The Cement Garden | 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. Review it

Write a review of the novel and post it for credit on a site like Amazon.com.

2. Watch it

Watch the movie version of the book. Serve popcorn and drinks for the class and, afterward, compare the book to the movie.

3. Write a song

Write a song about the events (or one particular event) that occur in The Cement Garden.

4. Mix it and make it

Mix up some quick drying cement and make stone garden pavers in class.