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Spot the five differences between these pictures of Matilda!

Can you guess which character each sentence describes?

Miss Trunchbull Miss Honey Mrs Wormwood

Michael Bruce Bogtrotter Mr Wormwood

Matilda

I love watching TV....................................................................

I love punishing children!........................................................

I am Matilda’s brother.............................................................

Miss Truchbull made me eat an enormous chocolate cake!

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I love reading books.................................................................

I am a lying car dealer.............................................................

I am a kind teacher..................................................................

Draw a picture of mean Miss Trunchbull and think of three words to describe her:

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Matilda – 5-8 years

Matilda loves reading books. Draw a book cover for your favourite book!

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Join the dots to reveal an animal which stars in the film!

What special powers did Matilda have?

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If you could have a special power, what would it be?

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Across6. Matilda’s teacher’s name, Miss...7. Something Mr Wormwood puts in car engine9. Sport Miss Trunchbull played11. Name of Matilda’s school12. Place Matilda goes to read books

Down1. Surname of girl who played Matilda2. Where naughty children are sent3. Name of the ‘ghost’!4. Bruce Bogtrotter’s cake flavour!5. Small creature in Miss Trunchbull’s glass7. What Matilda puts in her father’s hat8. Matilda’s mother loves to play...10. Something Matilda loves doing11. What Matilda’s father sells

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T.V versus Books!!!

Matilda loves reading. Her parents love watching T.V. Write down three reasons why you like TV, and three reasons why you like books.

Television is great because:

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3)

Books are great because:

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Cruel Miss Trunchbull has set a dastardly quiz to flummox the children! Help Matilda by answering as many questions as you can!

1What is the name of Matilda’s best friend?a) Daisyb Violetc) Lavender

2) What author does Matilda tell Miss Honey she has been reading on the first day of school?a) Charles Dickensb) Walt Whitmanc) C.S Lewis

3) What does Trunchbull hold when she hammer-throws the little blonde girl?a) Her overall strapsb) Her pigtailsc) Her ears?

4) What is the SECOND trick Matilda plays on her father?a) Puts her mum’s peroxide into her dad’s hair oil bottleb) She doesn’t play a trick on her dad, she does it to her brother insteadc) Puts superglue in his hat

5) What book is Matilda reading when the TV blows up?a) Moby Dickb) Great Expectationsc) The Argos catalogue

Matilda really loves to read! Write down a couple of sentences describing your favourite book!

Can you connect the book to its author?

The Hobbit

The Witches

Tom Gates: Yes! No! (maybe)

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Liz Pichon

Dr. Seuss

J.R.R.Tolkien

Lewis Carroll

Roald Dahl

J.K.Rowling

Matilda – 8-12 yearsAnswers: 1 is C, 2 is A, 3 is B, 4 is C, 5 is A

Willy Wonka:“Colour me in!”

Can you fill in the missing letters in these characters’ names?

V E R U C A S A L T

A U G U S T U S G L O O P

W I L L Y W O N K A

C H A R L I E B U C K E T

G R A N D P A J O E

Willy Wonka wants you to create a new magical chocolate bar for him! Design the wrapper and give it a fizz-whizzing name!

Help Charlie to find his way to the Nut Room!

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – 5-8 years

1. Colour in the ChocolateRoom

2. Colour in Augustus Gloop

3. Cut along the dotted line on the Chocolate River

4. Cut out Augustus Gloop

5.Stick an old lollipop stick to the back of Augustus Gloop and make him float up and down the gooey river!

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Words that have the same or very similar meanings are called synonyms. “When you’re describing something or someone,” Dahl said, “you can’t just choose dull words like beautiful, pretty or nice. You must search for more imaginative words.”

Here are some synonyms Roald Dahl used instead of the word ‘beautiful’:

Sparkling Glorious Dazzling Exquisite ComelyRadiant Pretty Lovely Handsome GracefulDainty Shining Nice Beaming Splendid

Can you think of some synonyms for the word ‘funny’? …………………………………………………….……………………………………

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Chocolate is made in countries all around the world.

Can you find these three chocolate-producing countries on the map of South America?

BrazilEcuadorPeruFinding one of Willy Wonka’s Tickets made Charlie’s dream

of visiting the chocolate factory come true. If you found a Magic Ticket what dream would it grant you?


Which flag belongs to which country? And can you colour them in correctly?Wonka’s Magic Ticket

I , W i l ly Wonka , h er e by grant you th e wi sh o f . . .

