Our class is Roald Dahl obsessed! We have read some of his great masterpieces such as Matilda and The BFG. Our latest Roald Dahl novel the class requested was my all-time favorite: Charlie and the Choclate Factory.
Once we have completed the book, we plan to have a special "Willy Wonka Day." We will use this day to do some activities based off of the book, learn about the real Wonka brand candies, and we will watch the original movie. For those who have seen both versions, you probably know the Johnny Depp version is more like the original book, than the Gene Wilder version. Because of that, we will use the old movie to do a compare and contrast of the story versus the movie (plus it's one of Mrs. Owen's favorites, and she likes to see how children react to old movies they are not familiar with!)
I have found some Willy Wonka/Roald Dahl links, and wanted to post them for the children. Also, there is a BrainPop about our beloved author. We watched it in class a while back, but we may want a refresher to remind us about the life of this whimsical man. Enjoy!
