The Color of Water | 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. 500 Words

Condense the book into 500 words.

2. Comic Strip

Choose a scene from the book and develop it into a comic strip.

3. Interview

Interview a member of your family about their past.

4. Family Tree

Make your own family tree, trying to go as far back as possible.

5. Biography

Write a family member's biography.

6. Nicknames

Give all your classmates nicknames that relates to a personal trait. Use that nickname for the rest of the day.

7. Generations