what they would spend their reward on...
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