Immerse yourself in the world of giant bugs, rolling peaches, and brave little boys with an interdisciplinary unit on James and the Giant Peach. Young readers focus on the scientific themes of Roald Dahl's classic novel with bug hunts, peach races, insect facts, and more.

Concepts

james and the giant peach, roald dahl, children's literature, making observations, world geography, suffixes, supporting evidence, story structure

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Set up learning stations for students to rotate through each lesson
• Project the graphic organizers to model to students

Classroom Considerations

• Learning materials mentioned in the lessons, such as a bug viewer and various book packs, are available for purchase and listed on page 57 of the resource
• Designed to accompany a novel unit

Pros

• Includes materials for language arts, life science, and geography
• Worksheets are easy to copy and distribute

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.3.10 RL.4.10 RL.5.10 RL.6.10 RL.7.10 RL.8.10