The Way of the Shaman 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. Making Shaman Tools

A shaman's tools of the trade include drums, rattles, and animal masks. Design and build one or more of your own shaman tools. Add your own personal flair to your creations.

2. Know Your Plants

Part of a shaman's medicine kit includes local plants with medicinal properties. Wherever you live, there are plants native to your area that have therapeutic or healing properties. Research your native plants and write a brief description for five different plants. Include the plant's...
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