The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith | 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. Fim Study

Watch a 20-minute clip of the film based on the novel. Have a discussion comparing the movie to the novel.

2. Race

Have a race to find objects related to the book. Give students (have students team up into pairs) cryptic clues to where the items are located. At each location, there should be enough of that item for each team. If possible, have the race outdoors. Here are some possible items to be found: initiation tooth (constructed out of...
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