The magic finger is narrated by an eightyearold girl growing up on a farm in the english countryside, next door to the gregg family who have a passion for hunting. She really cant control it, and now its turned the greggs into birds. My sister jean gave it to me as a gift a couple christmases ago, and it was so fun to rediscover it. The magic finger colour edn dahl picture book by dahl, roald 2014 paperback. Penguin presents the audiobook edition of the magic finger by roald dahl, read by kate winslet well, that did it. Ladybird readers is a graded reading series of traditional tales, popular characters, modern stories, and nonfiction, written for young learners of english as a foreign or second. The magic finger a resource guide for teachers and parents synopsis. The magic finger lexile find a book metametrics inc. The magic finger is a fun book, but it also allows students to explore how to handle opposing viewpoints. Find books like the magic finger from the worlds largest community of readers. After countless please for them to stop are ignored, she has no other choiceshe has to put her magic finger on them.
To ensure teachers that can get results quickly, we have created lesson plan aids for each book covered. The magic finger comprehension packet magic fingers. If youre studying themes from the magic finger with your class, here we have three lesson plans for. So happy to have you as our quill junior contributor for the month. Now the greggs are a family of birds, and like it or not, theyre going to find out how it feels to be on the other end of the gun. So when her neighbours the greggs go shooting, her magic finger teaches them a lesson. Book punch provides interactive, stepbystep writing prompts to help students comprehend and think about books commonly read in schools. She doesnt think its right for people to hunt animals for fun and when she gets angry, her finger takes control. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. When the magic finger is upon you, extraordinary things begin to happen. The magic finger and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle.
The magic finger download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Books similar to the magic finger goodreads share book. The magic finger by roald dahl is a story about a girl with a magic finger. When shes very, very angry, the little girls magic finger takes over. Get ready for your guided reading groups with less prep. She lives next door to the gregg family who like to hunt for fun and this makes her very angry. The magic finger kindle edition by dahl, roald, blake, quentin. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Click download or read online button to get the magic finger book now. The magic finger is a fantasy story written by roald dahl in 1962. Your piece came at the perfect time given our roald dahl bimonthly theme. The gregg family loves hunting, but their eightyearold neighbor cant stand it.
To the girl who lives next door, its just plain horrible. And now you can listen to the magic finger with the minpins and other roald dahl audio books read by some very famous voices, including. This product aligns with these other free products from my tpt store. This is a 12 day unit designed to cover your common core standards using a fun and engaging text. Teach your students about this book using a text lesson that summarizes the text. And when the magic finger is put on the gregg family for shooting some ducks, only the. The magic finger, roald dahl the magic finger is a fantasy story written by roald dahl in 1962. The chocolate touch by patrick skene catling scholastic. Before the show begins, a man enters the theatre looking for his dog. This lesson will enhance their comprehension, critical and literary analysis skills as. The magic finger kindle edition by dahl, roald, blake.
Used by low ability year 5 for homework, they took the book home and completed a section of booklet every week, but could be used in class as well. The magic finger reading comprehension bundle over 30 pages of reading comprehension and vocabulary materials for the magic finger, by roald dahl. The magic finger is the story of an 8 year old girl who has a special power, whenever someone upsets her she is able to use her magic finger to punish them. Students can complete this within a book or novel study, following a guided reading lesson as independent work, or even as homework. Roald dahl began work on the magic finger, originally called the almost ducks, in the early 1960s.
I dont often read childrens books on my own, but in this case i wanted to see if this book would make an interesting readaloud for my sixyearold, or a better read alone. And when the magic finger is put on the gregg family for shooting some ducks, only the inventive imagination of roald dahl. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the the magic finger, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The eight levels of readers and activity books follow the cefr framework and include language activities that provide preparation for the. His collections of short stories have been translated into many languages and have been best. The dog owner begins to yell and threaten to beat him for being a bad dog. Free the magic finger worksheets and literature unit for. The magic finger by roald dahl is an early independent reading book that broaches the subject of animal rights.
