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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. Write a Letter

Have students pretend to be Eldon and write a letter to a relative who lives somewhere else. The letters should describe Eldon's life and his family.

2. Make a Diorama

Have students create a diorama of their favorite scene in the book.

3. Put On a Play

Have students put on a play from the book. Break students into groups of five to seven and have each group choose a scene to act out. Help students realize that there...
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