James and the Giant Peach — Roald Dahl • Ages 7+

James and the Giant Peach — Teaching Resources

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Classroom Activities

Design the Giant Peach Interior

Pupils design a floor plan or cross-section of the inside of the giant peach, showing where each character sleeps and what facilities they would need. Encourage annotated drawings with descriptive labels.

Insect Interview

Pupils choose one of the insect characters and write a short interview for a New York newspaper after they arrive in the city. The journalist asks: Where did you come from? What was the most frightening moment? What will you do in New York?

Creative Writing: A New Cloud-Man Encounter

Pupils invent a new encounter with a Cloud creature during the transatlantic crossing. They should describe the creature, the danger it poses, and how James and the insects escape.

Assessment Questions

KS2 Retrieval

  1. Who gives James the bag of magic green things?
  2. Name three of the insect companions.
  3. How do James and the insects cross the Atlantic?
  4. What happens to Aunt Spiker and Aunt Sponge?

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