To the Lighthouse | 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. Build a Lighthouse

Construct a lighthouse as described in the final chapter of the book. Be creative, using materials such as: cardboard, paper mache, foam panels, Styrofoam, or Popsicle sticks. Make a base, hillside, and even a flashing light for the lighthouse lamp.

2. Make a Power Point Slide Show

Using images and passages from the novel, develop a power point slide show that exemplifies the message of the novel. When complete, someone who hasn't read the novel...
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