The Subtle Knife | 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. Gone to the Cinema

Will and Lyra went to the movies. Given the fact that she has never seen a movie before and is a little girl, create a poster for the movie that would have been the best one for her to see.

2. Specter Scene

Create a scene with the feared Specters. It should be a scene from the book, but remember that the way the Specters look will depend upon who is seeing them. Tullio is acting odd when...
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