Curated OER
James and the Giant Peach
Fourth graders read James and the Giant Peach, write a chronological narrative, and complete a webquest dealing with the life of Roald Dahl.
Curated OER
Characters in the Chocolate Factory
Students dress and act as selected characters from Roald Dahl's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". They identify each other and make predictions about the upcoming chapters based on their observations about the characters.
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Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl [Pdf]
This is an eight-page PDF of the short story "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl.
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Bfg [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for Roald Dahl's children's book, BFG, is provided on these pages. Six character roles are needed in this activity.
Roald Dahl Fans
Roalddahlfans.com: Roald Dahl Fans Website
This fan site for Roald Dahl (1916-1990 CE) contains numerous resources such as an in-depth biography on Dahl, lesson plans, games, information on his work, and much more.
Other
Appalachian State University: Literature Circles: Dahl, Rowling, and Snicket
If you've wondered about using literature circles in your classroom, materials are provided here for units on Harry Potter, A Series of Unfortunate Events, and two Roald Dahl novels. The units can be downloaded as Word documents. They...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: You Know the Movie Is Coming? Now What?
Contains plans for three lessons that ask students to adapt texts that they are reading to cinematic, screenplay format. These plans use "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl as an example, but the lesson can be adapted to...
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Roald Dahl
This biography on author Roald Dahl (1916-1990 CE) provides information about his literary career and personal life. It comments on his often-used taste for cruelty, rudeness to adults, and comic grotesque themes used in his books by...
Other
The Official Roald Dahl Website
Select a tour guide to show you through the Official Roald Dahl Website. Miss Honey or Mr. Willy Wonka can lead you through Roald Dahl's books, biography and the Roald Dahl Club.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Memoirs About Pictures & Photographs
This site includes a book review of Roald Dahl's memoir, Boy: Tale of Childhood. A related lesson plan to stimulate the writing of memoir of the students' lives is also included, along with teacher's description of her own piece.
Other
Roald Dahl Life and Stories
An enlightening biography of this children's writer whose books "are always a little cruel, but never without humor." We learn that some of that cruelty can be traced to Dahl's school years and the severe beatings boys were given there....
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Point of View Worksheets
The learning module provides numerous drills via worksheet and video lesson links that cover different grade bands and text levels. Each exercise includes excerpts from famous works of literature and famous authors.
TES Global
Tes: Film Review Chart for Matilda
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource is a graphic organizer that can be used to closely analyze the film adaptation of Roald Dahl's book, Matilda. This chart should be completed after viewing the film.
TES Global
Tes: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Power Point
[Free Registration/Login Required] This Power Point lesson will introduce students to biographical information about the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl. At the end of the lesson, students will engage in...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Biography: Roald Dahl
Read this biography to learn about bestselling author Roald Dahl. A link to a list of his books is available.
CommonLit
Common Lit: "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl
A learning module that begins with "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...
Other
Penguin Books: Roald Dahl
Brief biographical profile and extensive interview of Roald Dahl as well as interviews of others who knew the author. Some of his most famous books include James and the Giant Peach and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Kids Books Authors: Roald Dahl
On this site, students learn about Roald Dahl's biography. Read all about the author of children's books such as James and the Giant Peach.
University of Virginia Library
Prism: "Learning to Chunk" Visualization
[Free Registration/Login Required] See the results of how users have highlighted Roald Dahl's "Learning to Chunk." Details that show characterization are blue while details that appeal to visualization or the senses are red and questions...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Discussion Guide: George's Marvelous Medicine
Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "George's Marvelous Medicine" by Roald Dahl. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.