The Wind in the Willows 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. Toad in Motion!

Using small, thick pads of paper, draw Toad being tossed out of the barge. Start at the back of the pad, near the bottom edge. On each page draw his figure in stop-action movement. When the pages are flipped rapidly Toad will go overboard!

2. Flag Game

Make a puzzle for your friends. Draw the flags of ten different countries. On a separate sheet of paper, write down the names of the countries. Challenge your friends to match the...
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