Whipple-Scrumptious Fudgemallow Delight!! Glumptious Globgobblers!! Willy Wonka’s sweets and chocolates had splendiferous names! Can you add some more?

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Charlie and Grandpa Joe visited lots of different rooms in the Chocolate factory, like the Nut Room and the Inventing Room.

Can you create a new room to go in the chocolate factory? Draw it below and give it a name!

Can you number these pictures in the order they happen in the film?


Wordsearch

Wonka Bar Oompa Loompa Ticket Charlie

Cocoa Bean Gobstopper Hair Toffee Grandpa

Pink Boat Gloop

B T O U P A P I N K B O A T

M W G L T Z I G D P O X B U

D V O H I B G R A N D P A G

I K B N C D Y V I S S E D K

D H S M K K S X F J I R K C

S R T R E A R K V L R P C O

K Z O Q T F B I R G L O S C

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B S E R Y C R T S V K G P B

U T R S M F L K C U R M S E

X Y T O O M P A L O O M P A

O S V V J E U I S V D Y D N

B P J H A I R T O F F E E K

WordsearchLots of words from the film are hidden

on the peach! How many can you find?

In James and the Giant Peach, there are lots of insects that magically grow to human size and can speak!

Think of an insect that you would like to be friends with and draw it below. Don’t forget to give it a name!

James and the Giant Peach – 5-8 years

A B C D E

Can you help James and Mr Centipede get to the sunken pirate ship?


If you had a magic peach, which countries in the world would you most like to visit?

See if you can find them on the map, then write the name below, and why you would like to visit.

Country......................................................................................

Why............................................................................................

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James and his insect buddies get stuck on top of one of the most famous buildings in the world, the Empire State building in New York!

Can you connect the buildings below with the countries they are in?

Big Ben France

Taj Mahal England

Pyramids Italy

Eiffel Tower India

Colosseum Egypt

ROBOT SHARK!!!!!!!!!!!Create and draw a terrifying robot animal of your own!!


Not only are peaches a wonderful way to fly around the world, they are also delicious to eat….and drink! Try making this scrumptious smoothie for yourself!

Ingredients:3 x 150 gram yoghurt pots200ml of frozen apple juice ½ teaspoon of almond extract (optional)4 big ice cubes

Add all the ingredients to a blend and whizzpop it up for about 1 minute. Pour into a tall glass and slurp it through a straw!

James and the Giant Peach Quiz

How well do you think you know the film? See how many of these fiendishly tricky questions you can answer!(answers at the bottom of the page. No peeking, you rascal!)

Q1. What animal killed James’ parents?

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Q2. What are the names of James’ aunts?

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Q3. What was in the bag the magic old man gave to James?

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Q4. What stinky, horrible food did James’ aunts leave in the oven for him?

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Q5. How many seagulls did it take to make the peach fly?

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Q6. What item did James and Mr. Centipede get from the sunken pirate ship?

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Q7. What instrument does Mr. Grasshopper play?

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Q8. In which year was the film released?

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EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!!Imagine you are a reporter in New York

when the peach lands on the Empire State Building. Write a short report about

what you are seeing!

James and the Giant Peach – 8-12 yearsAnswers: Q1. An angry rhinoceros / Q2. Spiker & Sponge / Q3. Crocodile tongues / Q4. Fish heads (eww) / Q5. A hundred / Q6. A compass / Q7. Violin / Q8. 1996

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – 5-8 years

Can you colour in this fantastic picture of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?

Crossword

Across2 What is the name of Jemima’s brother?4 What is the first name of Miss Scrumptious?5 What is the last name of Caractacus?

Down1 What kind of vehicle is Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?3 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’s wings are red and what other colour?


Can you spot the 8 differences between the two pictures?


Look at the word grid below. How many times can you find the word CHITTY and how many times can you find the word BANG?

The words can be written forwards, backwards, upwards, downwards or diagonally!

Number of CHITTY ? ……………… Number of BANG ? ……………

G A G N Y T T I H C

N N C H I T T Y A H

C C A H C T T Y B I

G G I B H T B I B T

Y N G N I B A A H T

T A A H T G N A B C

T B C B T G G N A B

H B A B Y T T I H C

C B A N G N A B C C

Famous Inventors

Caractacus Potts is a wonderful inventor, but can you do some research in order to match up the famous inventors below with their modern day inventions? When you know the answer, draw a line to match up the pairs.

