Texas 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. Seven Cities of Cinbola.

Do some research on the Seven Cities of Cinbola to learn about why explorers launched such exhaustive journeys in their quest for gold and other treasures. Share what you have learned with the rest of the class.

2. Antonio López de Santa Anna

Do some research on Antonio López de Santa Anna, the famous Mexican general, and create a presentation to share with the class.

3. Remember the Alamo

The Battle of the Alamo is surrounded with...
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