Join the worldwide celebrations for Roald Dahl Day on Friday 13th September 2019! We have the best teaching resources and Literacy activity ideas to get your party started.
A world without Roald Dahl would be a trogglehumper world without snozzcumbers and hopscotchy frobscottle.
Snozzcumber Cake
Every celebration needs cake! For the ultimate Roald Dahl Day celebration, make a Snozzcumber cake to share!
The snozzcumber is a fictional foodstuff featured prominently in The BFG. The snozzcumber resembles a cucumber but differs in various respects.
To make a snozzcumber cake you will need:
- 1 large swiss roll
- frosting
- green food colouring
- chocolate drops
- green jelly
Are you feeling brave? Why not give your students the opportunity to create their own Snozzcumber cake in a small group. Don’t miss a learning opportunity…cake making provides the perfect opportunity to explore the procedure text type.
Build a Writer’s Hut
Roald Dahl Day is a day to celebrate the world’s number one storyteller. Roald Dahl wrote many of his stories in a cosy hut at the bottom of his garden. So, why not create your own writer’s hut in your classroom to inspire your students to write. Your classroom writer’s hut can be used to nurture a love of storytelling all year round.
I used our Autumn Leave Classroom Theme Pack to decorate my writer’s hut.
Arrange your class into small groups and invite them to spend some time in the writer’s hut on Roald Dahl Day. Provide each student with a writer’s hut notebook and free writing time. 
Jumpstart your class story ideas by setting up a story ideas box. These story ideas can be used as a bank of story starters to share. Alternatively, you could choose one each week as a stimulus for a shared writing experience.
Create a Gobblefunk Word Search
Apparently, Roald Dahl invented over 250 new words! There’s even an official Oxford Roald Dahl Dictionary to help you tell your snozzcumbers from your snozzberries.
Roald Dahl used nonsense words to keep his readers engaged. So, for a super easy and fun Roald Dahl Day activity create your own word search by using our Word Search Widget.
For more brilliant ways to use our word search widget, read my blog 25 Ways to Use Our Word Search Widget.
My Nonsense Word Mini- Book
Mini-books are always a hit. So, with Roald Dahl Day in mind, we have created a My Nonsense Word Mini Book – Template.
In the context of Roald Dahl Day, exploring nonsense words is heaps of fun.
It’s important to note that this activity is unlikely to suitable for dyslexic students.
Create a Character Flip Book
Roald Dahl Day provides the perfect opportunity to explore characterisation. Our Character Profile Flip Book – Lower Primary and Character Profile Flip Book – Upper Primary are perfect for exploring Roald Dahl characters.
For Upper Year students, read and share a Roald Dahl book of your choice. As a class, choose a character from the book and discuss:
- character traits
- personality
- relationships
- character quotes
- interesting facts about the character.
Sequencing Activity – Roald Dahl (Informative Text)
Roald Dahl Day is a great time to develop knowledge and understanding of informative texts. Use our Sequencing Activity – Roald Dahl (Informative Text) to teach students about the structure of an informative text while learning all about Roald Dahl.
Students cut out sentences and glue the text in the scaffold table provided.
Roald Dahl Author Study
Did you know that Roald Dahl was not only an author but also during his life a spy, a fighter pilot, a chocolate historian and a medical inventor?
Use this teaching resource on Roald Dahl Day or at any time throughout the year to research the amazing author, Roald Dahl.
Comprehension – Roald Dahl
Looking for a Roald Dahl Day activity that ticks a few curriculum boxes? Our Comprehension – Roald Dahl activity will do the job.
This comprehension task is suitable for Year 3 or 4 and even includes suggested answers.
Virtual Studio Tour
Roald Dahl Day provides the perfect opportunity to explore the power of illustrations and famous illustrators.
Don’t forget to visit The Official Website of Sir Quentin Blake to find out how Quentin creates the illustrations Roald Dahl stories. You can even go on a virtual ‘Studio Tour‘. Finally, don’t miss the Fun & Free colouring in pages.
Check out our Art learning area for an extensive collection of teaching resources to use when teaching The Arts.
The Magical Stories of Roald Dahl
The most important thing to do on Roald Dahl Day is to read Roald Dahl stories.
So, dive into the wonderful world of giants, witches, giant chocolate cakes and giant peaches!
For more brilliant ways to join in on the fun, head to the official Roald Dahl Day website.
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