The following activities will allow students to recall specific scenes and events. Book punch the magic finger page 2 of 6 merit software. After roald had finished his publishers, wary of offending the powerful us gun lobby, sat on the manuscript until their option to publish had expired. Free childrens coloring pages, word searches and crossword puzzles for download relating to the book what is the magic of the magic fingers family readtogether book.
But, make sure the back page ends with the last scene in the book. The magic finger activities roald dahl books, roald dahl activities. This resource booklet contains a wide range of ageappropriate, engaging, and meaningful comprehension activities for use throughout the reading of roald dahls the magic finger. This quiz and worksheet will quickly assess your knowledge of the magic finger. Roald dahls the magic finger, illustrated by quentin blake. Home activities coloring pages, word searches and crossword puzzles free childrens coloring pages, word searches and crossword puzzles for download relating to the book what is the magic of the magic fingers family readtogether book. The activities allow students in grades 24 to work. What will happen when the finger is pointed at the gregg family.
The magic finger printables, classroom activities, teacher resources. Free the magic finger study unit worksheets for teachers to print. With finger painting lessons and activities students can see their hands and fingers as tools for creativity. Unit 4 poetry, silly stuff unit 5 traditional tales. The magic finger written by roald dahl published by puffin. Worksheets are 7kh0djlflqjhu 5hdglqjrurpsuhkhqvlrq6hulhvxqgoh hhqq, the. The greggs like to hunt, but the girl cant stand to see animals killed just for fun. Find books like the magic finger from the worlds largest community of readers. There is a range of tasks and the questions cover a variety of the afs please note. The magic finger printables, classroom activities, teacher. Apr 01, 2021 the magic finger by roald dahl and quentin blake. Every saturday morning mr gregg and the boys go off hunting. The magic finger written by roald dahl published by puffin all text is of the author and illustrator please print off and read at your leisure. The magic finger kindle edition by dahl, roald, blake, quentin.
The magic finger is a fantasy story written by roald dahl in 1962. You can also create your own word search, criss cross or memory match puzzle using our puzzle maker tool. Horn book explore classroom activities, puzzles, teacher resources and enrichment pdfs for this book. Roald dahl began work on the magic finger, originally called the almost ducks, in the early 1960s.
You can also create your own word search, criss cross or memory match puzzle using our. Rewrite the story from the point of view of one of the gregg children. The magic finger by roald dahl comic style workbook. The magic finger book, teaching resources, story, cards, mat. The magic finger, roald dahl the magic finger is a fantasy story written by roald dahl in 1962. Our collection is growing every day with the help of many teachers.
The magic finger is a fictional book that sees a family turn into miniature people because they like to hunt. The activities encourage children to practice longer sentences with up to three clauses, more complex past and future tense structures, modal verbs and a wider variety of conjunctions. Explore more than 2,582 the magic finger resources for teachers, parents and pupils as well as related resources on roald dahl the magic finger. The magic finger, a level 4 activity book, is a2 in the cefr framework and supports yle flyers exams. The magic finger activities a 10 page activity booklet to be used in conjunction with the magic finger by roald dahl.
A totally original creation with drawings perfectly in step. These plans will encourage your students to develop empathy, hold a debate, and develop a piece of creative writing about having magical powers. Write a prequel to the book explaining how the girl got a magic finger. This is a 12page set of worksheets for the story the magic finger by roald dahl.
Pdf with activities related to developing imaginative and empathetic skills. This magic finger literature unit is loaded with engaging activities. Displaying top 8 worksheets found for the magic finger. Some of the worksheets displayed are 7kh0djlflqjhu 5hdglqjrurpsuhkhqvlrq6hulhvxqgoh hhqq, the magic. Novel study book unit for the magic finger by roald dahl. In this action you choose how you control the environment and can freely pick up anything you see. The titular magic finger is an ability she has that activates inadvertently whenever she gets intensely angry. It provides practice of key language structures and vocabulary, while developing a range of skills. The activities allow students in grades 24 to work independently. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. You will be asked about the main characters and events of this book.
The activities allow students in grades 24 to work independently while following or reading the text. Teachers have found them particularly useful in comprehension or guided reading sessions. Then one day the greggs go too far, and the little girl turns her magic finger on them. Jan 05, 2014 comprehension work book and answers for the magic finger by roald dahl.
