Literature: "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl

These sites are about the book “James and the Giant Peach” by Roald Dahl. There are lesson plans, vocabulary words, and suggested classroom activities. Take a virtual tour of the Empire State Building to see what James dreams about. Includes information about insects as well as recipes for peach desserts. There are also activities to tie into the book’s theme of friendship. Includes a link to eThemes Resource on Buoyancy.

Grades

• 2,
• 3,
• 4

Links

• Hero: Lesson Plan

  Here are questions about the book as well as four activity ideas.

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• The Official Roald Dahl Site

  After you enter the site, click on "The Glass Elevator" in the top left corner. Then click "The Works" and scroll down to "James and the Giant Peach" to read a synopsis and student reviews.

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• James and the Giant Peach Trivia Quiz

  See how much you know about the book by taking this interactive quiz. NOTE: This site includes ads.

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• Relating Buoyancy

  Here are instructions for a science experiment that explores whether a peach will float or sink in water.

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• Friendship Gallery

  This class activity has students create outlines of each other and list the activities they enjoy doing with friends.

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• 101 Things Friends Do

  Have students work in groups to come up with a list of items that they enjoy doing with friends.

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• Graphic Organizers

  These pages can be printed and used in the classroom to help students better understand the book.

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• Empire State Building

  Click on "Virtual Tour" to explore what this tall New York City building looks like.

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• Peach Recipes

  Try these recipes for peach cobbler, peach pie, and more. Share the food in class at the start or conclusion of the book.

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• Enchanted Learning: Insects

  Scroll down and click on the name of an insect that you want to know more about. Includes diagrams. NOTE: This site contains ads.

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• James and the Giant Peach: Vocabulary

  Here are 20 words from the book. This can be used as pre-reading activity.

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• James and the Giant Peach: Novel Guide

  This page has activities for each chapter of the book. Includes discussion questions and vocabulary list.

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• Curriculum Guideline

  A 17-page pdf file is a cross-curriculum study guide which has activities based on the movie "James and the Giant Peach." Some activities are adaptable to use with the book.

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• Teacher Guide: Chapter 8-10

  This 7-page pdf teacher guide has activity ideas for chapter 8-10.

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• eThemes Resource: Physics: Buoyancy

  Find out what causes objects to float or sink in water and how balloons float in the air. Learn about Archimedes principles and buoyant force. Includes online games, puzzles, interactive animations, science experiments, and a lesson plan.

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Education Standards

• ME
  • A2.a
  • A2.a
  • A2.b
  • A2.b
  • A2.e
• MO
  • 1
  • 1.1
  • 1.10
  • 1.5
  • 1.6
  • 1.8
  • 2
  • 2.1
  • 2.2
  • 2.3
  • 4
  • 6
  • R.1.H.a
  • R.1.H.a
  • R.1.H.b
  • R.1.H.b
  • R.1.H.c
  • R.1.H.c
  • R.1.H.d
  • R.1.H.e
  • R.1.H.f
  • R.1.H.f
  • R.1.H.g
  • R.1.I.a
  • R.1.I.a
  • R.1.I.b
  • R.1.I.b
  • R.1.I.c
  • R.1.I.c
  • R.3.C.c
• DE
  • 2.4bL.1
  • 2.4bL.2
  • 2.4bL.3
  • 2.4bL.4
  • 2.4bL.5
  • 2.4d.1
  • 2.4d.2
  • 4.1e.1.a
  • 4.1e.1.b
  • 4.1e.1.c
  • 4.1e.1.d
• AL
  • 3.5
  • 5
  • 6
  • 6.1
  • 6.2
  • 6.3
  • 7
  • 7.1
  • 7.2
• OK
  • A.4.1.a
  • A.4.1.b
  • A.4.1.c
  • A.4.2.a
  • A.4.3.a
  • A.5.1.a
  • A.5.2.a
  • A.5.3.a
  • A.5.4.a
• NV
  • 2.1.3.1.b
  • 2.2.2.1.d
  • 2.2.3.1.b
  • 2.3.2.1.d
  • 2.3.3.1.a
  • 2.3.3.1.b
  • 2.4.2.1.d
  • 2.4.3.1.b
  • 2.K.3.1.b
  • 3.1.1.1.a
  • 3.1.1.2
  • 3.1.2.3
  • 3.1.3.1
  • 3.2.1.1.a
  • 3.2.1.1.b
  • 3.2.1.5
  • 3.2.2.1
  • 3.2.2.2
  • 3.2.2.3
  • 3.2.3.1
  • 3.3.1.1.a
  • 3.3.1.1.b
  • 3.3.1.1.c
  • 3.3.1.1.d
  • 3.3.1.4
  • 3.3.2.1
  • 3.3.2.2
  • 3.3.2.4
  • 3.3.3.1
  • 3.3.3.3
  • 3.4.1.1.a
  • 3.4.1.1.b
  • 3.4.1.1.c
  • 3.4.1.1.d
  • 3.4.1.1.e
  • 3.4.1.1.f
  • 3.4.1.3
  • 3.4.1.5
  • 3.4.2.1
  • 3.4.2.2
  • 3.4.2.4
  • 3.4.3.1
  • 3.4.3.3
  • 3.K.1.1.a
  • 3.K.1.2
  • 3.K.2.3
  • 3.K.3.1
  • 4.1.3.7
  • 4.2.3.8
  • 4.3.3.7
  • 4.4.3.8
  • 6.2.2.2.b
  • 6.2.2.2.c
  • 6.3.2.1.b
  • 6.3.2.1.c
  • 6.3.2.2.a
  • 6.3.4.3
  • 6.4.2.1.b
  • 6.4.2.1.c
  • 6.4.2.1.d
  • 6.4.4.1
  • 6.4.4.3
  • 7.1.1.2.a
  • 7.2.1.2.a
  • 7.3.1.2.a
  • 7.K.1.2.a

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Created: December 08, 2003 at 11:23 | Updated: August 18, 2011 at 14:14