Matilda - teaching resource

Matilda by Roald Dahl – English Teaching Resource (Year 5/6)

Inspire your pupils with this comprehensive KS2 teaching resource based on Roald Dahl’s Matilda. Designed for Year 5 and Year 6, this flexible unit of work includes a 221-slide PowerPoint and 37 printable worksheets, filled with engaging reading, writing, grammar, and drama activities.

What’s included:

• Reading comprehension and prediction tasks – helping pupils read between the lines and explore character motives

• Empathy-based writing – take on the voices of Matilda, Miss Honey, or Miss Trunchbull through diary entries, letters, and more

• In-depth character and theme exploration – loneliness, resilience, power, and the triumph of good over evil

• Drama and discussion activities – including decision alley and role-play for deeper engagement

• Cross-curricular opportunities – links to PSHE, science (habitats), D.T. (baking), and maths (money and measurement)

• Grammar and SPaG focus – punctuation, verb tenses, prepositions, sentence structure, dialogue, and more

• Diverse writing tasks – reports, persuasive pieces, instructions, recounts, and descriptive writing

• Enrichment – hyperlinks to additional activities and learning extensions

This adaptable unit can be delivered across two weeks or extended to cover a half term, depending on your class timetable. While structured around the novel’s chronology, the content is fully editable and allows teachers to choose the lessons that best suit their pupils.

Please note: A copy of Roald Dahl’s Matilda is required to use this resource effectively.

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