Roald Dahl Month: September

Celebrate Roald Dahl Month this September or any month of the year! Explore and enjoy Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, The BFG, James and the Giant Peach or any of the other Dahl masterpieces. Plan a splendiferous event in honor of Roald Dahl's birthday on September 13th, or on any other simply marvelous day! Download scrumdiddlyumptious activities and a gloriumptious bookmark. See below for these wonderful ideas and more.

Gobblefunk Word Puzzle Inspire students to invent their own Gobblefunk by playing with words in the spirit of The BFG by Roald Dahl. Who Am I? Roald Dahl Character Identification How well do your students know these classic Roald Dahl characters? See how many they can identify in this worksheet. A Note About Witches: Fill-in-the-Blanks Create your own silly story with this Mad-Lib type activity for The Witches by Roald Dahl. Teacher's Guide to the World of Roald Dahl This teacher's guide to the world of Roald Dahl is full of fun resources, including a September calendar, discussion questions, lesson-planning ideas, and activities for Roald Dahl Day (September 13). Printables include bookmarks, a reading log, a story outline, a Venn diagram, stickers, and more! Matilda's Word Mastery Students are asked to create as many words as they can from the sentence, "Matilda loves reading." This is a great activity to compliment the book Matilda by Roald Dahl. Word Scrambles and Riddles for The BFG The BFG by Roald Dahl is a creative and endearing story about a giant, a girl, and the Queen. This activity uses puzzles and riddles with vocabulary and ideas from the story to build students' interest and skills. Charlie's Chocolate Factory Challenge Test your students' knowledge of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with a quiz on the book. The BFG's D.I.Y. Dream Catcher Extend the enjoyment of Roald Dahl's wonderful book, The B.F.G., by making a dream catcher in this fun activity. Colossal Confections Challenge your students and guests to create new recipes that are either delicious or revolting as a follow-up to reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

50 Ways to Celebrate Roald Dahl Day Celebrate the works of British novelist Roald Dahl with 50 fun suggestions for Roald Dahl Day (September 13). Print the list to hang in your classroom as a poster, and keep the fun going all month! The Twits Word Scramble The Twits have scrambled words from the titles of their favorite Roald Dahl books. How many words can your students unscramble? Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Perplexed Poetry Have fun with poetry! Students use the missing words to complete rhymes from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. This worksheet includes lines from a missing chapter of the book. Egg Carton Critters Your students will thoroughly enjoy creating egg carton critters as an extension activity to the wonderful book, James and the Giant Peach. The Wonderful World of Roald Dahl Bookmark Use this fun, printable bookmark to accompany your teaching as your students read their way through the wonderful world of Roald Dahl. Students can keep a record of their reading with a checklist of Dahl's books on the back of the bookmark. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Charlie and The Chocolate Factory is a story about Charlie's hilarious adventures in Mr. Willy Wonka's enormous chocolate factory. Intermediate students will love meeting the five, unique children who win a trip to the chocolate factory and find hilarious adventures. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Projects & Tests Find a variety of activities to complete while reading and after reading Roald Dahl's classic children's book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. There are projects, tests, chapter summaries, and more. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Projects Seven creative and fun projects for your students to enjoy after reading the book. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory -- Newspaper Ad Write a newspaper ad to tell everyone about the new chocolate treat that you have just created. James and the Giant Peach Students love James and the Giant Peach, an action-filled fantasy that will amuse and encourage them to read more. Use the activities and resources provided to extend appreciation and learning.

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