Roald Dahl Story Day

Resource type: Event

Price band: Free

Key stage: KS1, KS2

Region(s): All of UK

Roald Dahl Story Day takes place on Roald Dahl’s birthday – 13^th September – and is a chance to celebrate the work of one of children’s books’ greatest storytellers.

Download the new Activity Packs for EYFS and primary schools for Roald Dahl Story Day 2023 or explore the free cross-curricular teaching resources based on 11 of Dahl’s most popular titles:

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Literacy and PSHE
Mathilda – STEM and PSHE
The BFG – Literacy and PSHE
The Twits – Literacy and PSHE
James and the Giant Peach – Literacy and Science
Fantastic Mr Fox – Drama, Art, Design and Technology
The Witches – Maths, Computing, PSHE, Art and Design
George’s Marvellous Medicine – Literacy and PSHE
Danny the Champion of the World – Oracy, Computing, PSHE
Billy and the Minpins – Literacy and Art
The Enormous Crocodile – Early Years lesson plans

Cost: Free.

About the Roald Dahl Story Company Ltd: The Roald Dahl Story Company Ltd manages the copyrights and trademarks for the works of Roald Dahl and is committed to sharing the positive message at the heart of all Roald Dahl’s stories.

Further resources:

Download free Matilda’s Reading List resources that celebrate the power of reading and invite children to recommend a book that Matilda might enjoy.
Use your Roald Dahl Story Day to raise money for the Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity, which funds specialist nurses and support for seriously ill children. Find fundraising resources and videos on the charity’s website.
Find ideas for activities for children of all ages from The School Run, as well as access to past Puffin Virtually Live events themed around Roald Dahl’s work.
The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre in Buckinghamshire is open for school visits providing hands-on, investigative opportunities to explore the Roald Dahl archives and learn more about the author’s life and writing process. Suitable for pupils in Years 2 – 8. Costs start at £205 for a 90-minute session for up to 32 students.
Book a Creative Characters Livestream Learning Session with the experts at the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre and learn about some of Dahl’s writing techniques. Costs start from £100 for a 45-minute session for up to 35 students.
Explore the world of ‘gobblefunk’, Roald Dahl’s invented language, with language books and free activity worksheets from Oxford University Press.
You can watch The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl, a BBC documentary made in 2016 on YouTube.