Roald Dahl—The Witches 1. A Note About Witches
This is the witches’ mo o.
Squish them and squiggle them and make them disappear.
Can you write a mo o for teachers? Or firemen? Or astronauts? Or giants? Or ……?
This is my mo o for ______. Roald Dahl—The Witches 2. My Grandmother
Grandmother described four children who had disappeared. Make a Missing poster for one of them. MISSING
Name: ______Age: ______Descrip on—height: ______Hair: ______Eyes: ______Likes: ______Dislikes: ______Last seen: ______Details of disappearance: ______
Please contact ______if you have any useful informa on. Roald Dahl—The Witches 3. How to Recognise a Witch
Make a poster to teach people how to recognise a witch.
IMPORTANT SAFETY ANNOUNCEMENT How to Recognise a Witch
Roald Dahl—The Witches 4. The Grand High Witch
`Where does The Grand High Witch live when she’s at home?’ I asked. `Nobody knows,’ my grandmother said. `If we knew that, then she could be rooted out and destroyed. Witchophiles all over the world have spent their lives trying to discover the se- cret headquarters of The Grand High Witch.’
Where in the world do you think would be a good place for The Grand High Witch to live?
How is her headquarters hidden so that no one has ever found it? Draw what you think headquarters might look like, and label your drawing with all the ways that it is kept secret and hidden.
Roald Dahl—The Witches 5. Summer Holidays
Draw a plan of the Hotel Magnificent in Bournemouth. Remember to include all the rooms that are men oned in chapter 5.
Roald Dahl—The Witches 6. The Mee ng
Make a list of the disgus ng habits men oned in chapter 6. Can you think of any other disgus ng or annoying habits that people have?
Disgusting Habits Roald Dahl—The Witches 7. Frizzled Like a Fri er
The Grand High Witch speaks the following terrible rhymes.
A foolish vitch without a brain
A stupid witch who answers back Must sizzle in the fiery flame!
Must brun un l her bones are black! An idio c vitch like you A vitch who dares to say I’m wrrrong Must rrroast upon the barbecue Vill not be vith us very long.
Make up another rhyme for The Grand High Witch to say.
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Roald Dahl—The Witches 8. Formula 86 Delayed Ac on Mouse-Maker
Invent some names for new and exci ng sweets that the witches could sell in their sweet shops.
Roald Dahl—The Witches 9. The Recipe
Write the recipe for Formula 86 Delayed Ac on Mouse-Maker po on.
Formula 86 Delayed Action Mouse-Maker
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Method:
______Roald Dahl—The Witches 10. Bruno Jenkins Disappears
Describe Bruno Jenkins. Write words and phrases that describe what he looked like on the outside around the shape and write words and phrases that describe what kind of person he was inside the shape.