Welcome to esl printables, the website where english language teachers exchange resources. Reading responses, discussion group questions, vocabulary, writing activities, an end of the book assessment are just some of the resources youll find i. Draw and color the front cover of your the magic finger summary. Used by low ability year 5 for homework, they took the book home and completed a section of booklet every week, but could be used in class as well.
Ill pull out a rabbit pull anything other than a rabbit ahhhh. Think of some words and phrases that can be used to describe what happens when the girl uses her magic finger. The magic finger roald dahl worksheets esl printables. This is an assessment for the chapter book, the magic finger, by roald dahl. When shes very, very angry, the little girls magic finger takes over. Ivereading he ping you choose books for chi dren lovereading. As part of our roald dahl month we had a magic finger party inspired by his classic story. Her sense of injustice makes her angry and through her anger she. Some of the worksheets for this concept are 7kh0djlflqjhu 5hdglqjrurpsuhkhqvlrq6hulhvxqgoh hhqq, the magic. Later editions have been illustrated by pat marriott, tony ross, and quentin blake. An irate girl turns her duckhunting neighbors into ducks and shows them how it feels to be hunted. Oct 16, 20 a 10 page activity booklet to be used in conjunction with the magic finger by roald dahl. A few days ago i read a book called the magic finger written by roald dahl and illustrated by quentin blake.
The magic finger book, teaching resources, story, cards. Apr 29, 2012 a 10 page activity booklet to be used in conjunction with the magic finger by roald dahl. The magic finger worksheets there are 8 printable worksheets for this topic. The magic finger comprehension packet magic fingers, book club. Draw and color a memorable scene on each page of the booklet. Roald dahl began work on the almost ducks, as the magic finger was originally known, in 1962. My mom bought me this book on seeing my good results. Use this fivelesson set of the magic finger lesson plans, based on the wonderful book by roald dahl, to develop your year 4 classs comprehension skills.
The magic finger is narrated by an eightyearold girl, growing up on a farm, in the english countryside, next door to the gregg family, who have a passion for hunting. She tries to talk them out of it, but the greggs only laugh at her. The magic finger, by roald dahl book assessment here is another great resource from a special kind of teaching. The magic finger lesson plans year 4 reading comprehension.
Sent your adversaries off the platform into the deep. I use as much printable space per page as possible. Theyre attractive without wasting a lot of space on unnecessary graphics and margins. The resource includes 5 multiplechoice questions, 2 characterization webs and 3 short response question. The magic finger roald dahl ks1 comprehension activities. Pdf with activities related to debating the killing of wildlife for food or resources. The magic finger novel unit is a common core standard aligned book study to be used with the magic finger by roald dahl. The magic finger activities roald dahl books, roald dahl. Comprehension work book for the magic finger teaching.
The magic finger kindle edition by dahl, roald, blake. The magic finger workbook has comic style worksheets and novel study activities for the story by roald dahl. Showing top 8 worksheets in the category the magic finger. Free the magic finger worksheets and literature unit for.
The magic finger by roald dahl comic style workbook roald. By using the visual clues alone, predict what you think the story could be about. It is a story that speaks very much of roalds own strong feelings against animal cruelty. Below is a sample book cover of the magic finger by roald dahl. Please check back were adding new coloring and puzzle activity pages every week. These plans will encourage your students to develop empathy, hold a debate, and. We explored how we can all learn something new when we see things. Use your magic touch and surroundings to take out your foes. In the story, an unnamed eightyearold girl tells the story of her neighbours, the gregg family. We offer many activity ideas for supporting books of this type here.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Why was this so out of step with what the storyteller wanted. See the reading check writing prompt below and the list of questions that. Finally, for a searchable collection of thematic leveled reading passages. Comprehension work book for the magic finger teaching resources. Goodreads members who liked the magic finger also liked. Its perfect for a book club, literature circle or a whole class read aloud. The magic finger comprehension packet magic fingers. To the girl who lives next door, its just plain horrible. If youre studying themes from the magic finger with your class, here we have three lesson plans for literacy, drama and pshce. Three magic lesson plans for literacy, drama and pshce. Think of some for and against arguments about hunting. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the magic finger.
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