Free the magic finger study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. A 10 page activity booklet to be used in conjunction with the magic finger by roald dahl. Then one day the greggs go too far, and the little girl turns her magic finger on them. This grossly imaginative tale is told from the viewpoint of a highly opinionated eightyearold girl, the. Upon completion of this lesson, students will be able to. I just read the book pete the cat and his magic sunglasses by james dean.
What is the magic finger and what happens to the girl when she gets cross. To the girl who lives next door, its just plain horrible. Magic activities, worksheets, printables, and lesson plans. Write a prequel to the book explaining how the girl got a magic finger. It was a phenomenal book that captures the interest of children, relays a positive message and can be easily used to help your students develop higher level thinking skills. Our collection is growing every day with the help of many teachers.
The magic finger activities, units, lesson plans and teaching guides. Click on a magic tree house book cover image to view the available lesson plans for that book. The magic finger activities, units, lesson plans and teaching. Ready to use great for whole class, guided reading groups, literature circles, and more. Three magic lesson plans for literacy, drama and pshce.
When an 8yearold girl gets tired of begging her neighbors to stop killing birds and deer, she does the only thing she canshe uses her magic finger on them. Use the first page blank magic mirror template for task 3. Teach your students about this book using a text lesson that summarizes the text. The magic finger grades 25 half magic grades 35 read and color books. This is a great standalone lesson or a can be used as a prelesson for the pointers. The theme of the magic finger is the importance of developing compassion as the story opens, the gregg family lacks compassion.
This is a 2 week literacy plan which i have tweaked over the years based on roald dahls the magic finger. They enjoy hunting simply for the thrill of killing animals, and. The magic finger comprehension packet with images magic. With the help of a singalong, choral reading, word scrambles, and more, learners will gain practice reading and differentiating between words with short vowel sounds e. The main characters of this childrens, fantasy story are philip gregg, william gregg. The magic finger, roald dahl the magic finger is a fantasy story written by roald dahl in 1962. Our lesson plans are free to use just click on the lesson plan links below and print. The magic finger printables, classroom activities, teacher. In groups of 4, the children decide upon an animal or thing. Mirror is provided in the appendix of this lesson plan. The magic finger, short story by roald dahl worksheet. The magic finger roald dahl worksheets esl printables. An irate girl turns her duckhunting neighbors into ducks and shows them how it feels to be hunted.
Groups discuss what they would do if they encountered those problems. Pdf the magic finger young puffin developing reader book. Then the teacher, using hisher magic finger, traces the letter in the air and the students follow suit. Pete the cat lesson plan kinderplans blog preschool. What do you predict happened when the girl used the magic finger on the gregg family. The magic finger 2 week literacy plan ks1 ks2 teaching. If youre studying themes from the magic finger with your class, this lesson plan encourages students to develop a piece of creative writing about having magical powers. Learners will learn the fivefinger rule and how to apply it. Why pay for questions you could quickly write yourself. The magic finger, short story by roald dahl the magic. Mom loves best is a participant in the amazon services llc associates program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to.
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When shes very, very angry, the little girls magic finger takes over. 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. Demonstrate technical accomplishment and creativity. Think of some words and phrases that can be used to describe what happens when the girl uses her magic finger. Extended stories ks1 roald dahl the magic finger teaching. Boats and trains a preschool transportation lesson plan. The magic finger activities roald dahl books, roald dahl activities. The activities allow students in grades 24 to work independently while following or reading the text. Roald dahl began work on the magic finger, originally called the almost ducks, in the early 1960s. The magic finger activities by vincent albanese tpt. Groups write a list of possible scenariosproblems a person would encounter if they were turned into that animal or thing. Use roald dahls wonderful story, the magic finger, in your lessons with our huge list of teaching ideas. This activity will allow them to incorporate some fun into creating a book summary.
A totally original creation with drawings perfectly in step. Access to an interactive whiteboard will allow you to use separate pages for your magic mirror visual tasks 1 and 2 and the questions tasks 1 and 4. Support your ideas with evidence found in the works. Talk with the presidents invite students to get presidential with crayola model magic finger puppets. This article offers a preschool lesson plan centered around boats and trains. If youre studying themes from the magic finger with your class, here we have three lesson plans for literacy, drama and pshce. More activities, lesson plans, and worksheets back to school graphic organizers. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 67 pages and is available in paperback format. Roald dahl activitiesbook activitiesgrammar lesson plans. Rewrite the story from the point of view of one of the gregg children. This lesson plan has the boat and train theme in each area of learning and even has theme being used in snack time. Download a book punch lesson plan of the magic finger.
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