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.
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ACTIVITIES
Simple STEAM Suggestions
Bring Science,Technology, Engineering, Art and Math into the classroom with these fun, cross-curricular projects for ele...
ACTIVITIES
Movement Activities for Elementary Students
Break up the day and get your students moving with these movement activities for elementary students.
CHOICE BOARDS
Indoor Recess Choice Board Activities for Elementary
This menu features a selection of simple and engaging student-choice indoor recess activities.
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Summer Word Scramble
Have your class unscramble these summer vocabulary words. Then, use the words to write a story about summer vacation.
GAMES AND APPS
The Twits Word Scramble
The Twits have scrambled words from the titles of their favorite Roald Dahl books.
ACTIVITIES
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.
WORKSHEETS
Gobblefunk Word Puzzle
Inspire students to invent their own Gobblefunk by playing with words in the spirit of The BFG by Roald Dahl.
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Bad Kitty for President: Word Scramble!
Review election vocabulary with this word scramble activity.
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Matilda's Word Mastery
Students are asked to create as many words as they can from the sentence, "Matilda loves reading.