Thomas Edison

John Logie Baird

Christopher Cockerell Percy L Spencer

The Wright Brothers

Alexander Graham Bell

Montgolfier Brothers


Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a musical. Musical film

is a genre in which some of the songs that are sung by the

characters are woven in to the storyline of the film. The songs are

often accompanied by dance routines and can add extra information to what the audience already knows about certain characters.

To the right are a selection of lyrics from a few of the songs in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. However, some of the words have been taken out and placed below.

Can you identify which words go where and then rewrite them in the correct places?

Hushabye MountainA _______ breeze from Hushabye MountainSoftly blows o’er lullaby bay.It fills the sails of boats that are waiting--Waiting to sail your _______ away.It isn’t far to Hushabye MountainAnd your boat waits down by the quay.The _____ of night so softly are sighing--Soon they will fly your troubles to sea.So close your eyes on Hushabye Mountain.Wave good-bye to cares of the day.And watch your ______ from Hushabye Mountain______ far away from lullaby bay.

Lovely Lonely ManThis lovely lonely manI’ve only known a dayI look at him, and cannot look awayOh what a loveOh what a lovely lonely manI’ve met so many menSo easy to ________I thought I’d grown _______ to themAnd yetHe’s such a loveHe’s such a lovely ______ manHow did he______ my heartHow did this feeling startThis glow that feels so warm insideThis sudden summer ______ insideMy ______ now has a planTo someday make him seeThat I need him as much as he needs me

Me Ol’ Bam-BooA gentleman’s got a _________ stick.A seaman’s got a gaff.And the ________ men of Robin HoodThey used a quarterstaff.On the Spanish plains inside their canesThey hide their ruddy ________ .But we make do with an old bam-booAnd _______ applauds!1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - Hey!Me ol’ bam-boo, me ol’ bam-booYou’d better never bother with me ol’ bam-boo.You can have me ____ or me bum-ber-shooBut you’d better never bother with me ol’ bam-boo.

Truly ScrumptiousToot _______ sound like what they areSo do lollys in a lollypop jarGingerbread menhave a gingerbread sound, we’ve foundSugar plum cinnamon and _______ tart tell you what they are right from the startAnd your _____ does the same for youBy coincidence, Truly ScrumptiousYou’re truly truly scrumptiousScrumptious as a cherry peach parfaitWhen you’re near usIt’s so ________Honest Truly, you’re the answer to our wishes

Missing Words

forget lonely immune

walking swords everyone

worries hat lemon

gentle winds merry

storm delicious touch

life sweets boat

name sail

Esio Trot – 5-8 years

Starting at the arrow, can you find your way to the centre of the tortoise’s shell?

Which two tortoises are identical?

When you have worked it out, colour them all in!


Here are our little tortoise friends again! Work out the sums, and draw a line to the correct answer to discover which one gets the lettuce.

B 19+ 38

C 39+ 14

D 43+ 25

10+ 16

A E 27+ 36

53 68 57 63 26

Below are the names of animals that you might find in a pet shop, but their names have been

jumbled up. Can you unscramble the words and then draw a line to the correct animal?

g i e d b u _ _ _ _ _ _

r t s m e h a _ _ _ _ _ _ _

k e s a n _ _ _ _ _

t t e k i n _ _ _ _ _ _

u p y p p_ _ _ _ _


Speaking Tortoise

Speaking Tortoise is quite simple. All you have to do is say the words backwards. Can you translate the following piece

of tortoise language?

OLLEH, M’I A ESIOTROT DNA YM EMAN SI DERF. M’I YLNO LLAMS TUB NEHW I WORG PU I LLIW EB YLLAER GIB. I EVIL NI A NEDRAG, DNA I PEELS RAEN EHT DEHS. I EKIL OT TAE ECUTTEL DNA REBMUCUC. SEMITEMOS NEHW M’I DERACS I EDIH EDISNI YM LLEHS.

Translation:

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13g

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D

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The Esio Trot maths challenge!

Q1. What is the average weight of the tortoises?

Q2. Write the letters of the tortoises in ascending order of weight.

Q3. What is the combined weight of all of the tortoises?

Q4. What is the weight of A + F + D - C ?

Q5. What is the difference in weight between the three heaviest added together and the three lightest added together?


FACTS:

The tortoise is the third member of the

Chelonian family – along with turtles and terrapins. They have four legs and a shell that is joined down the sides. They also have strong, horny mouths, or beaks, and no teeth.

There are about 40 types of tortoise. The largest tortoises are the Galapagos tortoises, which live in the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of South America. The Galapagos tortoise can grow to about 1.5m in length.

