Boy: Tales of Childhood — Roald Dahl • Ages 10+

Boy: Tales of Childhood — Teaching Resources

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Classroom Activities

Fact vs Fiction

Give pupils a chapter from Boy alongside a chapter from a Dahl novel (e.g. the Crunchem Hall chapters from Matilda). Ask them to find three similarities in style, three differences in content, and discuss: how has his real experience shaped his fiction?

Write Your Own Memory

Pupils write a short account of a real childhood memory in the style of Dahl's Boy — with specific details, honest feelings and his characteristic combination of humour and observation.

Assessment Questions (KS2)

  1. Is Boy a novel or an autobiography?
  2. What nationality was Roald Dahl's family?
  3. Name one significant event from Dahl's childhood that he describes in Boy.
  4. How does Dahl feel about the physical punishments at his schools?

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