When is Roald Dahl Day?
It's
Roald Dahl Day! Sept. 13, 2015. How will you celebrate? This year, we did several activities including, a "
The Witches" party. We've included a list of our favorite Roald Dahl books which are perfect for Elementary Students. Scroll down to see how you can win a free copy of your favorite
Roald Dahl book and a fun printable crossword puzzle.
Enjoy!
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Have a "The Witches" Party to Celebrate Roald Dahl Day or Halloween! |
We found
The Witches movie on Amazon. The movie has some scary moments, but we won't give those away. Depending on the child, the whole concept of the story could be traumatic.
The Witches are everywhere wearing human masks! How can you tell a witch? She'll have purple, glowing eyes, among other things!
The Witches is an award-winning story by Roald Dahl about a boy, his grandmother, and a hotel full of witches.
"This is not a fairy tale. This is about real witches."
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Books by Roald Dahl include The Witches and James and the Giant Peach. |
After we watched the movie, we visited the
Roald Dahl website and chose some fun ideas for lessons. We made
posters that explain how to spot a witch. Beware! They are everywhere.
We have a
fun idea to make human masks!
- Copy a photo of someone in the classroom or house, paste it to tag board, and then decorate it with markers or colored pencils. When done, cut out, poke holes in the ears, tie an elastic string through each hole, and wear it!
- To make it more fun, also make a witch mask and wear it underneath your human mask. Tee Hee! Now, that's fun!
You'll want to make some
spooky treats and creepy snacks for your party. We found these cute
witch broom donuts at Giggles Galore.
We don't want to give the story away. You'll have to read it and watch the movie to understand why we made a
mouse craft. We have lots of recyclables around the house, so we turned a styrofoam cup and a plastic grocery bag into a cute little mouse.
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Make a mouse craft with recyclables. |
To make the little mouse, paint a styrofoam cup your favorite color. Poke a pipecleaner in the bottom, curl it around a pencil to make a curly tail. Roll up a grocery bag, place it inside the cup, and then tape on foamy or construction paper eyes, nose, and ears. Eek! That was easy. Preschoolers will enjoy making this simple mouse craft.
Then, each kid chose a Roald Dahl book to read. We chose The BFE and Monster....
Roald Dahl Reading List
Charity
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Danny, the Champion of the World
Enormous Crocodile
Esio Trot
Fantastic Mr Fox
George's Marvellous Medicine
James and the Giant Peach
Matilda
Museum
Revolting Rhymes
Short stories
The BFG
The Twits
The Witches
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Roald Dahl, and you can win a "The Witches" Prize pack and a Roald Dahl book. Contest ends Sept. 20, 2015.
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