Week 1:

Accelerated reading – 2 quizzes per week Spellings/activity book work/sentences or meanings New Wave English (complete 1-10 from booklet) Novel work – James and the Giant Peach Chapter 1 – 3 read Complete your front cover for our new novel

Week 2:

Accelerated reading – 2 quizzes per week Spellings/activity book work/sentences or meanings Comprehension from James and the Giant Peach – chapter 1 Read some fantasy stories for kids online or from your own books Research WW1 trenches for your W.A.U project

Week 3:

Accelerated reading – 2 quizzes per week Spellings/activity book work/sentences or meanings Comparison of the two aunts from the novel – chapter 2 Write your own fantasy story using ‘roll a story’ template Illustrate your fantasy story

Week 4:

Accelerated reading – 2 quizzes per week Spellings/activity book work/sentences or meanings Research and complete Fact file on Roald Dahl Apostrophes in Possessives worksheet Thinking activity – snapshot of the trenches

Listen to the first 6

chapters of James and the Giant

Peach on You tube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKOK7ibWAJc

WALT: use a range of adjectives to describe characters in the novel

(Chapter 2 James and the Giant Peach)

The two aunts thought that they were just beautiful, with stunning features and radiant looks.

Dahl describes them completely different.

Draw up two tables comparing what the aunts thought about themselves

and what Dahl said about them. Include their picture in each section.

Aunt Sponge (example) Aunt What Sponge thinks What Dahl Thinks

Looks and smells as lovely as a rose. Enormously fat and very short.

A beautiful face Small piggy eyes.

Aunt Spiker

WALT: recreate a front cover for our new novel.

James and the Giant Peach.

It needs to include the title, author, illustrator and all the characters below.

Design Time

WALT: answer questions based on a specific text.

(Chapter 1 James and the Giant Peach)

1. Dahl said “It was the perfect life for a small boy”? Explain what you think Dahl meant by this saying.

2. Explain in your own words what happened to James’ mother and father? Do you think this could happen in real life? Explain your answer.

3. What type of novel do you think this is? Clue: Begins with the letter ‘F’_ _ _ _ _ y.

4. Can you tell me what this word means?

5. Who did James go and live with? Describe them to me in as much detail as you can.

6. Describe the house and setting that James had to go and live in.

7. Draw a picture of this setting from hearing about its description.

8. Why did the Aunts say James was not allowed to go down off the top of the hill?

9. Make up two punishments that you would give James if he dared leave the house without your permission. (You can be as cruel as you want)

10. What does the word ‘desolate’ mean? Use a dictionary or online dictionary to help you.

Fantasy Writing Task

WALT: use a range of adjectives to describe characters in the novel

(Chapter 2 James and the Giant Peach)

The two aunts thought that they were just beautiful, with stunning features and radiant looks.

Dahl describes them completely different.

Draw up two tables comparing what the aunts thought about themselves

and what Dahl said about them. Include their picture in each section.

Aunt Sponge (example) Aunt What Sponge thinks What Dahl Thinks

Looks and smells as lovely as a rose. Enormously fat and very short.

A beautiful face Small piggy eyes.

Aunt Spiker

WALT: answer questions based on a specific text.

(Chapter 1 James and the Giant Peach)

1. Dahl said “It was the perfect life for a small boy”? Explain what you think Dahl meant by this saying.

2. Explain in your own words what happened to James’ mother and father? Do you think this could happen in real life? Explain your answer.

3. What type of novel do you think this is? Clue: Begins with the letter ‘F’_ _ _ _ _ y.

4. Can you tell me what this word means?

5. Who did James go and live with? Describe them to me in as much detail as you can.

6. Describe the house and setting that James had to go and live in.

7. Draw a picture of this setting from hearing about its description.

8. Why did the Aunts say James was not allowed to go down off the top of the hill?

9. Make up two punishments that you would give James if he dared leave the house without your permission. (You can be as cruel as you want)

10. What does the word ‘desolate’ mean? Use a dictionary or online dictionary to help you.

1. Go online and read some fantasy stories for kids, watch some on you tube or read some stories you have at home. These will help you begin to gather some ideas to write your own fantasy story.

Roll a dice or choose one box in each column from the sheet below. It will give you some ideas to put your story together. Or make your own up if you have any better ideas.

We can’t wait to read them. Good Luck!

2. Draw your own illustration of your fantasy story. Make it as creative and colourful as possible.

Complete a fact file on Roald Dahl. Find out as many facts and information as you can about him. Include some of the books you have read and enjoyed along with some

pictures. You can use this template as an example or make up your own.