Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea | 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. Watch the movie

View the movie, 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA, starring Kirk Douglas as Ned Land and James Mason as Captain Nemo.

2. Make a 3-D bulletin board display.

On the bulletin board, start with a background of a view from under the sea with coral reefs and giant kelp streaming up toward the surface. Then create colored drawings of the Nautilus, giant sharks, men in diving suits, etc., on poster board. Cut the drawings out and put 1/4"...
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