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* PAGE 8 & 9 - CHALLENGE: Create a child character that an icky teacher (thank good we don't have those!) might write an insulting message on his/her report card. Write a description of the child, create a drawing of the child, and write the message on the report card model. ***You message MUST include one science fact of some type as on these pages.
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* PAGE 12 & on: THE GREAT DEBATE -- Many educators and parents are concerned about the time kids spend on video games. In the time period that Matilda is set, video games hadn't been invented yet, but her family love the "telly" (what they call television in Great Britain) and don't much like her reading. You will be assigned a position to take --either video games are good for kids and should be allowed as much as a child wants or video games should not be played by young kids or be played only in moderation (some, but not all the time). You will research you assigned position, using links you will be provided and then work with your group to debate the topic.
* PAGE 13 & 14 & 19 --HOT CHOCOLATE READING --Matilda read adult books even though she did not understand all the words. Select one of Miss Hesse's "adult books" and read today while sipping hot chocolate!
* PAGE 21: Writing prompt --What book have you read that "transported" makes you think of this quote?
PAGE 41: "She seemed to know that neither crying nor sulking ever got anyone anywhere." Do you agree or disagree with this? Tell about a time that explains what you believe about this quote.
PAGE 45: Matilda devises tricks to play on her parents when they are particularly cruel to her.
A. Why does she do this? What purpose does it serve?
B. Make up a trick Matilda could play on her father. Be specific! ; )
(page 49 - discussion)
PAGE 66-67 CHARACTER DESCRIPTION...
Read Dahl's descriptions of Miss Honey and Miss Trunchbull. Make a list of smart and super descriptive words that help the reader better see and understand both characters
PAGE 72 - MULTIPLICATION CLUB... Anyone have trouble multiplying? We may not be like Matilda, but we all can master multiplication. Begin each G.T. class with the "Multiplication Club DICE" drill!
The Rules: Each player takes turns rolling 3 dice. First to break 200 (or 500, etc.) wins. On your turn, you get to choose two dice to add together, then you multiply the sum by the final die. That’s your score for that turn. Id person watching finds a higher scoring combo, they can claim it and steal the points. VARIATION: The first person to say their point count from the roll gets a 10 point bonus, and if there’s an error, they lose ten points, or get no points for that roll.
PAGE 45: Matilda devises tricks to play on her parents when they are particularly cruel to her.
A. Why does she do this? What purpose does it serve?
B. Make up a trick Matilda could play on her father. Be specific! ; )
(page 49 - discussion)
PAGE 66-67 CHARACTER DESCRIPTION...
Read Dahl's descriptions of Miss Honey and Miss Trunchbull. Make a list of smart and super descriptive words that help the reader better see and understand both characters
PAGE 72 - MULTIPLICATION CLUB... Anyone have trouble multiplying? We may not be like Matilda, but we all can master multiplication. Begin each G.T. class with the "Multiplication Club DICE" drill!
The Rules: Each player takes turns rolling 3 dice. First to break 200 (or 500, etc.) wins. On your turn, you get to choose two dice to add together, then you multiply the sum by the final die. That’s your score for that turn. Id person watching finds a higher scoring combo, they can claim it and steal the points. VARIATION: The first person to say their point count from the roll gets a 10 point bonus, and if there’s an error, they lose ten points, or get no points for that roll.
PAGE 78 & 79 - LIMERICKS
Miss Honey asks Matilda to read a limerick --she is surprised to hear the limerick Matilda wrote about her. So what is a limerick? Find out and construct a limerick to share!
PAGE 82 & 83 COMPARE / CONTRAST
Write a compare and contrast between Miss Pam and Miss Trunchbull!
PAGE 85 --GIRLS OR BOYS?
Miss Trunchbull seems to dislike girls even more than boys! She says, "I have discovered, Miss Honey, during my long career as a teacher that a bad girl is a far more dangerous creature than a bad boy. What's more, they're much harder to squash ...Nasty dirty things, little girls are. Glad I never was one."
DEBATE --Do you agree or disagree with Miss Trunchbull?
PAGE 88 --What do you think?
Miss Honey wishes to place Matilda in a learning setting that is appropriate for her ability. Miss Trunchbull believes children should always remain with their own age group. Who, do you think, is right?
PAGE 97 --Miss Wormwood thinks, "A girl should think about making herself look attractive so she can get a good husband later on. Looks is more important than books, Miss 'Hunky'..." Do you think the media --television, movies, music starts, etc. promote Miss Wormwood's belief?
PAGE 108 & 108 --Hortensia delights in playing skullduggery on Miss Trunchbull, although she is punished with the choke! Create a skullduggery to play on Miss Trunchbull!
PAGE 110 --So what is the hammer?
TAKE A LOOK: https://youtu.be/-20rr-TvsuA
PAGE 117- "NEVER DO ANYTHING BY HALVES"
Matilda believes parents wouldn't believe their children's stories about what Miss Trunchbull does is because WHAT she does is unbelievable. She states: "Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it. Be outrageous. Go the whole hog. Make sure everything you do is so completely crazy it's unbelievable. No parent is going to believe this pigtail story, not in a million years. Mine wouldn't. They'd call me a liar." Are their true stories that are too ridiculous to be believed? Create a wild and funny story about something a teacher did that your parents would never believe!
PAGE 120 - TRUNCHBULL'S SHAKESPEARE-LIKE INSULTS!
Miss Trunchbull really loves to throw out the insults with name-calling using strange words and strange combinations. William Shakespeare's plays were filled with this type of insult. Look at the following links and create insults that MISS TRUNCHBULL deserves! Can you create an original that even Shakespeare didn't think of?!!!
KIDS SHAKESPEARE INSULTS FROM THE FOGER LIBRARY
PAGE 130 --ENCOURAGE OTHERS
Bruce Bogtrotter managed to eat the chocolate cake. In fact, it seemed to get easier and easier as he felt his classmates supporting him. Why do you think encouragement from others helps you to do what you would not be able to do without their encouragement?
PAGE 161 --NEWTS
Bruce Bogtrotter managed to eat the chocolate cake. In fact, it seemed to get easier and easier as he felt his classmates supporting him. Why do you think encouragement from others helps you to do what you would not be able to do without their encouragement?
PAGE 161 --NEWTS
PAGE 186 - MISS HONEY'S COTTAGE... Roald Dahl seems to be drawn to small spaces --his Writing Hut, Dylan Thomas' writing hut, the Gypsy wagon, and the small dwelling of Miss Honey. He even mentions the cottages / huts of Hansel and Gretel's father, the Seven Dwarf's cottage, Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother's cottage, the Three Bears House --all out of fairy tales. Why do you think he was drawn to small spaces?
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