Unit Study for “James and the Giant Peach” Musical
Soon my kids and I will be going to see our friends perform in the new James and the Giant Peach musical. To prepare them we did several things that you’ll see below in this free unit study. Enjoy!
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Soon my kids and I will be going to see our friends perform in the new James and the Giant Peach musical. To prepare them we did several things that you’ll see below in this free unit study. Enjoy!
Synopsis:
Poor little James’ parents die and he is sent to live with his two aunts who don’t love him one bit but instead treat him as a slave. One day he meets a mysterious old man who gives James a potion to drink. The potion accidentally spills on a peach tree, and its magic causes a peach and some insect inhabitants to grow to an immense size. James ends up inside the peach with his new friends and goes on adventures across the ocean and through the air from England all the way to America.
Author of the Book:
Roald Dahl
Songwriters:
Characters:
- James Henry Trotter
- The Old Man
- Aunt Spiker
- Aunt Sponge
- The Centipede
- The Earthworm
- The Old Green Grasshopper
- The Lady-bug
- Miss Spider
- The Glowworm
- The Silkworm
Listen to James and the Giant Peach Musical:
Download the James and the Giant Peach album for FREE here.
Read or Listen to the Book:
Book:
Audiobook:
If you’d like more to this lesson, plus lessons for 9 other musicals, check out my online course called Intro to Musicals!
Lesson Plans:
- James and the Giant Peach lesson plans
- Discussion questions and activities
- Ideas about researching insects, poetry, drawing a scene
Videos:
11 Behind-the-Scenes Videos of the Musical (recording the album):
The full musical performed by a Children’s Theater:
Watch the Movie:
(I have not seen this movie, so I’m not necessarily recommending it.)
Do a Play of James and the Giant Peach:
Biography of Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl Day Ideas (September 13)
Peach Recipes and Projects:
Download a free 3-page Printable Pack to use with this 15-Minute Music Lesson:
Includes:
Composer Sheet, Listen and Write (Tempo, Mood, Like it?, and Instruments/Voices), and Listen and Draw
