Roald dahl timeline biography printable
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This timeline contains all information about Roald Dahl’s life, the books he wrote, and movies, television shows, and theater productions he was involved in. It continues past his death to the present day (since new Dahl works are still being released).
1911
Harald marries Sofie
Harald Dahl (Roald’s father) marries Sofie Magdalene Hesselberg and they move to Llandaff, South Wales.
1916
Roald Dahl born
September 13, 1916 – Roald Dahl is born in Llandaff, Wales.
1920
Astri and Harald die
Sister Astri dies of appendicitis at the age of seven. A few months later Roald’s father Harald dies.
1923
Llandaff Cathedral School
Roald enters Llandaff Cathedral School in Wales.
1925
St. Peter’s School
Roald enters St. Peter’s School in Weston-super-Mare, England.
1929
Repton School
Roald enters Repton Public School in Derby.
1934
Roald graduates
Roald graduates from Repton and accepts a position with Shell Oil Company in London.
1938
Roald heads to Africa
Roald begins working in Shell’s branch office in East Afri
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Roald Dahl Timeline – Posters And Questions
Help your children to learn about Roald Dahl’s life with our printable timeline resources. We have a handy overview (with related questions) and a set of 40 mini-posters for use on your classroom display boards!
Here are some suggested ways to use these resources in the classroom:
- Give your children a copy of the timeline overview and ask them to think of questions to ask each other about Roald Dahl’s life.
- Challenge your students to answer our questions about Roald Dahl’s life. We have included the answers for you (or for self-checking).
- Cut out the smaller ‘card’ versions of the timeline posters and use them for sorting / sequencing activities. Can your children put them in chronological order?
- Ask your children to use the timeline information to write Roald Dahl’s biography.
- Challenge your children to find out other events from Roald Dahl’s life. Can they make their own posters / cards to add to the collection?
- Display the posters around your classroom to show the timeline of Dahl’s life.
If you can suggest any other ways of using these resources, please let us know in the comments.
Downloads:
Roald Dahl Timeline – Questions
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Roald Dahl Timeline – Posters
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