Roald Dahl
Lesson plans for James and the Giant Peach and other books

|Biography and Background| |"Beware of the Dog"| |The BFG| |Charlie and the Chocolate Factory| |Danny -- Champion of the World |James and the Giant Peach| |"Lamb to the Slaughter"| |"Man from the South"| |Matilda|

Biography and Background

The Official Roald Dahl Website
Colorful, engaging, and full of ideas for readers and teachers alike.

Roald Dahl Day
This interactive site offers a variety of ways to celebrate September 13.

Roald Dahl: His Life and Work
Students read a brief biography and answer some comprehension questions.

Teacher Ideas
This page lists activities to support a wide variety of Dahl stories and includes ideas for Roald Dahl day.

"Beware of the Dog"

"Beware of the Dog"
Text of Dahl's story about an English pilot shot down during WWII.

The BFG

The BFG
A Reader's Theater script.

Creative Writing
Scroll down to #6, Recipes for Dreams. Students write individual recipes, then create a class cookbook for dreams.

Teacher Ideas
A teacher-developed recipe for Frobscottle — just for fun!

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
A variety of activities to support the book.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Six lessons: 3 to develop literacy skills and 3 cross-curricular.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Activities and chapter-by-chapter comprehension questions.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Part One
Selection quick check. This one-page document requires Adobe Reader or equivalent application for access.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Part Two
Selection quick check. This one-page document requires Adobe Reader or equivalent application for access.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Lots of information about chocolate, word puzzles, and an interactive story.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Vocabulary and a variety of crosscurricular activities. Access requires Adobe Reader or compatible application.

Comprehension: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Six pages of passages and comprehension questions, some writing activities. Requires Adobe Reader or equivalent application for access.

Creative Writing
Scroll down to #2. Students develop creative writing skills by designing and describing a new room in the chocolate factory.

A Visit to the Chocolate Factory
Links to information about the history and production of chocolate.

James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach
Booktalk, vocabulary words, anticipation guide, and post-reading activities, including lots of ideas for projects.

James and the Giant Peach
Several resources for working with vocabulary and reading. Click on the link to the unit plan first.

James and the Giant Peach
Activities and vocabulary, bibliography of other books by Dahl.

Vocabulary: James and the Giant Peach
For each of the 20 vocabulary words, students can see the part of speech, pronunciation and definition, read the word in context, and see an illustration.

Danny -- Champion of the World

Danny -- Champion of the World
This resource includes chapter-by-chapter vocabulary words and comprehension questions.

"Lamb to the Slaughter"

"Lamb to the Slaughter"
Text of the story.

"Lamb to the Slaughter"
Text of the story; requires MS-Word or compatible application for access.

"Lamb to the Slaughter"
Postreading questions with focus on characterization. Document requires MS-Word or compatible application for access.

"Lamb to the Slaughter"
Ten postreading questions.

"Lamb to the Slaughter"
Origin of the phrase.

"Man from the South"

"Man from the South"
Text of Dahl's classic horror story.

Matilda

Matilda
Students read an excerpt from the text and answer comprehension questions.

Matilda
This 4-page Teacher Guide requires Adobe Reader or comparable software for access.