India (Star Tortoise)

Madagascar Spider Tortoise)

Australia (Common long-neck)

Tortoises are found in the wild in many countries and continents, including:

USA (Desert Tortoise)

South America (Redfoot and Yellowfoot Tortoise)

Africa (Hingeback, Leopard and Spurred Tortoise)

Use the internet to find out where these places are, and shade them in on the map

Fantastic Mr Fox – 5-8 years

Word Search

Can you find the words on the right in the grid below?The words may appear horizontally, vertically or diagonally and could be written forwards or backwards. When you find the word circle it on the puzzle, then cross it off the list.

CHICKEN BEAN BOGGIS BUNCE CIDER

FANTASTIC FOX GOOSE MOLE RABBIT

The Three Farmers

Read the descriptions of the three farmers below. They are very different. Can you draw a picture of each one based on their description?

BOGGIS BEAN BUNCE

Boggis: A very fat farmer who eats boiled chickens smothered with dumplings every day for every meal.

Bunce: A very short farmer with a big round belly.

Bean: A very tall and thin and clever farmer, who doesn’t eat anything, instead he drinks lots and lots of strong cider.


Colour in this picture of some of the animals found in Fantastic Mr. Fox

Can you help Fantastic Mr. Fox get into the chicken house through the maze below ?

Fantastic Mr Fox – 8-12 yearsFantastic Film Quiz

1. Which of the following actors did not act in Fantastic Mr. Fox?A) George Clooney B) Meryl Streep C) Noriko Hidaka D) Wallace Wolodarsky

2. Which of the following is not a character from the movie Fantastic Mr. Fox?A) Mr. Fox B) Mrs. Fox C) Alvin C. York D) Kylie

3. What role did Bill Murray play in the movie Fantastic Mr. Fox?A) Badger B) Mrs. Fox C) Mr. Fox D) Wallace Wolodarsky

4. The movie Fantastic Mr. Fox was written by:A) Marjane Satrapi B) Wes Anderson C) Hayao Miyazaki D) Rouben Mamoulian

5. In which year was Fantastic Mr. Fox launched at the Box Office?A) 2007 B) 2008 C) 200 D) 2009

6. Choose the famous tagline which was used frequently in the movie Fantastic Mr. Fox?A) Warning: Exposing the Truth May Be Hazardous B) Now the world will know the story of the most defiant man alive!C) Dig the life fantastic.D) An age brought bristling to life by two of the most exciting stars of our time!

7. The director of the movie Fantastic Mr. Fox is:A) Wes Anderson B) Jim Sheridan C) Buster Keaton D) Kartal Tibet

8. Who played the role of Ash in the movie Fantastic Mr. Fox?A) Meryl Streep B) George Clooney C) Jason Schwartzman D) Bill Murray E) Wallace Wolodarsky

How to use this activity sheet

1. See if you can answer the questions opposite!

2. Follow the instructions on the opposite side of this page and complete the origami fox.

3. Cut out and rearrange the movie stills in to the correct order on a blank sheet of paper.

4. Cut out the dialogue and sound effects boxes, and place below the correct movie still.

5. Use the blank SFX boxes to think of other sound effects you could use in the sequence.

6. Take a picture of your fox and your storyboard and share it with us on Twitter @filmhubwales using #RoaldDahlOnFilm

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Make an origami foxColour in the above square using an orange pencil. Then cut out the square and follow the 6 simple steps.

With the coloured side down on the table, fold your

square in half diagonally.

Fold in half again, Open up the last fold. With the long side of the triangle on the

bottom, fold down the top point until it reaches the bottom edge.

Your model should look like this.

Fold up the bottom right corner to form an ear. The

ear should be folded slightly off- the centre line.

Fold up the other ear, flip your fox over and

add expression.

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STEP 4 Your model should look like this.

STEP 5 Fold up the bottom right corner to form an ear. The ear should be folded slightly off-‐ the centre line.

STEP 6 Fold up the other ear, flip your fox over and add expression.

STEP 1 With the coloured side down on the table, fold your square in half diagonally.

STEP 2 Fold in half again,

STEP 3 Open up the last fold. With the long side of the triangle on the bottom, fold down the top point until it reaches the bottom edge.

MAKE AN ORIGAMI FOX Colour in the above square using an orange pencil. Then cut out the square and follow

the 6 simple steps.








the 6 simple steps.








the 6 simple steps.

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