West with the Night | 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. Early Women Aviators

Have students identify and research the history of a woman aviator from the early history of aviation, other than Beryl Markham. Have the students create an attractive visual display about their pilot.

2. Kenyan Tribes

Learn about the various native tribes in Kenya. Have each student make a poster displaying facts and pictures about the tribe that he or she selects.

3. Happy Valley Set

The Happy Valley set was a group of upper class British colonists in...
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