Ordinarily neighbors would just have to agree to disagree, but this little girl has a magic finger and when she turns it on the gregg family the feathers begin to fly. Ladybird readers is a graded reading series of traditional tales, popular characters, modern stories, and nonfiction, written for young learners of english as a foreign or second language. Ladybird readers is a graded reading series of traditional tales, popular characters, modern stories, and nonfiction, written for young learners of. Jun 27, 2017 when the magic finger is upon you, extraordinary things begin to happen. Raise literacy and attainment through a deep and active reading of a bestloved childrens story, the magic finger. The magic finger this is a novel study for the magic finger by roald dahl. The dog runs through the audience and ends up on the stage. The magic finger is a story about the gregg family and the narrator, a 10 year old girl with a magic finger. A little girl who had a magic finger she turned her teacher in to a ratty mouse and her next door neighbours into animals too. This is a magical story by roald dahl, the author of charlie and the chocolate factory. Dec 26, 2011 the magic finger is a story about the gregg family and the narrator, a 10 year old girl with a magic finger.
These are ready made comprehension questions based on the book the magic finger by roald dahl. Mr and mrs gregg william gregg philip gregg and a little girl next door. Each question is page linked and there are two copies of the questions on each card ready to be trimmed for pupils to use. The magic finger by roald dahl 97801465404paperback. The following activities will allow students to recall specific scenes and events. What will happen when the finger is pointed at the gregg family. If he could, john midas would eat nothing but chocolate all the time, and hed never share it with anyone. When the girl in this story gets cross, strange things start happening.
Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. The magic finger is one of the fingers on her hand, which glows red when she is angry and zaps the person who has enraged her. Magic finger a resource guide for teachers and parents. It provides practice of key language structures and vocabulary, while developing a range of skills. The following book was one of my favorites as a kid. Above all, she cant bear it when people are cruel to animals. The magic fingerlevel nguided reading comprehension questions. A girl uses her magical powers to show the hunters what it feels like to be hunted. And before i was able to stop myself, i did something i never meant to do.
The magic finger level nguided reading comprehension questions get ready for your guided reading groups with less prep. The magic finger audiobook extract read by kate winslet by penguin books uk from desktop or your mobile device. Comprehension work book for the magic finger teaching. And the person at whom she is angry with, is the target of the magic finger. The magic finger comprehension packet by deana jones tpt. This the magic finger novel study includes the following. Then one day the greggs go too far, and the little girl turns her magic finger on them. Hundreds of builtin tips help learners write clear responses to the literature they are reading book punch is easy to use. Reading tasksthe magic finger by roald dahl teaching.
She tries to talk them out of it, but the greggs only laugh at her. The students will respond to each section by answering comprehension questions and then completing a readin. When someone makes her angry she zaps a punishment on them with her magic flashing finger. However, if you choose to have the students read this particular book even if vocabulary in the story is much higher than your students skills, you will know 7kh0djlflqjhu.
The magic finger this packet contains all that you need for the book the magic finger by roald dahl. The magic finger pack of 6 by roald dahl buy online at badger. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the magic finger. Her magic is activated when she gets angry and sees red. It can be used for guided reading groups, individual reading, or as a whole class study.
Welcome to esl printables, the website where english language teachers exchange resources. The magic finger novel study interactive notebooking looking for a lowprep and fun way to engage your students in the reading of roald dahls classic book the magic finger. Reading practice, recorded voice, literacy skills, vocabulary practice. Comprehension work book and answers for the magic finger by roald dahl. Then one day, john finds a strange coin on the sidewalk and uses it to buy a box of chocolate at a mysterious new candy store. The magic finger activity book ladybird readers level 4. A collection of downloadable worksheets, exercises and activities to teach the magic finger roald dahl, shared by english language teachers. Free the magic finger study unit worksheets for teachers to print. It is a story that speaks very much of roalds own strong feelings against animal cruelty. Select a particular edition title for more data at that level, such as a front cover image or linked contents. Hunting, for fun, yuck the thought is simply interspecies rudeness on a didntyourmotherteachyouanything. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. Goodreads members who liked the magic finger also liked. Teacher and student guides, worksheets, answer keys, and more.
Later editions have been illustrated by pat marriott, tony ross, and quentin blake. The magic finger by roald dahl reading level information and list of editions available including their current prices. The magic finger by roald dahl n the magic school bus series by joanna cole p make way for ducklings by robert mccloskey l martins mice by dick kingsmith p. The magic finger reading comprehension worksheets, guides. The magic finger by roald dahl goodreads share book. The questions are higher level thinking and common core aligned.
Hundreds of builtin tips help learners write clear responses to the literature they are reading. The little girl who lives next door to the gregg family does not like hunting something that the gregg family does an awful lot. Teach your students about this book using a text lesson that summarizes the text and an activity to help students demonstrate understanding. Behind the scenes the magic finger lewis family playhouse.
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